If the reports are to be believed, our beloved Daniel Bryan is on the verge of a large WWE push, complete with pay-per-view main event billing. And it couldn’t have come at a better time.
The current landscape of the WWE sees John Cena at the top of the food chain, holding the WWE Championship after overcoming “the worst year of his career” and beating The Rock in the main event of WrestleMania 29. Cena’s opponent for this weekend’s pay-per-view main event is Ryback, another “freak of nature” built by steroids—basically a younger Scott Steiner (minus the wrestling ability—and the math skills).
Below that you have the semi-main event—which so happens to not be the company’s other world title. The semi-main event at Payback features one of the WWE’s most valuable performers, Chris Jericho, playing the antagonist that brought back Chicago’s favorite son, CM Punk. Punk’s return will likely happen mid-show, as to not overshadow the “main event.”
The Intercontinental Championship will also be defended in a Triple Threat Match. This was originally Wade Barrett defending many hardcore fans’ favorite belt against The Miz and Fandango. A concussion to the wrestling’s mediocre dancer caused a change to the match—enter Curtis Axel. Axel is the company’s current flavor of the month, making his inclusion a surprise to no one.
That ends the portion of the card we knew about with one week to go—and the third match on the list was changed with less than one week to go.
Now you can add the Divas Championship match between champion Kaitlyn and AJ Lee—a match that is about two pay-per-view events too late according to most fans. Sheamus battles Damien Sandow in one of the company’s most well-built current feuds—and it’ll be the pre-show. The Shield, the promotion’s hottest act, is once again split over two matches, as Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defend the WWE Tag Team titles against the makeshift Daniel Bryan & Randy Orton team while Dean Ambrose defends his United States Championship against Kane.
Then you finally have the World Heavyweight Championship match, where Dolph Ziggler returns from a concussion to face Alberto Del Rio, a man who has a hard enough time beating Ziggler’s bodyguard (Big E. Langston) and former bodyguard (Jack Swagger).
Outside of the June pay-per-view event, the WWE is focusing much of its creative energy around the latest saga regarding Triple H, a semi-retired company executive who couldn’t stop burying the up & coming talent if he tried.
So the landscape ain’t pretty, and the thought of a Daniel Bryan push is exactly the shot of adrenaline the company’s creative output needs.
Will it happen? I believe there’s plenty of evidence to say it will. Stay tuned...
You Decide:Can a Daniel Bryan push be the answer to the WWE’s creative woes?
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