When He Returns, Daniel Bryan Should Turn Heel

[HBK89Bill]

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That’s right, if I can’t get the John Cena heel turn I want, then I’ll take the next best thing. I think Daniel Bryan is the next guy to turn heel upon his return to action. This is a major risk and move, but it has gone well in the past before. Brock Lesnar is the biggest heel in the industry right now. No one denies that. But, what happens after Wrestlemania XXXI when Lesnar loses the title to Reigns or Bryan, and then leaves? Who gets moved up as the top heel in the company. They are big shoes to fill, but I think Daniel Bryan is the man to do so because he has the crowd reaction and interest to do it.

I realize this turn throws away a ton of merchandise with “Yes” and Daniel Bryan is a face that a fan can trust. This is all the more reason to turn on them. I really believe that when Bryan comes back at the Rumble, or whenever, he is going to feel stale very quickly, unless there is a very legit plan to make his face run feel fresh. I think “Yes” is a great thing, but it is tough to ignore a one trick pony doing the same trick. Eventually, it makes him uninteresting. With the likely chances of Bryan not being to do the same things he used to do, he is probably going to need to change his style in the ring. That may entail more submission and ground work, but it definitely means he may not be able to fly around with all that energy anymore. If he can, that is great. However, if he can’t, then he needs to adapt.

If the “Yes” stint feels stale and his style is already changing, then why not just reinvent Daniel Bryan as a submission specialist who tries to break people? It would make him dangerous, especially if he was able to regain the championship by making Brock Lesnar tap out. If it were me, and this heel turn became absolute. I’d turn him immediately. After nearly a year of waiting, fans are begging to chant “Yes” again. Bryan returns and then takes it away from them so quickly? The fans would turn on him just as fast. Daniel Bryan would not only be back. Daniel Bryan would be back with a big bang and he would have a sea of momentum immediately to work with.

The only flaw I see with it is the balance of heels vs. faces on the roster. Let’s just do a head count. By 2015, Reigns is going to be a major player, Ambrose will be a big deal, John Cena will “be John Cena” and there is always Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, possibly Cesaro, or even Chris Jericho. There will be plenty of faces to cheer for. The heels would be a Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Rusev and a few others in between. Daniel Bryan is the wildcard in the early 2015 season when you really notice how the roster is shaping up to look. There are actually more established heels, but the thing is with Lesnar leaving after Mania and Wyatt being on the fence, there are ways to balance everything out.

If it is Reigns who takes the title from Lesnar, who challenges Reigns next? Who keeps Reign’s momentum going after he just defeated The Beast. There are options, but what better option than Daniel Bryan? He was stripped of the Championship after all. Bryan would have something to prove, and it would only help Reigns to get the rub off someone like Bryan who would keep his game up after Lesnar. It would establish Reigns and maybe give new life to Daniel Bryan after being out of action for almost a year. I like the idea. I think it brings Bryan right back into the fold as something new rather than just step back into a time that has may have passed. The surprise alone of the turn alone would be an epic moment. The moment when the Yes Movement was shut down by the man who created it, the fallen hero, Daniel Bryan.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Turning Daniel Bryan heel at this point is merely another one of those "I wanna see this happen whether it makes any sense or not" moments. BTW, it doesn't make sense and it's a good example of why pro wrestling can't be and shouldn't be run like a fantasy football league.

WWE tried going this route already early this year when they made Daniel Bryan part of The Wyatt Family. It didn't work because fans WANT to cheer for Bryan. Hell, they LIKE cheering for Bryan whether it be average fans or hardcore smarks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttiGTC5B2gg This is the reaction Bryan got after turning on Bray Wyatt. Every fan in the building was chanting and there's no other face on the roster that's been as universally over as Bryan.

Bryan's over, he's fresh, there's still a lot of potential that hasn't been reached with him as a babyface champion and there's a lot of money to be made. You don't throw that away for the short term shocker of a Vince Russo special, AKA "I bet you didn't see that coming" moment.

 

[L@RISANO]

The untimely injury to Daniel Bryan will undoubtedly give him a second bite at the cherry(so to speak). His level of overness as a babyface is times more than even Reigns or Ambrose,tbh, and whilst I am one of those advocating Lesnar vs Reigns at Mania31, I can easily see the possibility of Daniel Bryan headlining another Wrestlemania whilst Reigns gets another marquee match-up(like HHH).

Right now, Daniel Bryan's health remains his major obstacle and whilst long term, I believe the WWE see the Shield Trio as their flag bearers, Daniel Bryan will be the main guy until those guys are fully ready to take over, alongwith Orton and Cena, of course.

As for suitable heels if Roman Reigns wins at Mania... there is Seth Rollins who has a handy MitB briefcase, there is Ambrose who can go heel much easier than Daniel Bryan, also Bray Wyatt will get a push eventually also. Beyond that, the likes of Cena,Orton and Sheamus remain as well as Cesaro.

 

[Pérez84]

Is Vince Russo in charge again?

Would be one of the dumbest things to do with Bryan right now, you don't have a super over top face to make him return as a heel after a long period injury. The place is gonna explode that day, everybody knows it.

 

[shafe_41]

Yeah that's it. Turn the guy the heel when was the most over guy on the roster probably since The Rock and Austin in terms of crowd reaction. Turn him heel because I'm an internet wrestling fan and I don't have any actual good ideas. Turn him heel because fans won't expect it. Turn him heel because... well... I don't know anything else about anything.

