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Originally Posted by xTONYxREVOLUTIONx I def see some of your points and frustrations. A lot of peoples frustrations I think, just come down to patience. This has only been going on since August (late August), not even 3 months. I think WWE saw that what they were shooting for with the angle, wasnt exactly how the fans were taking it. Like you said, Bryan's pops losing that...pop. I think the move to the angle with the Wyatt's is for D-Bry AND Punk to gain back some momentum heading into Mania season. You said you didnt see anything suggesting Bryan would be back in the title picture. To this I say, look a little deeper at the angle. Wyatt is clearly working for a higher power with his references to "the devil" and attacking Bryan and Punk suggest this higher power has The Autorities agenda in mind. A brief story arc, ultimately tying Bryan and Punk back to the Authority AND the WWE title, in my opinion. Also, all your points about beating the guy that gets shit on are valid, if the guy you shit on ever loses clean. I think thats where the disconnect between the fans and the WWE has been in this angle. The WWE feels that by never having Bryan lose clean he can keep looking strong despite losing and getting shit on by Trips, and I agree. How can Bryan have lost ANY credibility when Orton has NEVER beaten him cleanly? Bryan looks stronger, in my opinion, beacause the Authority has had to stoop to every underhanded tatic in the book just to keep the title off D-Bry. Its all in how you look at it, and while it is frustrating that Bryan hasnt had his moment yet, I assure you it is coming. I think the frustration is ultimately what the WWE was looking for, but for some reason, a lot of the fans see Bryan getting weaker, instead of stronger with his ongoing struggles against the Authority.

But that really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. In the end, the guy with the title is "the guy," and what people remember is the Champion, not always necessarily how he won it. Is Eddie Guerrero's WWE Championship run any less prestigious because Goldberg helped him beat Brock Lesnar? Do people say, "Oh, Eddie was amazing, but he only won the WWE Title because of Goldberg."

A loss tarnishes a wrestler's standing when the end result ultimately makes them look weak. When Austin got "screwed" out of the WWF Title, he didn't show up on RAW the next night with a big frown and complain to the boss. He rolled in on a zamboni and kicked the Corporation's ass. He made it unacceptable for him to get screwed. Bryan just bitches about it and then goes and lets himself get bent over again, and then one more time, and then he drops it and goes after the Wyatts. If that doesn't make him look weak, I don't know what does.