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BRYAN’S INJURY, HOW WWE COULD HAVE HELPED ROMAN REIGNS, RUSEV-CENA AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-05-11 09:59:00

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What about the intercontinental title?? I thought WWE were trying to give some prestige to this title. I know Daniel Bryan is injured, but there's not even any talk of that title in Raw or Smackdown. Until quite recently I even forgot about that there is some intercontinental title in WWE. What are they playing at?? Are there any plans regarding it?

Relax, they need to see where Bryan is health-wise before they make a decision.

With hindsight being 20/20, do you think if WWE swapped Cena's and Bryan's roles in the Royal Rumble (have Cena/Rollins in the Rumble itself and have Bryan take on Lesnar for the title he never lost) the Philly fans would have never turned on Reigns and there would be a better chance that the hardcore WrestleMania fans would be rooting for Roman to take down Lesnar? 

That would have been rushed and Bryan would have lost, so I don’t think it would have helped at all. I think what WWE should have done was held Bryan out until after The Rumble. When he announced he was in it, the fans wanted him to win. If Reigns had won the Rumble without Bryan involved, then Bryan came back in mid-February, the fans would probably have seen him working at Mania as a bonus.

Say you're getting married, if you're not already, would you want Paul Heyman to be the man who pronounces you and your bride to be, "man and wife?"  If there was a book written about your life, would you want Paul Heyman to be the man who's voice is on the audio recording of it?  If you, heaven forbid, die prematurely, would you want Paul Heyman to say your eulogy?  Do you see where I'm getting here when it comes to Heyman and his talent with speaking?

Yes, you are saying Paul Heyman needs to call the FBI and report that he has a stalker. Got it.

Say WWE actually decides to put Rusev over Cena in the "I Quit" match, do you think it would get the same monumental result as having Brock beat Taker at Mania, both in the tub for Rusev and the crowd reaction alone... even if it's at a B level PPV?

It wouldn’t be on the level of Taker’s streak ending, no matter how they did it. But if they put Rusev over Cena strong, it would elevate him. If they do something like Lana plays a tape of Cena saying he quits, but he doesn’t actually say it, it won’t mean a thing.

I wonder if you agree with me when I say Hulk Hogan isn't truly Hulk Hogan unless he's in WWE being directed by Vince McMahon?  When he's left to his own devices or under Bischoff, something about him wearing the red and yellow isn't genuine.  Maybe genuine isn't the right word, but do you understand what I'm saying?

I understand what you are saying, but I don’t agree. I think Hogan knows how to play his character. He doesn’t need Vince for that, though they do well together, for sure.

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