A year or so after the 18 second debacle, Daniel Bryan is still super over and in a position where he could (arguably) be propelled to Cena-like levels of superstardom, as evidenced by the affable way in which he presents himself during promotional interviews, the Make a Wish thing he did for that kid with cancer, and his general clean cut and hard working attitude. Not to mention the fact he has everyone from the 5 year old kids to the 30+ year old smarks chanting his name. I like many others are dreading a potential heel turn, so my question for you is do you think a heel turn would work right now for Bryan? Surely (as seen with CM Punk) the crowd will still cheer for him. Where do you think this is headed and are you as confident as other Bryan fans are that he can become an even bigger star than what he is now.
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Hey Scott, got some questions for you. After turning almost everything WWE gave him into gold and showing more personality than many could hope to have, how high do you think Daniel Bryan is gonna go in WWE? And with all the responses he's been getting for a solid year, why hasn't WWE bet on him more seriously? After all, isn't that what Triple H said to CM Punk that he needed to do: win "them" over? Isn't that what saved John Cena? Is it safe to say, then, that the problem is still the size?
I'd like your thoughts on all this and thank you for all your work!
I think they have confidence in Bryan to a certain level, but they just have the size fetish that won’t let them accept someone that small at a top level. That being said, I think the Kane alliance is fine for him, because Kane is a guy who gets protection all the time, and by staying associated with him that kind of puts Bryan on that higher level automatically. Plus Bryan is an increasingly connected guy who is a reliable merch seller and a noted super-clean non-drug user who top guys like to work with. That usually adds up to an eventual re-push when someone inevitably gets injured or fucks up or both.
As to the first question, I don’t think they’d be dumb enough to turn him given the monster reactions he gets. Plus they can always put him with Punk again when he comes back and reverse the dynamic from last year.