The All Purpose Daniel Bryan Booking Thread

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He'll be fine. It's not a problem for him. He'll still get cheered, he'll still sell merchandise, people will still love him. The problem is that the WWE will have wasted an opportunity to make him even MORE.

[Stu]

We have a thread for this

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 27, 2014 1:00:37 GMT -5 Banjo Is Broken said:

Jan 27, 2014 0:57:09 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

This was the first time I sat down and watched the current product for an entire show since last year's Rumble, being as I missed most of Mania, anyway, I won't be back tomorrow to see what happens. I'll just read it off the net like usual. Enjoy my $55 WWE, buy something nice.

That gives me the visual of you personally handing Vince McMahon a stack of 55 dollars, and then Vince proceeding to wipe his ass with it right in front of you.

I have no emotional stake in who wins or loses really, but seriously, the crowd is telling you something. Before Rey came out, the hard camera shows fans all stand up, arms 3/4 in the air, primed to chant Yes! Yes! Yes!, then Rey comes out.

Just call the f***ing audible.....I have to make snap judgments on my job all the time to make people happy and I don't for a world wide company dependent on making people happy.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Jan 27, 2014 1:00:50 GMT -5 @rrnew said:

He'll be fine. It's not a problem for him. He'll still get cheered, he'll still sell merchandise, people will still love him. The problem is that the WWE will have wasted an opportunity to make him even MORE.

Yeah, this right here.

Bryan will be fine no matter what happens.

It's the fans that suffer, and the WWE miss out on the opportunity.

[Boo!]

Stick a fork in him

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 27, 2014 0:50:10 GMT -5 king1836 said:

Daniel Bryan doesn't win the WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 30? What will become of him?

You say that as though Batista isn't the star of the future!

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He'll probably make a lot of money, have a ton of great matches, marry his hot girlfriend, get a backstage job with the E when his career is over and be set for life would be my guess.

[celticjobber]

I'm not gonna quit watching RAW or Smackdown, but I'm pretty sure I'll pass on the network.

I was on the fence about subscribing to the WWE network. But i's obvious WWE isn't going to change, they're just gonna keep pushing the same old guys that most of the fans have grown quite tired of. And I have most of the old stuff I'd want to watch on tapes and DVDs anyway. So I'm thinking I'll just keep my subscription to a certain adult site instead.

Atleast they'll give me what I want. It's not like they tease a scene as "starring Riley Reid" but then she steps out and they put in some (now) old plastic surgery disaster from the 90's like Chasey Lain or Jenna Jameson instead.

[stealthamo]

From Foley's Facebook page:

HEY WWE....WHAT THE F?

Yes, I'm going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had every intention of putting a brick through my TV tonight, after seeing that Daniel Bryan was not even entered in the Royal Rumble match, let alone going to win the thing. But, upon seeing their dad with a brick in his hand, my younger children got a little bit scared, thinking their dad had lost his mind. A rather spirited debate about the wisdom of following through on the promise to put a brick through my TV ensued with my wife - and, as is usually the case in marital debates, I, being the husband, did not emerge victorious. Honestly, the points she made about mercury and glass fragments everywhere were pretty good ones.

But I'm still going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow - when the kids are in school, and I can take the TV outside the house for the actual throwing of the brick. Granted, it's not nearly as dramatic as doing it live, right after the Rumble, but at least I will be keeping my word.

As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out f***ing sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.

You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO".

[The Heenan Family]

Jan 26, 2014 3:17:18 GMT -5 The Heenan Family said:

Three steps to make the WWE Network launch successful

Step 1: Keep Daniel Bryan out of the Royal Rumble
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit!

Step 2: Make fans furious that they spent so much money on one bad pay per view when they can spend the same amount for six.





Yep...

[thelonewolf527]

Jan 27, 2014 1:08:02 GMT -5 stealthamo said:

From Foley's Facebook page:

HEY WWE....WHAT THE F?

Yes, I'm going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had every intention of putting a brick through my TV tonight, after seeing that Daniel Bryan was not even entered in the Royal Rumble match, let alone going to win the thing. But, upon seeing their dad with a brick in his hand, my younger children got a little bit scared, thinking their dad had lost his mind. A rather spirited debate about the wisdom of following through on the promise to put a brick through my TV ensued with my wife - and, as is usually the case in marital debates, I, being the husband, did not emerge victorious. Honestly, the points she made about mercury and glass fragments everywhere were pretty good ones.

But I'm still going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow - when the kids are in school, and I can take the TV outside the house for the actual throwing of the brick. Granted, it's not nearly as dramatic as doing it live, right after the Rumble, but at least I will be keeping my word.

As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out f***ing sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.

You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO".

So did Mick Foley seriously think that Bryan was going to win the Rumble match when Bryan pretty much said he wasn't going to be in the match?

[Society of the Spectacle]

Jan 27, 2014 1:04:24 GMT -5 Boo! said:

Stick a fork in him

From the OP:

Unfortunately, things have gotten to the point precautions are now necessary. Several of us moderators briefly discussed the situation and we agreed any discussion related to Daniel Bryan's actual involvement in the Royal Rumble and its aftermath will be limited to this thread. And considering all that has happened this past week, as well as all of your strong support for him, we cannot stress enough that all of you remain civil in the event Daniel Bryan is improperly eliminated or doesn't participate at all. While you are certainly allowed to express frustration, you are not to flame anyone. You are not to flamebait. Do not mock or chastise your fellow members of FAN, and do not make threats or wish harm on anyone here or who is associated with WWE. These rules also apply to non-fans of Daniel Bryan. It's fine if you are glad if he doesn't enter the Rumble, but do not rub it in everyone's face.



