Does anyone NOT have a problem with Bryan being laid out?

[Deleted]

I don't.

*shrug*

[slappy]

I don't have a problem with it yet. If it keeps happening after the PPV then I will (unless they have more creative ways of doing it).

[rnrk supports BLM]

A pro wrestling babyface getting beaten up via unfair odds by the dastardly heels he's feuding with? Inconceivable!

[Deleted]

I'm with you, Bryan is defeating and beating down multiple guys every show, but eventually being laid out by 3/4 people.

He's always against the odds in such a way he can not override them, it may be painful to see it 2 times a week BUT that is required if he's going to start tearing through the Corporation.

You need to set up the Corporation as a cohesive destructive unit that you doubt will be brought down before you start the Bryan victories.

I have hope for it, Bryan is the first guy in a LONG long time who feels like a genuine underdog so he's absolutely perfect for this.

[KobashiChop]

Every time I see it, i think the same thing. The heels are scumbags and I'm waiting for that one big moment of retribution, because it's gonna be epic.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

He gets to go home to Brie Bella every night. If anything, he's getting off too lightly.

[Talent Name]

Bryan slowly is getting his revenge he took out the SHIELD basically by himself on smackdown only for Orton to take him out again. I do see him getting his revenge on Orton sooner than later sure he made it a Yescapade but that is nothing in the bigger picture when he cleanly beats Orton than yes but I don't have a problem with him getting laid out it will all play out in the end

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

6 shows ending the exact same way for people isn't getting boring? Even if it was Bryan beating up The Corporation for 6 straight shows, that'd be boring too.

BALANACE. That's all I want.

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

It's acceptable.

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Sept 7, 2013 18:15:54 GMT -5 xxshoyuweeniexx said:

6 shows ending the exact same way for people isn't getting boring? Even if it was Bryan beating up The Corporation for 6 straight shows, that'd be boring too.

BALANACE. That's all I want.

Maybe it's just because I tend to skip-watch Smackdown (watch good matches, most other things don't add anything to any storyline) but I don't really feel that it's a major problem.

What point is there if Bryan beats down 1/2 members of the Shield and then defeats Orton on a Smackdown? Save it for the PPVs, make Orton look like he's afraid/concerned/worried to face Bryan unless he has his back turned and only capable of looking as good/better by cheap shotting him at the end of a show.

There is balance there, maybe not in the final shot of shows, but over the Bryan/Orton chapters as a whole.

[Crappler El 0 M]

I was fine with Orton attacking Bryan on SmackDown. It finally gave Orton a chance to get some of the heat instead of Triple H.

[ronin705]

I DON't mind cause this first month is establishing this new "regime" under Triple H, but going forward a bit more balance in regards to Show, and Ziggler nuttin' up, along with other faces starting a rebellion against the corporate evil in the business. Doing it that way can last this easily to Wrestlemania, with swerves thrown in for good measure.

[Red Impact]

I think some people are over-exaggerating how badly Bryan is coming off.

He won on Smackdown. He beat the Shield, pinned Rollins, and got blindsided by Orton. That's not the same ending as the first week, where he was laid out after being attacked by all three members and blindsided by Orton. We're just so use to the hero standing tall over the opposition that it's jarring to see one who doesn't get one over on the dastardly villain for a few weeks. Aside from the way they really inconsistently book giants (f.ex. Kane vs. Punk earlier this year), Bryan has looked fine and they've set up the narrative that Orton is basically trying to duck Bryan and hide behind the Shield/Corporation.

[H-Virus]

So long as he comes out on top when it's all said and done. Hell, he actually won the match last night and got away before the Shield could dog pile him. That's progress, right there.

[JTH]

Sept 7, 2013 18:15:54 GMT -5 xxshoyuweeniexx said:

6 shows ending the exact same way for people isn't getting boring? Even if it was Bryan beating up The Corporation for 6 straight shows, that'd be boring too.

BALANACE. That's all I want.

7 straight if you count Summerslam

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

I don't have a problem with it, I just wish they weren't as repetitive. Like, first is a normal beating, second involves a firetruck, third involves Ivan Drago, and so on and so forth. My problem with it is less long term and more "I enjoyed this the first three times but then uhhhh...."

[KobashiChop]

It's a definite and refreshing change in the Cena-less WWE to see the babyface be the chaser rather than the one to fight off challengers.

[Deleted]

I don't have a problem with it, just that its pretty much the EXACT same way each time.

Y'know, mix it up. Throw in some backstage versions of him getting laid out.

Lock him out of the arena, then have him get jumped out there.

I dunno - just some variety in the beatdowns/Ortontitlepose

[Deleted]

I just wish they'd do something different with it. End a show with just the Corporation issuing some sort of ultimatum and setting a match for the next week, or maybe one where Bryan comes out swinging with a chair and Orton runs but he takes down the Shield. Or just one where Bryan isn't a f***ing idiot who keeps falling for the same thing and gets the hell out of dodge for a staredown from the crowd or something.

[DragonMasterP]

I hesitate to see how the Shield being the ones issuing the beatings makes it any better. They've done this to everyone else they've feuded with, it's no different from any 3 on 1 beatings they've delivered in the past, as far as I'm concerned.