Are they starting to bury Daniel Bryan? *SPOILERS*

[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by snakeboss I get how wrestling works, I just don't think it's the strongest booking you could give him. He's the corner stone of the show no doubt, but if he keeps getting beaten down all the time without actually finishing a show on top, eventually people will lose faith in him.

There's a difference between Daniel Bryan catching beatdowns when the odds are overwhelmingly against him and "being booked weak".

Examples of weak booking are when Punk was champion, but REPEATEDLY LOSING CLEAN nearly every week in non-title main events. Takes bite out of claiming to be the "best in the world" when he was repeatedly counting lights. When Christian started that "one more match" thing (bearng in mind he was a heel... that already didn't help), it made him look weak because the kept blowing his chances and loopholing his way into another title match only to lose again and again. If he were champion and retaining by shady circumstance, it would have gotten te heat they were looking for. Instead, it made him look like a whiny pussy who didn't deserve a chance in spite of winning the damned thing twice.

Bryan fearlessly putting up a good fight in the face of an impending quadruple team butt whipping with nobody able to help because of HHH's threats just makes Bryan look like the most baddest of asses. He's not flat-out jobbing to people way down the card, either. The Shield has been booked to be a force to be reconed with since day one. All 4 men kicking Bryan's ass are currently holding gold. Individually againstthem, he's holding his own and against The Shield, he has defended himself ALONE in a stronger showing than Mark Henry or even The Undertaker have in the same sitch.

Daniel Bryan will outpop DX eight times over when he finally wins, as it'll be a big screw you to not just Orton, but the entire system in place to keep him down. He'll be fine.