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SHOULD WWE CHANGE BRYAN UPON HIS RETURN, ANNOUNCERS RIPPING ON THE FANS, GREAT TALKERS AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2014-05-27 09:59:00

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Why is the WWE reluctant to strip Daniel Bryan of the World Title in the wake of his injury? Didn't past stipulations on past storylines tell us a champion would forfeit the title if he couldn't defend it within 30 days? Does not having a contingency plan or fall back option in situations like these (as the unpreparedness to take the title off an injured Bryan would indicate) not sound like Creative being incompetent? Wouldn't this be an opportunity to test the waters with someone lower down the card with a run with the title?

Relax. They were seeing what the ramifications of his surgery were before making a decision. Take a deep breath. DEEP breath!

When CM Punk returned from "walking out" several years ago, changing his entrance music turned out to be a very wise move. If they are ever going to change Daniel Bryan's music, there will be no better time than when he comes back from injury. Should they do this, or should they keep the one he currently has?

I see no need to do it. His current music is fine and people react when he comes out to it. But to some people, that kind of thing matters so if they do I don't have a problem with that either.

It's hard to believe Ryback was once the hottest babyface in WWE. He had the "Goldberg" aura, a catchphrase that the fans got behind, and was main-eventing PPV's. Then they changed his character, took away his catchphrase, and look where he is now. My question is, can Ryback ever return to the position he was once in, and what changes to his persona need to be done to accomplish this?

It's really hard to do that. Once WWE tells you that, in essence, this guy really doesn't matter, it's hard to get the fans behind him again. In rare cases it can work, if the fans have a connection with the guy, but for most part once WWE de-pushes a guy, it's hard to get the magic back. That isn't to say that it can't happen, but they would have to be really committed to doing it for it to work.

Don't you find it interesting how, in the Wyatt-Cena feud, WWE is basically painting the fans as brainwashed bad guys/weaklings? I know they're trying to cover up (and very poorly so) the fact that the fans truly can't stand Cena and that they love Bray as a character, but isn't it a little bizarre for WWE to portray its fans as villain-enablers? I don't think I've ever seen anything in wrestling where announcers were forced to basically take a side opposite the audience.

Well, the fans that are cheering for the bad guy have to be explained somehow, and saying that the cult leader brainwashed them does make sense. It doesn't bother me at all that they are doing that.

Who do you think is/was the best talker in professional wrestling history? My friend and I are in disagreement, as I think Roddy Piper is the best, with Stone Cold and The Rock as a very close second and third, whereas he's convinced it's Ric Flair

I hate picking "bests" in a lot of things and this is one I wouldn't even try. There are so many great promo guys and they are excellent in different ways. Personal preferences play a part in it too.

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