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Did he ever have a silver shirt?

Lets just assume that Bryan wins the title back at the Mania.

The next night on RAW as Bryan is celebrating his win, Triple H comes out to once again rain in on his parade. Right as HHH begins to talk, Bryan interrupts, and goes off on Triple H about the crap he's been put through because of him. And instead having to deal with another one of the Authorities lackeys and he instead challenges Hunter himself. Hunter is reluctant to accept due to his role in the office, but Bryan goads him and until his ego can't take much more and he finally accepts. Bryan's first defense is against Triple H. This works out due to closure of a storyline, a engaging start to a title reign, a good quality match between two reliable performers, and a legitimate doubt that Bryan could win for both casual fans and the IWC. Surprising Bryan does retain.

After concluding his program with Triple H, the next feud should involve the Miz. With the history these two have with each other the story pretty much writes itself. After a couple of PPV matches together, Bryan should once again retain and move on this his next feud: CM Punk.

Punk engages Bryan in a very condescending manner stating that although he is good: Bryan never beat him no matter how many chances he had during Punk's WWE title reign. So they headline the next few PPVs facing each other heavily contested matches that where is no clear winner due to either DQs or Draws , and before the last PPV match of their feud, Heyman approaches Bryan backstage. He offers his services to help Bryan defeat Punk once of for all. Bryan refuses his help (much to Heyman's displeasure), and when Bryan finally and definitively beats Punks, Bryan is celebrating in the ring when Brock Lesner's music hits...

The only thing that irks me is those who are loved purely for eye candy purposes and not necessary ability as wrestlers. Folks like Maria, Maryse, Eva Marie, Stacey Kiebler, Torrie Wilson, etc. I get it: you find them hot, but what does that have to do with them being employed for a wrestling company or being showcased/hired over those clearly more suited for what the job entails?

When certain wrestlers became my favorites they were faces at the time, but when they turned heel I still rooted for them and would justify their actions through their point of view. I rooted for Savage when the Megapowers exploded because I too thought Hogan was showing him up and trying to move in on Liz. I rooted for Hart when he went Anti-American because I too thought he was screwed over and over again by Austin and Michaels, and having the life experiences I had growing up I was far from patriotic. Rooted for Eddie in WCW cause I really did think he knew better than his nephew Chavo or the LWO. And I rooted for Rocky Maivia (yes, when he was lame) when he finally snapped and became the Rock. Melina was probably the first one I rooted who was a heel when she became a all-time favorite of mine.

Laziness.

Lazy booking and lazy writing. Paint by numbers booking that so obviously filler until the next PPV, with no regard to long-term build of performers not in the mainevent. Booking the same matches, with the same people every week. Booking matches and attractions that should be reserved for PPV. Putting no effort into writing material for 95% of the roster and then blaming that same group of people on why nobody cares about them. No character progression, heck no character period (in most cases) and with a team of writers who could divide responsibilities that is simply inexcusable.

Of the Divas, I'd say that McCool could give Trish a run for her money in that aspect in terms of "pedestal" treatment.

Triple H and even Taker get the treatment. The former doesn't really deserve it that much, the later a little bit more deserving but not by much.

Consider the amount of money generated by them, Austin, Rock, and even to a lesser extent Cena deserve it.

Nash- Yet to nab a role that showcases his charm and verbal skills, but when he finally does: watch out.
Punk- Has a great look and has a Charlie Hunnam/Bad boy vibe to him that female audiences would love.
Melina- Can cry on que and be innocent good girl one moment and massive Godzilla level bitch the next.
Henry- has a presence that makes people gravitate towards him. I could see him having a similar career to the late Micheal Clark Duncan.