Daniel Bryan is the hottest act in WWE right now. Even with his personal problems requiring his feud with Kane to take a backseat to the Shield vs Evolution story, he is still the most popular guy in the company and a deserving champion. Even those who don’t like him can see the majority do and have done since before Summerslam – the YES chants and indeed the Daniel Bryan chants are unrivalled in today’s WWE.
One of the big factors in this popularity has been his ability to play the underdog. He’s got an unconventional look, he’s small, he’s an internet darling – they used it all perfectly to create an uneven but enthralling narrative of the YES Movement against the Authority, and at Wrestlemania XXX the underdog got his due.
What now?
Bryan can’t keep playing the underdog. Now that he’s achieved success, he has to prove he’s worthy of the spot that he’s in. In reality we know he is, but within the storyline he’s just a guy that stood up for himself and the WWE Universe and got his just desserts. Now the character has to adapt or the support will dwindle and the reign will falter.
Daniel Bryan needs to be booked as a badass. We saw it in flashes before Summerslam when he would destroy the Shield single-handedly, but now the explosive, stiff, unstoppable Daniel Bryan must replace the underdog who just got up every time they beat him down. For example, Steve Austin wasn’t an underdog; he was a bad dude who had the odds stacked against him. He wouldn’t hand over a title belt and he wouldn’t infiltrate a group to destroy from within; he took no shit and gave his all, even if it meant coming up short. That’s the Daniel Bryan I want to see; the Daniel Bryan that goes toe-to-toe even with a monster like Kane because nobody touches Bryan’s woman. The Daniel Bryan who takes on all comers because goddamnit, he’s the best. And ultimately the Daniel Bryan who’ll go down swinging at Summerslam because even Brock Lesnar isn’t taking his title without the fight of his life.
So from hereon out, Daniel Bryan: underdog or badass?
One of the big factors in this popularity has been his ability to play the underdog. He’s got an unconventional look, he’s small, he’s an internet darling – they used it all perfectly to create an uneven but enthralling narrative of the YES Movement against the Authority, and at Wrestlemania XXX the underdog got his due.
What now?
Bryan can’t keep playing the underdog. Now that he’s achieved success, he has to prove he’s worthy of the spot that he’s in. In reality we know he is, but within the storyline he’s just a guy that stood up for himself and the WWE Universe and got his just desserts. Now the character has to adapt or the support will dwindle and the reign will falter.
Daniel Bryan needs to be booked as a badass. We saw it in flashes before Summerslam when he would destroy the Shield single-handedly, but now the explosive, stiff, unstoppable Daniel Bryan must replace the underdog who just got up every time they beat him down. For example, Steve Austin wasn’t an underdog; he was a bad dude who had the odds stacked against him. He wouldn’t hand over a title belt and he wouldn’t infiltrate a group to destroy from within; he took no shit and gave his all, even if it meant coming up short. That’s the Daniel Bryan I want to see; the Daniel Bryan that goes toe-to-toe even with a monster like Kane because nobody touches Bryan’s woman. The Daniel Bryan who takes on all comers because goddamnit, he’s the best. And ultimately the Daniel Bryan who’ll go down swinging at Summerslam because even Brock Lesnar isn’t taking his title without the fight of his life.
So from hereon out, Daniel Bryan: underdog or badass?
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