Will the fans eventually turn against Daniel Bryan?

[snakeboss]

I'm ecstatic that D-Bryan may headline Wrestlemania and potentially win the WWE title. But looking at comments on WWE's official videos of Raw, it appears the overwhelming majority of comments are from people who are sick of the 'YES' thing and are getting sick of Daniel Bryan. Is this just a small minority of (idiot) fans? Or will Daniel Bryan eventually get the Cena treatment off fans?

[Swiss Ultimate]

Has to be a small minority. If the live crowds and this forum are at all representative of the audience as a whole, Bryan is over and fresh and people dig him.

Does that mean people won't eventually get bored of him? No...but he's at least kosher til Wrestlemania and I can see him remaining very popular until the next one too.

[Mr. Pierre]

They just need to be careful and not have him steamroll every challenger during his title reign. They have to keep him vulnerable. The chase and title win elicits more crowd involvement and emotion than the actual title reign itself.

I would give Bryan a healthy reign, lose it at Summerslam and give him a fresh chase against his "kryptonite" Bray Wyatt.

[NormanSmiley]

YES. this will be a recycled program like benoit,or mysterio, or guerroro, or punk, or savage. the moment every fan waits for, the feel good moment of david triumphing over goliath . then they will book bryan as inferior will lose non title matches, and will be booked in constant tag team matches to where fans get bored and company looks at it as this guy cant draw on PPV's where he is in a tag match not defending the title.

this forum and the audience are fickle. Already this forum has a split on bryan and theres guys clamoring for cesaro and reigns to be the man. wont be long before it catches on and becomes the hipster,dumb,gertnerish thing to do and shit on bryan

[Emperor Smeat]

Like every popular or rising star, he's never going to have 100% support.

Him keeping or loosing the fans really depends on his booking. If the WWE tries to make him into nothing more than another Cena type character, it won't be long before they turn on him (ex. Sheamus). Same for him as an extra wimpy champion (ex. Rey).

[Swiss Ultimate]

Originally Posted by NormanSmiley YES. this will be a recycled program like benoit,or mysterio, or guerroro, or punk, or savage. the moment every fan waits for, the feel good moment of david triumphing over goliath . then they will book bryan as inferior will lose non title matches, and will be booked in constant tag team matches to where fans get bored and company looks at it as this guy cant draw on PPV's where he is in a tag match not defending the title. this forum and the audience are fickle. Already this forum has a split on bryan and theres guys clamoring for cesaro and reigns to be the man. wont be long before it catches on and becomes the hipster,dumb,gertnerish thing to do and shit on bryan

You are super bitter. How long have you been talking wrestling on the internet?

[DaveBrawl]

Originally Posted by NormanSmiley wont be long before it catches on and becomes the hipster,dumb,gertnerish thing to do and shit on bryan

Psssh, Gertner was hating on Bryan before it was cool.

[Swiss Ultimate]

I love my family. I came home the other days. My brother's passed-out on the couch, holding an empty bottle of sleeping pills. So I called the paramedics, and they pumped his stomach, and I think he's learned his lesson: you know, never to take my last two sleeping pills.
-Emo Philips

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

If WWE continue to really "get behind" the YES movement, then it's possible that it'll cease to be cool. Time will tell.

[Droford]

Was thinking about this and I doubt face Daniel Bryan can remain champion very long without it being stale, so if he were to win, they'd have to turn him heel by the end of the year. And 434 days from WM 30 is June 14th, 2015..if they can get punk back it would seem natural for Punk to want to prevent Bryan from breaking his modern era record..

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by DTTS I love my family. I came home the other days. My brother's passed-out on the couch, holding an empty bottle of sleeping pills. So I called the paramedics, and they pumped his stomach, and I think he's learned his lesson: you know, never to take my last two sleeping pills. -Emo Philips

Emo would have been a way better host for Wrestlemania than Hogan.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Theo, yes.

Dro, no. Put him through the ringer and take the belt off him at Summerslam or Rumble. Have him wrestling two matches a Raw, then have a Super-heel like Lesnar or CM Punk swoop in and screw him out of the title. Then have him chase it until Wrestlemania.