And just a suggestion, I think you should really pick someone less beloved than Gorilla Monsoon as a forum namesake. I feel like it will prejudice a lot of people from enjoying his wonderful career because of an association with your posts.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Jan 27, 2014 1:08:02 GMT -5 stealthamo said:

From Foley's Facebook page:

HEY WWE....WHAT THE F?

Yes, I'm going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had every intention of putting a brick through my TV tonight, after seeing that Daniel Bryan was not even entered in the Royal Rumble match, let alone going to win the thing. But, upon seeing their dad with a brick in his hand, my younger children got a little bit scared, thinking their dad had lost his mind. A rather spirited debate about the wisdom of following through on the promise to put a brick through my TV ensued with my wife - and, as is usually the case in marital debates, I, being the husband, did not emerge victorious. Honestly, the points she made about mercury and glass fragments everywhere were pretty good ones.

But I'm still going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow - when the kids are in school, and I can take the TV outside the house for the actual throwing of the brick. Granted, it's not nearly as dramatic as doing it live, right after the Rumble, but at least I will be keeping my word.

As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out f***ing sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.

You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO".

Foley is good indeed.

[Boo!]

Love the stick I get because I'm not part of the 'Im outraged Daniel Bryan wasn't booked in 3 matches" camp. It's all fine by me.

He was in the most entertaining feud of recent weeks and a great match. I'm sorry he didn't win the Rumble, the world title and save April from Channel 6 News from the evil Shredder on the same night too

["Trickster Dogg" James Jesse]

Jan 27, 2014 1:23:42 GMT -5 Boo! said:

Love the stick I get because I'm not part of the 'Im outraged Daniel Bryan wasn't booked in 3 matches" camp. It's all fine by me.

He was in the most entertaining feud of recent weeks and a great match. I'm sorry he didn't win the Rumble, the world title and save April from Channel 6 News from the evil Shredder on the same night too

Will you stop?

[Dave the Dave]

Jan 27, 2014 1:23:42 GMT -5 Boo! said:

Love the stick I get because I'm not part of the 'Im outraged Daniel Bryan wasn't booked in 3 matches" camp. It's all fine by me.

He was in the most entertaining feud of recent weeks and a great match. I'm sorry he didn't win the Rumble, the world title and save April from Channel 6 News from the evil Shredder on the same night too

Yes. Because this is the thread where everyone decided you were too much.

[The Legend of Groose]

Jan 27, 2014 0:59:31 GMT -5 berlynwright said:

let's see where this goes guys.

You see that's what I said after Summerslam and what happen? HHH and Orton went over. Also with this I just don't see how they pull this off. It's sad when the only people who do not see how big D-bry is is WWE. They are so out of touch it's insane.

I would have been ok with D-bry not being in the rumble, but tonight proved to me that there's no future for guys like Bryan or Roman or even Punk. WWE is stuck on pushing the same people we've seen for the last 10 years. It's like they are stuck in a time paradox and the rest of the world doesn't matter to them.

["Trickster Dogg" James Jesse]

Jan 27, 2014 1:27:41 GMT -5 Dave the Dave said:

Jan 27, 2014 1:23:42 GMT -5 Boo! said:

Love the stick I get because I'm not part of the 'Im outraged Daniel Bryan wasn't booked in 3 matches" camp. It's all fine by me.

He was in the most entertaining feud of recent weeks and a great match. I'm sorry he didn't win the Rumble, the world title and save April from Channel 6 News from the evil Shredder on the same night too

Yes. Because this is the thread where everyone decided you were too much.

He's Gorilla Monsoon, not Scott Taylor and Brian Christopher!

[BigBadZ]

Jan 27, 2014 1:27:41 GMT -5 Dave the Dave said:

Jan 27, 2014 1:23:42 GMT -5 Boo! said:

Love the stick I get because I'm not part of the 'Im outraged Daniel Bryan wasn't booked in 3 matches" camp. It's all fine by me.

He was in the most entertaining feud of recent weeks and a great match. I'm sorry he didn't win the Rumble, the world title and save April from Channel 6 News from the evil Shredder on the same night too

Yes. Because this is the thread where everyone decided you were too much.

What's funny to me was at one point, he literally said I had no idea what I was talking about when it comes to professional wrestling because I said Hogan was in no physical shape to be in a match in 2014. I'm still pretty confident in my evident ignorance

[Deleted]

Jan 27, 2014 1:08:02 GMT -5 stealthamo said:

From Foley's Facebook page:

HEY WWE....WHAT THE F?

Yes, I'm going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had every intention of putting a brick through my TV tonight, after seeing that Daniel Bryan was not even entered in the Royal Rumble match, let alone going to win the thing. But, upon seeing their dad with a brick in his hand, my younger children got a little bit scared, thinking their dad had lost his mind. A rather spirited debate about the wisdom of following through on the promise to put a brick through my TV ensued with my wife - and, as is usually the case in marital debates, I, being the husband, did not emerge victorious. Honestly, the points she made about mercury and glass fragments everywhere were pretty good ones.

But I'm still going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow - when the kids are in school, and I can take the TV outside the house for the actual throwing of the brick. Granted, it's not nearly as dramatic as doing it live, right after the Rumble, but at least I will be keeping my word.

As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out f***ing sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.

You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO".

He put it way better than I ever could. They're RIGHT THERE chanting HIS NAME! They WANT HIM to be THEIR GUY! Like, why even bother caring if that will never translate to the people in power?