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Championship Contender
So after the Royal Rumble ended last night, I thought to myself, "That's it? Bryan won't even be involved in the WWE Championship match at Mania, much less win it?" Nah!
I have to believe this is exactly what Vince wants everyone to believe. Until I see it with my own eyes, I still say WrestleMania XXX ends with Daniel Bryan winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and 80,000+ chanting "Yes!"
And Vince McMahon is going to play a big part in this, in my opinion. Now, I also had to think, how can Bryan be in the main event of Mania without winning the title beforehand? That's the tricky part. I think the Elimination Chamber main event will look something like this: Orton (c) vs. Bryan vs. Lesnar vs. Reigns vs. Sheamus vs. Jericho/RVD/Big Show.
I did not include Cena or Wyatt in this match because I think Cena & The Usos will take on The Wyatt Family in a 6-man tag. The reason I don't have CM Punk as a part of it is I believe he'll be facing Kane.
So, the final 2 of course would need to be Orton and Bryan. There are a few loophole scenarios here that could take place to have a non-finish/scewjob ending:
1. The structure is of course created to eliminate the issue of interference, but there's always the ability to place a foreign object inside one of the links of chain that surrounds the ring. Another wrestlers, a member of The Authority, or even Triple H himself could hand a foreign object to Orton to help him gain the victory.
2. A double pin. Never anybody's favorite way for a match to end, and at a ppv, it would usually lead to the restarting of the match. However, we've seen it end a main event before. It most recently happened at Night of Champions 2012 when CM Punk and John Cena both had their shoulders down for a count of 3 when Punk had Cena in a bridge German suplex.
3. Both men could fail to answer the 10 count after a hard fall from the top of a pod, or even the top of the chamber if they were to climb up to it (yes, the inside - I realize this isn't HIAC where they can escape the cage).
We all know Vince has a huge ego in the wrestling business. And what better way to feed his ego than to have his character be the reason that Daniel Bryan gets a spot in the WrestleMania XXX main event? We've all been wondering if and when Vince would make his official return to WWE tv. There's also been speculation if there would be another "power struggle" between Vince and Triple H/Stephanie. This would kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
Vince makes his return to kick off the episode of Raw the night after Elimination Chamber. He says he was very disappointed in the officiating the past night and that he knows the WWE Universe wants to see a real winner. He announces that's just what they'll get on April 7th, because he is reversing the decision, thereby declaring Daniel Bryan the co-#1 contender to the WWE Heavyweight Championship in a no dq, no count-out contest at WrestleMania. The crowd goes nuts, Bryan comes out and thanks Vince, and the crowd goes more nuts. Triple H and Stephanie come out, fuming. Triple H asks if Vince has lost his mind, saying he had the perfect main event lined up for Mania between 2 of the biggest faces in WWE, 2 of his hand-picked guys from Evolution who fit the mold of what a WWE superstar should look like. Daniel Bryan doesn't fit that mold and has no business in the same ring with Orton or Batista at the biggest event of the year. Bryan cuts him off and tells Triple H that he's tried everything in his power to keep Bryan down and keep him from becoming WWE Champion, but finally someone with more power than him has come to their senses and given him the opportunity he deserves. Vince reminds Triple H that he's still the owner of this company and that his decision is final. Triple H gets personal now, and tells Vince that the WWE deserves to be run by somebody who "gets it", and isn't senile. He tells Vince he's out of his prime, he's not capable of running this company, and he lays out the challenge to Vince. If Daniel Bryan can't pull off the win, then Vince has to give up any and all control of the WWE to Triple H and Stephanie.
At WrestleMania XXX, Daniel Bryan gets the win when he delivers the running knee to Batista, and while he's knocked out, Bryan makes Orton tap out to the Yes Lock in the middle of the ring. The people still get what they want afterall and we see the biggest "Yes!" chant in history at the Superdome.
I have to believe this is exactly what Vince wants everyone to believe. Until I see it with my own eyes, I still say WrestleMania XXX ends with Daniel Bryan winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and 80,000+ chanting "Yes!"
And Vince McMahon is going to play a big part in this, in my opinion. Now, I also had to think, how can Bryan be in the main event of Mania without winning the title beforehand? That's the tricky part. I think the Elimination Chamber main event will look something like this: Orton (c) vs. Bryan vs. Lesnar vs. Reigns vs. Sheamus vs. Jericho/RVD/Big Show.
I did not include Cena or Wyatt in this match because I think Cena & The Usos will take on The Wyatt Family in a 6-man tag. The reason I don't have CM Punk as a part of it is I believe he'll be facing Kane.
So, the final 2 of course would need to be Orton and Bryan. There are a few loophole scenarios here that could take place to have a non-finish/scewjob ending:
1. The structure is of course created to eliminate the issue of interference, but there's always the ability to place a foreign object inside one of the links of chain that surrounds the ring. Another wrestlers, a member of The Authority, or even Triple H himself could hand a foreign object to Orton to help him gain the victory.
2. A double pin. Never anybody's favorite way for a match to end, and at a ppv, it would usually lead to the restarting of the match. However, we've seen it end a main event before. It most recently happened at Night of Champions 2012 when CM Punk and John Cena both had their shoulders down for a count of 3 when Punk had Cena in a bridge German suplex.
3. Both men could fail to answer the 10 count after a hard fall from the top of a pod, or even the top of the chamber if they were to climb up to it (yes, the inside - I realize this isn't HIAC where they can escape the cage).
We all know Vince has a huge ego in the wrestling business. And what better way to feed his ego than to have his character be the reason that Daniel Bryan gets a spot in the WrestleMania XXX main event? We've all been wondering if and when Vince would make his official return to WWE tv. There's also been speculation if there would be another "power struggle" between Vince and Triple H/Stephanie. This would kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
Vince makes his return to kick off the episode of Raw the night after Elimination Chamber. He says he was very disappointed in the officiating the past night and that he knows the WWE Universe wants to see a real winner. He announces that's just what they'll get on April 7th, because he is reversing the decision, thereby declaring Daniel Bryan the co-#1 contender to the WWE Heavyweight Championship in a no dq, no count-out contest at WrestleMania. The crowd goes nuts, Bryan comes out and thanks Vince, and the crowd goes more nuts. Triple H and Stephanie come out, fuming. Triple H asks if Vince has lost his mind, saying he had the perfect main event lined up for Mania between 2 of the biggest faces in WWE, 2 of his hand-picked guys from Evolution who fit the mold of what a WWE superstar should look like. Daniel Bryan doesn't fit that mold and has no business in the same ring with Orton or Batista at the biggest event of the year. Bryan cuts him off and tells Triple H that he's tried everything in his power to keep Bryan down and keep him from becoming WWE Champion, but finally someone with more power than him has come to their senses and given him the opportunity he deserves. Vince reminds Triple H that he's still the owner of this company and that his decision is final. Triple H gets personal now, and tells Vince that the WWE deserves to be run by somebody who "gets it", and isn't senile. He tells Vince he's out of his prime, he's not capable of running this company, and he lays out the challenge to Vince. If Daniel Bryan can't pull off the win, then Vince has to give up any and all control of the WWE to Triple H and Stephanie.
At WrestleMania XXX, Daniel Bryan gets the win when he delivers the running knee to Batista, and while he's knocked out, Bryan makes Orton tap out to the Yes Lock in the middle of the ring. The people still get what they want afterall and we see the biggest "Yes!" chant in history at the Superdome.
