Mr. Nerfect
12-05-2010, 11:26 AM
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. But while Randy Orton or John Cena seems a lock for the 2011 Royal Rumble, the WWE seems to be in a phase where they are willing to create new stars. While thinking of which first-time Royal Rumble Winner I would like to see eventuate, of course the IWC geek in me dreamt of this man taking it:
http://xfighterhayabusa.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/daniel-bryan-wwe-nxt.jpg
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. But in Daniel Bryan's defense, he is better than Drew McIntyre. This year, he has proved a lot of nay-sayers wrong. He showed up, and gosh, he has been entertaining! He has proven he can cut a promo, even if he is not too flashy on the mic. He has proven that he can have the presence suited to the WWE. He's won over fans, and he headlined SummerSlam! That's the second biggest PPV of the year, so what's so out of reach about WrestleMania? Okay, I guess Darren Young was in the SummerSlam main event, too -- but some people thought it might have been two John Cenas.
Hey, the WWE were at least so keen to re-hire him that I don't even think his no-compete clause expired.
Imagine if Daniel Bryan enters the Royal Rumble somewhere before #15. During the match, he eliminates a few guys, locks a few people in submissions, and basically hangs on time after time, having taken a beating. No one thinks he can do it. Not even we IWC smarks who think he holds the sun. It comes down to the Final Four, and everyone is so sure Randy Orton or Triple H is taking it -- whatever. Bryan shocks us all, though, managing to toss the last guy out, and he's done it! Daniel Bryan has somehow won the 2011 Royal Rumble. Cue Michael Cole walking off in disgust.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it.
Let's say The Miz is still the WWE Champion. There is a built-in story right there. Hell, Bryan made The Miz tap-out at Night of Champions! He can do it at WrestleMania, right? The Miz can fire off quips about how Bryan doesn't belong on a super-card like WrestleMania, etc. Bryan just laughs him off and reminds him that he did make The Miz tap. But what if The Miz loses the WWE Title before WrestleMania. Let's say The Miz drops the WWE Title off to...
http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/people/john_cena.jpg
The Miz has a good reign up until that point, keep in mind. Suddenly we have John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan locked for WrestleMania. Just think about the potential build to that match. John Cena and Daniel Bryan, both faces, one beloved by women and children, the other beginning to become embraced by women and children, but a champion of the internet who hates John Cena oh so much. Cena can respectfully remind Bryan of this moment:
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/511/395/DanielBryanAttacksJohncena_display_image.jpg?1290045576
"You are NOT better than me!"
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. Daniel Bryan can honestly tell Cena, "The thing is, John -- you are not better than me." Instant tension. Cena can remind Daniel Bryan that it was Cena himself (in storylines) who was responsible for Daniel Bryan getting his job back. In a weird sort of way, Cena would be positioning the crowd against Bryan, without being a complete ass about it, and still showing Bryan face vs. face respect.
There's also the symmetry of Bryan possibly heading into the match as the WWE United States Champion. Remember back to 2005, and John Cena earned his confirmed WWE Title match at WrestleMania as US Champion (although John "Bradshaw" Layfield would cost him the US Title to Orlando Jordan prior to their encounter in Los Angeles). There would be a throwback to Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI, too. Bryan going into the match as United States Champion shows everyone that he is that guy climbing the ranks, and he has worked so hard to get to where he is. It's no fluke. Title vs. title on the grandest stage of them all, with Cena nostalgic about his first WrestleMania, where he won that very same belt Daniel Bryan is carrying.
WrestleMania ticks around, and it is The Franchise of the WWE vs. The Symbol of the Internet Wrestling Community. Sports entertaining vs. professional wrestling. WWE Champion vs. United States Champion. Jean shorts vs. wrestling trunks. Rap music vs. classical music. The fans would be divided so viciously. Is there another match the WWE could do that could get fans so riled up? Besides putting Brock Lesnar, Goldberg and Stone Cold Steve Austin together again...
I'm imagining spots like Bryan getting Cena to his knees in the middle of the ring, pointing at him and screaming "You are NOT better than me!" and going for the roundhouse, only for Cena to catch the leg, trip up Bryan and lock him in the STF in the middle of the ring. People would go NUTS! Or Cena gets Bryan up for the Attitude Adjustment, but Bryan wraps his legs around Cena's right arm, and then clasps his arms around the neck of Cena, applying a modified version of his LeBell Lock to counter Cena's finishing move.
And imagine this: Daniel Bryan has John Cena in the middle of the ring, with his signature LeBell Lock applied. The fans are going rabid. The males in attendance are screaming for Cena to tap, but are expecting Cena to make it to the ropes. The women and children are begging their hero to do so. Then it happens. Cena taps. Daniel Bryan has become the new WWE Champion.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it.