[Theo Dious]

There has to be a happy medium between turning Bryan into Super Cena Mark 2 and what happened to him last year. I think HHH should go crazy after Bryan wins and book himself into a rematch, pissing off all of the other title contenders, then finally have him screw Bryan out of the title after Summerslam (but not at it.) Then keep Bryan out of the title picture by force, and have Bryan force his way into the Rumble.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Bryan rams the ring with a truck and sprays it down with Naked Juice.

[Kingofdaswing]

Have him win the title, which is a gaurentee at this point, have Vince come back and feud with him.

Vince comes back, takes control, throws everything at Bryan.

[James Steele]

"GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! THAT'S A VITAMIN WATER TRUCK!"

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Originally Posted by NoJabbaNoBogRoll If WWE continue to really "get behind" the YES movement, then it's possible that it'll cease to be cool. Time will tell.

They really have a way of taking awesome organic stuff and making it.... hackneyed I guess. It's to be expected though, Mr. Bryan has to be able to pass that test among the thousands he's already passed.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead They really have a way of taking awesome organic stuff and making it.... hackneyed I guess.

It's like an old guy finding out some young kids think something he did was cool and then making it a weird obsession that ruins it all. That segment about Fandangoing the week after WrestleMania was cringeworthy. It was basically WWE saying "HEY! You young whippersnappers think this is hip!? Yay!"

[Swiss Ultimate]

The fans taught them the wrong lessons. Remember "Rap is crap"?

[#1-norm-fan]

Well... thanks for getting that stuck in my head.

[Swiss Ultimate]

REMEEEMMBER....

[KIRA]

Heres the thing for me Bryan has one thing I don't think Punk or Cena have he's sympathetic Punks too cocky and Cenas a superhero,in the long run if they can maintain that aspect of Bryans character he'l be fine.

[Shisen Kopf]

Originally Posted by DTTS You are super bitter. How long have you been talking wrestling on the internet?

He hates Tatanka. He has hatred in his heart.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Who are all the likable faces that stayed popular for long periods of time?

[Swiss Ultimate]

Terry Funk? Tommy Dreamer on a small scale. DDP in WCW. Mankind.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

the great thing about DDP and Mankind is that shit was completely organic and the companies never really got their greasy mits on them.

[Bad News Gertner]

Hogan was loved for a long friggen time. Even when he turned heel he was basically getting face cheers.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

But the Hulkster kind of found himself organically as well. Not like Vince McMahon created the character. Was it Verne who created "the incredible" Hulk Hogan, or did Hogan come up with it on his own?

[Wishbone]

Originally Posted by KIRA Heres the thing for me Bryan has one thing I don't think Punk or Cena have he's sympathetic Punks too cocky and Cenas a superhero,in the long run if they can maintain that aspect of Bryans character he'l be fine.

Pretty much this ^

Keep Bryan... well, Bryan. If they do that he'll continue to be popular. Everyone's jumping on the "it's a fad" bandwagon as of late, and I don't buy it. I can't honestly remember the last time someone has managed to elicit the kind of reactions Bryan does from the audience. If he wins the title at 'mania we'll probably hear one of the loudest pops in the last decade, if not more.

Stone Cold was so popular because he represented the rebellious nature of the "average Joe" while also playing into what was popular at the time. Bryan is doing that now. Honestly I don't think the beer swilling bad ass would catch on with today's wrestling fan, or even today's mainstream audiences. There is a place for it, but it's not the same world it was in 1998.

A little guy with big dreams who eats healthy and is essentially a giant dork is exactly what today's audiences want. Look at the success that "nerdy" programming has had in today's world. That alone should show you why Bryan is so popular. It's the same reason people tend to like Spider-Man more than Superman.

[Bad News Gertner]

Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead But the Hulkster kind of found himself organically as well. Not like Vince McMahon created the character. Was it Verne who created "the incredible" Hulk Hogan, or did Hogan come up with it on his own?

Yeah "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan was a Verne thing, although Hogan saw the value in merchandise and the promotion of the character. Made his own t-shirts and stuff. Pretty ahead of its time.

Vince just took the character and made it more patriotic which made sense considering Shieky baby was the #1 heel.

