How could Vince not be high on the potential of a man he had main event Raw and had Randy Orton put over, by submission? By turning face, Orton has only put two men over in that fashion: First, Alberto Del Rio
last summer, and now, Daniel Bryan in a street fight. But no, the image of Daniel Bryan leading the crowd in Yes! chants as Raw went off the air How could Vince not be high on the potential of a man he had main event Raw and had Randy Orton put over, by submission? By turning face, Orton has only put two men over in that fashion: First, Alberto Del Rio last summer, and now, Daniel Bryan in a street fight. But no, the image of Daniel Bryan leading the crowd in Yes! chants as Raw went off the air definitely signals how little Vince thinks of him, and his potential.definitely signals how little Vince thinks of him, and his potential. Did Bryan/Orton draw incredible ratings? No. Does Vince put too much stock into ratings? Yes. But I doubt he'ld halt a push of a man who's been being pushed slowly into a true contender, not thrown together like last year simply for goof matches against Punk, for the WWE Championship.
And, as JackHammer said, HBK took to Twitter to dispell said rumors. As we know by now when it comes to wrestling pundits/journalists, they're wrong in their speculation/opinions/facts about 75% of the time. This site, PWTorch, and even the Wrestling Observer release statements as if they were factual, and wind up being wrong most of the time. Heck, the Wrestling Observer reported that Vince had decided
against having the Rock win the title at the Royal Rumble, that WWE had given up on Dolph Ziggler last year, and that Chris Jericho wouldn't return again.
I'm not knocking the Wrestling Observer or these sites, the point is, they get things wrong. Look at ANY journalism site in the world, and you won't have to look far to see their screw-ups. In this case, it's a wrestling site, one Vince has admitted in the past
that he reads. Generally, these sites rely on second-hand information in order to their facts: Information from previous writers who are still in touch with current ones, wrestlers themselves, or pure speculation. Their job is to keep the masses happyby creating rumors and controversy, not by printing truths. To get us talking, which this obviously has. They're much more
National Enquirer then they are
New York Times.
As for Bryan, yeah, his look could use some work. It screams 'comedy character', at times. And while I don't want him to return to the serious, Dean Malenko-esque personality he once had when he first signed with the company, the look itself was much more of a championship contender then the one he has now. But perhaps that's the point. Perhaps Daniel Bryan has exactly the unorthodox look that WWE wants to push to the top and give a short run with the belt. Unless he somehow fails a drug test, I expect him to win Money In The Bank, announce he's cashing in at Summerslam, and win or lose, he comes out with a renewed pus.
Now, about that facial hair....
