Daniel Bryan - 2013-2014 was awesome. EVERYONE was into him. It was addicting. It was Austin/Rock levels of overness.
Even if you're not a fan of Bryan - it's more fun to see the crowd go absolutely crazy for someone then sit on their hands. So it's fun. He almost made a comeback in 2015, but WWE didn't push him and he got injured.
Brock Lesnar. WM31. Majority hated on Reigns, so by default cheered Lesnar. And Lesnar delivered. Great WM31 match. *GREAT* follow up on Raw, where he destroyed everyone and everything.
But then he left. Didn't come back for months.
Now? Nothing.
Last year after Bryan got injured and relinquished the title? Nothing (until months later towards mania time with Lesnar).
Reigns, Ambrose, Ziggler, Rollins, Cena...those guys don't count. They're not over enough. WWE needs someone over on that level to get people excited about the product.
Back in the day, I would watch WWE just to see Rock and Austin - yet i stuck around for the rest too, and eventually got into Edge and others because of it. WWE needs that 1 main guy, whose super over. It will help get the rest of the product over too. Remember how Ziggler was super popular a while back? I think all the Bryan love rubbed off on him. Cesaro too. But then it went away when Bryan left.
And this isn't necessarily meant as a knock on the wrestlers i named, like Ambrose, Reigns, Ziggler, etc. I think WWE "could" create a mega star - but the problem is they have no idea how to book it.
I follow Raw results every week, and i might watch a ppv here and there (missed a few lately though) - but i simply don't watch Live TV anymore. I did when Bryan was there. I did when Lesnar was super hot at mania too. And I'll watch again when a certain wrestler builds enough momentum to match that - whether it's Bryan again, or someone else.
Does The Rock come back for mania? I'd watch Rock on RAW. He's super fun, and super over.
Will Stone Cold wrestle another match? Highly doubtful, but if he did, i would defintely watch the build up too.
Will Bryan return, and be pushed to the main event, and be able to re-capture the fan support? I'd definitely get into it again if so.
Will Brock Lesnar become unpredictable again, and tear all kinds of shit up? Sign me up, i'll watch.
Will one of Reigns, Ambrose, Cena...will one of them get proper booking, proper character development to become over (doesn't have to be a face, a heel could work) in a way that makes the product fun? If so, i'll watch again too.
Until then though, no thanks.
Even if you're not a fan of Bryan - it's more fun to see the crowd go absolutely crazy for someone then sit on their hands. So it's fun. He almost made a comeback in 2015, but WWE didn't push him and he got injured.
Brock Lesnar. WM31. Majority hated on Reigns, so by default cheered Lesnar. And Lesnar delivered. Great WM31 match. *GREAT* follow up on Raw, where he destroyed everyone and everything.
But then he left. Didn't come back for months.
Now? Nothing.
Last year after Bryan got injured and relinquished the title? Nothing (until months later towards mania time with Lesnar).
Reigns, Ambrose, Ziggler, Rollins, Cena...those guys don't count. They're not over enough. WWE needs someone over on that level to get people excited about the product.
Back in the day, I would watch WWE just to see Rock and Austin - yet i stuck around for the rest too, and eventually got into Edge and others because of it. WWE needs that 1 main guy, whose super over. It will help get the rest of the product over too. Remember how Ziggler was super popular a while back? I think all the Bryan love rubbed off on him. Cesaro too. But then it went away when Bryan left.
And this isn't necessarily meant as a knock on the wrestlers i named, like Ambrose, Reigns, Ziggler, etc. I think WWE "could" create a mega star - but the problem is they have no idea how to book it.
I follow Raw results every week, and i might watch a ppv here and there (missed a few lately though) - but i simply don't watch Live TV anymore. I did when Bryan was there. I did when Lesnar was super hot at mania too. And I'll watch again when a certain wrestler builds enough momentum to match that - whether it's Bryan again, or someone else.
Does The Rock come back for mania? I'd watch Rock on RAW. He's super fun, and super over.
Will Stone Cold wrestle another match? Highly doubtful, but if he did, i would defintely watch the build up too.
Will Bryan return, and be pushed to the main event, and be able to re-capture the fan support? I'd definitely get into it again if so.
Will Brock Lesnar become unpredictable again, and tear all kinds of shit up? Sign me up, i'll watch.
Will one of Reigns, Ambrose, Cena...will one of them get proper booking, proper character development to become over (doesn't have to be a face, a heel could work) in a way that makes the product fun? If so, i'll watch again too.
Until then though, no thanks.