OPTIONAL: Earlier in the night, The Miz could potentially win the annual WrestleMania Money in the Bank Ladder Match. As confetti falls from the rafters..."AWESOME!" The Miz marches to the ring, looking pissed off at his disowned NXT protoge cradles the WWE Championship in the ring. Howard Finkel announces that the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the WWE Championship. The Miz could win back "his" WWE Title, and complete the circle, and we end up with that originally teased WrestleMania main event of Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. It also sets up a pretty intense Triple Threat between The Miz, Daniel Bryan and John Cena for Extreme Rules.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. Just sharing.
http://xfighterhayabusa.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/daniel-bryan-wwe-nxt.jpg
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. But in Daniel Bryan's defense, he is better than Drew McIntyre. This year, he has proved a lot of nay-sayers wrong. He showed up, and gosh, he has been entertaining! He has proven he can cut a promo, even if he is not too flashy on the mic. He has proven that he can have the presence suited to the WWE. He's won over fans, and he headlined SummerSlam! That's the second biggest PPV of the year, so what's so out of reach about WrestleMania? Okay, I guess Darren Young was in the SummerSlam main event, too -- but some people thought it might have been two John Cenas.
Hey, the WWE were at least so keen to re-hire him that I don't even think his no-compete clause expired.
Imagine if Daniel Bryan enters the Royal Rumble somewhere before #15. During the match, he eliminates a few guys, locks a few people in submissions, and basically hangs on time after time, having taken a beating. No one thinks he can do it. Not even we IWC smarks who think he holds the sun. It comes down to the Final Four, and everyone is so sure Randy Orton or Triple H is taking it -- whatever. Bryan shocks us all, though, managing to toss the last guy out, and he's done it! Daniel Bryan has somehow won the 2011 Royal Rumble. Cue Michael Cole walking off in disgust.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it.
Let's say The Miz is still the WWE Champion. There is a built-in story right there. Hell, Bryan made The Miz tap-out at Night of Champions! He can do it at WrestleMania, right? The Miz can fire off quips about how Bryan doesn't belong on a super-card like WrestleMania, etc. Bryan just laughs him off and reminds him that he did make The Miz tap. But what if The Miz loses the WWE Title before WrestleMania. Let's say The Miz drops the WWE Title off to...
http://www.famouswhy.com/pictures/people/john_cena.jpg
The Miz has a good reign up until that point, keep in mind. Suddenly we have John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan locked for WrestleMania. Just think about the potential build to that match. John Cena and Daniel Bryan, both faces, one beloved by women and children, the other beginning to become embraced by women and children, but a champion of the internet who hates John Cena oh so much. Cena can respectfully remind Bryan of this moment:
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/511/395/DanielBryanAttacksJohncena_display_image.jpg?1290045576
"You are NOT better than me!"
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. Daniel Bryan can honestly tell Cena, "The thing is, John -- you are not better than me." Instant tension. Cena can remind Daniel Bryan that it was Cena himself (in storylines) who was responsible for Daniel Bryan getting his job back. In a weird sort of way, Cena would be positioning the crowd against Bryan, without being a complete ass about it, and still showing Bryan face vs. face respect.
There's also the symmetry of Bryan possibly heading into the match as the WWE United States Champion. Remember back to 2005, and John Cena earned his confirmed WWE Title match at WrestleMania as US Champion (although John "Bradshaw" Layfield would cost him the US Title to Orlando Jordan prior to their encounter in Los Angeles). There would be a throwback to Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI, too. Bryan going into the match as United States Champion shows everyone that he is that guy climbing the ranks, and he has worked so hard to get to where he is. It's no fluke. Title vs. title on the grandest stage of them all, with Cena nostalgic about his first WrestleMania, where he won that very same belt Daniel Bryan is carrying.
WrestleMania ticks around, and it is The Franchise of the WWE vs. The Symbol of the Internet Wrestling Community. Sports entertaining vs. professional wrestling. WWE Champion vs. United States Champion. Jean shorts vs. wrestling trunks. Rap music vs. classical music. The fans would be divided so viciously. Is there another match the WWE could do that could get fans so riled up? Besides putting Brock Lesnar, Goldberg and Stone Cold Steve Austin together again...
I'm imagining spots like Bryan getting Cena to his knees in the middle of the ring, pointing at him and screaming "You are NOT better than me!" and going for the roundhouse, only for Cena to catch the leg, trip up Bryan and lock him in the STF in the middle of the ring. People would go NUTS! Or Cena gets Bryan up for the Attitude Adjustment, but Bryan wraps his legs around Cena's right arm, and then clasps his arms around the neck of Cena, applying a modified version of his LeBell Lock to counter Cena's finishing move.
And imagine this: Daniel Bryan has John Cena in the middle of the ring, with his signature LeBell Lock applied. The fans are going rabid. The males in attendance are screaming for Cena to tap, but are expecting Cena to make it to the ropes. The women and children are begging their hero to do so. Then it happens. Cena taps. Daniel Bryan has become the new WWE Champion.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it.
OPTIONAL: Earlier in the night, The Miz could potentially win the annual WrestleMania Money in the Bank Ladder Match. As confetti falls from the rafters..."AWESOME!" The Miz marches to the ring, looking pissed off at his disowned NXT protoge cradles the WWE Championship in the ring. Howard Finkel announces that the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the WWE Championship. The Miz could win back "his" WWE Title, and complete the circle, and we end up with that originally teased WrestleMania main event of Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. It also sets up a pretty intense Triple Threat between The Miz, Daniel Bryan and John Cena for Extreme Rules.
This will not happen. I know. Get over it. Just sharing.