[dingdongyo]

if nothing changes, then yes. i think (and hope) everyone does turn on him. his beard looks like shit, his talking is boring and his character feels totally flat. his appeal is that it's easy to chant "yes". and that's it. the way he is pushed... and the way the crowd reacts... it's like wwe and wwe fans are trying to punk each other, and neither wants to be the first to admit it.

if he makes himself more interesting, then great.

[parkmania]

I still kind of hope to see Bryan get a nice little title run and if WWE notices that his fanbase is dying quickly, they go back to Bray Wyatt's little "Everything that happens from here on is YOUR fault" speech to DB and use that to turn him heel again and bring back the dark blue coveralls.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think it is a given. Daniel Bryan has surged into popularity a large part due to his ability to tell stories in the ring. This isn't a "WORKRATE > ALL!" point, but rather one of Bryan's ability to envoke sympathies with his presence and ability. His personality is a little larger than, say, Rey Mysterio's, and I think the WWE have surely learned a lesson about how to book a vulnerable World Heavyweight Champion from Rey's run.

JBL used to hit the nail on the head with Rey Mysterio "He's not an underdog! He's the World Heavyweight Champion!" The WWE best remember that when Bryan wins the title. I'm looking forward to a reign of decent length for Bryan. I'm looking forward to seeing him get victories against Randy Orton, Batista, John Cena and Triple H in his reign. I'm also hoping that if we get another outside WrestleMania match from Undertaker, he gets into the ring with Bryan and tests him as champion. Bryan beating Taker would be huge for him, even if it's not at WrestleMania.

I'm not sure if they go with Bray Wyatt or Brock Lesnar as the guy to beat Bryan, but I could see either winning the title off him. If Kurt Angle looks to get back into the WWE when his TNA contract expires, I could see Angle very quickly winning the WWE World Title off whoever is champion, holding it until WrestleMania 31, where he drops it to the 2015 Royal Rumble Winner, Daniel Bryan.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Imagine if Daniel Bryan won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and revealed he was a puppet for Bray Wyatt all along, and he just handed the titles over to Wyatt on RAW.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by KIRA Heres the thing for me Bryan has one thing I don't think Punk or Cena have he's sympathetic Punks too cocky and Cenas a superhero,in the long run if they can maintain that aspect of Bryans character he'l be fine.

There's only so far a main eventer can go on sympathy though week in, week out. Eventually he's gotta start overcoming the odds more often than not to justify his spot on the card. Hard to draw sympathy if you're having success.

[parkmania]

Originally Posted by Noid Imagine if Daniel Bryan won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and revealed he was a puppet for Bray Wyatt all along, and he just handed the titles over to Wyatt on RAW.

Originally Posted by parkmania I still kind of hope to see Bryan get a nice little title run and if WWE notices that his fanbase is dying quickly, they go back to Bray Wyatt's little "Everything that happens from here on is YOUR fault" speech to DB and use that to turn him heel again and bring back the dark blue coveralls.

I can imagine it real good.

[Bobholly138]

I can see it happening. Already on various forums I see people turning on him. I think a big part of that is they are tired of all the bitching about how Bryan is being "buried". I know that while I like him I am very tired of a huge part of the IWC bitching about him being "buried" all the time. They bitch cause all the WWE was giving them was short term storylines. Now they are a getting a nice long one and they bitch.

TLDR fuck the majority of the IWC. Whiny bastards that refuse to understand they makeu p at the most 10% of the WWE audience.

[MoFo]

Same situation as Cena in 2004/5 IMO, everybody likes him as the underdog but when he gets to be the main guy and the show is revolving around him it's not cool to like him anymor.

[snakeboss]

Judging from looking at wrestling message boards, I'm saying the ratio of Daniel Bryan fans vs Daniel Bryan haters seems to be 70:30, hopefully these idiots don't ruin a great Wrestlemania by booing Bryan. Then again, it could be just a small part of the IWC, the haters are always the most vocal.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by snakeboss Judging from looking at wrestling message boards, I'm saying the ratio of Daniel Bryan fans vs Daniel Bryan haters seems to be 70:30, hopefully these idiots don't ruin a great Wrestlemania by booing Bryan.

lol come on.