How delusional are you? I would call you Vince Russo but someone already eluded to that once. I'm not going be a copycat. What the hell is the point? Just because you think it's a fun idea to rattle some cages of the fans doesn't make it a good idea. Hammer already said it best. Fans WANT to cheer Bryan. He's not old news. He doesn't get the smattering of boos throughout the crowd. When he turned on Wyatt, the buildings roof almost lifted off. When he won the title at Mania, the roof almost blew off there too. The guy got to defend his title once. When he comes back, he's likely going after Kane and then going after the title regardless of who has it. He's fresh. He deserves to be cheered. He wants to be cheered. Guys like that don't come around every year.

Turning Bryan heel upon his return, or really at any time in the next year or so is an awful idea.

 

[GeminiGarlord]

The guy would be the less credible heel ever. He's fine as a face.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Bryan's over, he's fresh, there's still a lot of potential that hasn't been reached with him as a babyface champion and there's a lot of money to be made. You don't throw that away for the short term shocker of a Vince Russo special, AKA "I bet you didn't see that coming" moment.

This. There's no reason to turn Bryan heel when he comes back. Yes, you'd have the shock value but WWE have been struggling for a long time to find new main event babyfaces. Roman Reigns is likely to get there, and maybe Dean Ambrose (who I think will eventually be an incredible heel), but who else is there? Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Ryback etc all had potential but none have made it to the level that Daniel Bryan has. Why throw that away for a "swerve"??

Bryan will come back, the fans will erupt, he'll be as over as he ever was. The fans are desperate to see him, they don't want to boo the guy. Let him be face, sell loads of merchandise and let him do his thing, he doesnt need to turn.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Daniel Bryan was screwed for the majority of 2013. Wrestlemania was meant to showcase how an underdog like himself can earn a spot in the Main Event and ultimately win the gold. We also live in a more practical time where fans don't want to be shocked without a valid reason. You're taking your biggest face not named Cena and wanting him to turn heel all for the reason of "doing something new".

The "Yes" chants started while he was a heel. There are plenty of heels like Lesnar, Rollins, Rusev, and The Wyatt Family on the roster already. Daniel Bryan's return would be met with an influx of shirt grabbing and cash spending. But we can always turn him at the drop of a hat for no reason other than "it's different" I guess. WWE has done it before.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

I can picture it now. DB out to support Brie in her big match up with Nikki. Brie is about to get the pin and DB pulls her off of Nikki. Brie is stunned at her husband's betrayal which gives Nikki enough time to lift Brie up and apply the Torture Fake Rack.

The next night on Raw Brie confronts DB in the ring. She is willing to forgive him. He explains that he hates playing second fiddle to Brie and he loves awful acting so this is the best way to make her have to try and act actually distraught. He caps his promo off by saying that he wished Brie died when they were robbed a couple of months ago.

The next week on Raw they run segments called Marrying a Bella. It consists of candid talk from DB about the time Brie flirted with a waiter for a free drink, how she made DB buy a TV, and how he caught her eating a can of tuna fish. Powerful stuff that he "had never told anyone before".

Then WWE can bring back Jerry Springer where we can learn that DB has been cheating on Brie with none other,

JJ Bella!!!!!

Oh the humanity!!!!

Yeah, this is a horrible idea. Daniel Bryan is a sympathetic character who people miss and want to support again. He has and deserves a decent chance of being in main events. Nothing WWE has done in the past six months would drive any logic for DB to suddenly go heel. It would just be shock without the value.

 

[mral82]

NO! NO! NO! NO! Daniel Bryan should stay A Face as if you haven't noticed over the past couple years the whees have been puttering away at a Cena heel Turn as Cena will Turn but when they've found the guy to replace hin as John will take Nikki's Side in this Bella feud and will setup Bryan vs Cena at WM 31. This way he w/ somebody he can trust in the ring as John's a Ring General and knows how to take care of people in the ring. Or this ends like the Hitman-Stone Cold WM 13 match w/ Cena winning but turning heel in the process, this a maybe.

 

[CrucifiedRaven]

This is a terrible idea.

People want a John Cena heel turn because he's been a stale babyface for so long. That's why people compare it to Hogan, because Hogan was also a stale babyface for so long. Daniel Bryan is legitimately over, both with smarks and marks which equals money. WWE finally cashed in on it, and unfortunately a lot of non-wrestling related stuff forced his run to end short. But when he comes back he will remain insanely over, and turning him heel would be the stupidest thing you could do with him both from a creative and a business standpoint.

 

[MC_Live]

I don't even need to say what I was gonna say. Everyone else has. Turning Daniel Bryan is a stupid idea. Plain and simple. At this point, he needs to come back and still be the mega over face he was before. Sure, it'll be different, but there's a lot of momentum left on the YES-train. And until that engine runs out of fuel, it should just keep chugging along.

 

[Kodo Sawaki]

So let me see: At the time WWE is stacked with heels and has "The Authority" as dominant heel faction and when they try really hard to produce new faces in Reigns and others you want most cheered guy on the roster to turn heel. Yeah, totally makes sense.

In case you didnt get irony, no, horrible idea at this time...