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**Evil Vito** · 01-26-2015, 09:14 AM

The thing about Bryan is that he is no longer just an internet darling. His popularity has come full circle to the point where everybody likes him and he's getting the largest face pop of anybody. When was the last time there was a guy that the kids and smarks agreed upon? He's getting the reactions WWE wishes Cena would have gotten in the mid-2000s - unified cheers instead of 50/50.

Yet despite this they are just willingly ignoring what most of the fans would have wanted to see. In Vince's eyes (and I say Vince instead of WWE at this point, because at the end of the day Vince is making all of the calls), he caved to the fans once, gave Bryan him moment in the sun, and Bryan then got injured. Add that to the fact that Bryan decidedly looks nothing like Vince's vision of a top star and you get where you are now.

I said this in the Rumble thread but at this point I hope they don't cave like they did last year. The Rumble will eventually be pointless if the winner gets taken out of the WM title match or has to fight in multi-man matches every year. I'd rather they just go with Reigns vs. Lesnar. When it bombs with 60,000 people in attendance maybe only then Vince will realize he is out of touch with the modern fan. He probably won't though.

In closing:

01-26-2015, 09:14 AM	#4
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,383	The thing about Bryan is that he is no longer just an internet darling. His popularity has come full circle to the point where everybody likes him and he's getting the largest face pop of anybody. When was the last time there was a guy that the kids and smarks agreed upon? He's getting the reactions WWE wishes Cena would have gotten in the mid-2000s - unified cheers instead of 50/50. Yet despite this they are just willingly ignoring what most of the fans would have wanted to see. In Vince's eyes (and I say Vince instead of WWE at this point, because at the end of the day Vince is making all of the calls), he caved to the fans once, gave Bryan him moment in the sun, and Bryan then got injured. Add that to the fact that Bryan decidedly looks nothing like Vince's vision of a top star and you get where you are now. I said this in the Rumble thread but at this point I hope they don't cave like they did last year. The Rumble will eventually be pointless if the winner gets taken out of the WM title match or has to fight in multi-man matches every year. I'd rather they just go with Reigns vs. Lesnar. When it bombs with 60,000 people in attendance maybe only then Vince will realize he is out of touch with the modern fan. He probably won't though. In closing: