Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Yes if Bryan beat Taker it would be earth shattering. But you have to bring it back into the storyline they have been working since August. It doesnt make sense. The authority wouldnt give two ****s that he beat Taker. That wouldnt logically convince them of anything. Bryan has beaten EVERYONE and still gets no love.

HHH would come out and say "good job Bryan you beat taker, now go take a seat in the back" then he'll make some dickhead comment about Taker being much older and vulnerable now. Bryan has to beat HHH to win over the authority. That is what makes that story, stemming since Summerslam, make sense. Not Taker.

Well then it has to be Bryan v. HHH at Wrestlemania then or else nothing will suffice. And I'm sure people will somehow talk the bull**** about "HHH burying wrestlers!" when HHH loses in that match.

[kingkilla56]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Well then it has to be Bryan v. HHH at Wrestlemania then or else nothing will suffice. And I'm sure people will somehow talk the bull**** about "HHH burying wrestlers!" when HHH loses in that match.

It would be an interesting match to see honestly. It may not happen at Mania. But Bryan just has to get a crack at HHH at some point for all he has put him through. At some point Triple H needs to step up to bat and shut the Bryan movement down himself, only to fall to the man he never believed it. They just can't not have these two men wrestle.

If HHH won that match, then they may burn the building down lol.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

That's probably what this is all building to.

[soltrain]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

For crying out loud, call them by their WWE names.

[soltrain]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Wait, is there going to be EMMAtainment tonight?

**** that, don't tell me. I don't want to be spoiled.

Know that I will mark out, though. Love Emma.

I'm pretty sure the only Diva you don't like is Katie Vick, and that's questionable.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

I'm with King regarding the whole Bryan/Taker deal.

But I also feel like all of this involves long term buildup, which let's be real, they haven't done a good job with that in the last few years. And while having Bryan all of a sudden beat Taker and end the streak wouldn't be throwing crap against the wall and hoping it sticks, it'd be pretty damn close.

[Bellsprout]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

I'm pretty sure the only Diva you don't like is Katie Vick, and that's questionable.

Dayman's Hierarchy of Diva

Tier 1: AJ
Tier 2: Emma
Tier 3: Bayley and Paige
Tier I want them dead (Hyperbole for effect, guys): Anyone associated with Total Divas
Tier I don't care: The rest of them

[Thrash13]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

I just can't see Taker losing at WM, but if he did, I wouldn't mind Daniel Bryan being the one to pull it off. If they do somehow have them facing off at WM, a loss for DB will just be status quo and the same-o same-o. I'd rather him stay away from Taker unless they plan to have him win. That being said, I'd like to see Taker end his career undefeated at Mania.

This topic has definitely created quite the discussion. Tonight's RAW should be fun.

[kingkilla56]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Triple H and Bryan must happen at Mania. It must. It has trumped CM Punk H at mania at this point. It is the only acceptable match for Bryan on that card that doesnt involve the WWE Championship or Taker(only because its Taker).

Imagine the reaction of Triple h landing a Pedigree on Bryan in the Superdome and the crowd being on the brink of rioting. And Bryan Kicking out. That match and the psychology and storytelling would be incredible. Bryan knocking out the human embodiment of the authority would be the greatest thing on the card. What it would represent is transcendent of Triple H and Daniel Bryan. It would be a turning of the guard. The fans would be pinning Triple H, Vince, Steph and the Front Office. It would be the ultimate fan service match.

If that match happens, I will forgive everything.

[TheShizNo1]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

King, man, getting me hyped for **** that won't happen.

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[woody2goody]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Can I jump in and just say how brilliant Bryan vs Bray was last night?

That is the best I've seen Wyatt wrestle by a long way - he really showed all aspects of his game, especially his insane speed and agility for a guy who must be knocking on for 300 pounds.

In addition Bryan was super-aggressive, his flying Tornado DDT was crazy, and that for me is how he should wrestle nearly every match. They picked the right winner as well, just a perfect example of what can be done in the right situation in 2014.

[secondcity t]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

Yes if Bryan beat Taker it would be earth shattering. But you have to bring it back into the storyline they have been working since August. It doesnt make sense. The authority wouldnt give two ****s that he beat Taker. That wouldnt logically convince them of anything. Bryan has beaten EVERYONE and still gets no love.

HHH would come out and say "good job Bryan you beat taker, now go take a seat in the back" then he'll make some dickhead comment about Taker being much older and vulnerable now. Bryan has to beat HHH to win over the authority. That is what makes that story, stemming since Summerslam, make sense. Not Taker.

Little do you realize how much sympathy that would garner for Bryan. He beats Undertaker for "THE MOTHER****ING STREAK" and is still being oppressed and held down? If you thought the crowd was hot last night, I can only imagine how it would be if he was being passed over after beating Taker. HHH's ego wouldn't be able to handle or grasp how the Solid B+ beat someone that he damn near killed himself to defeat and failed at. Three times. For reference, Austin didn't fight McMahon in a proper match for almost 16 months after he stunned him for the first time. You want them to have a match 6 months after the initial pedigree. Sometimes the chase is better than the pursuit. Just saying.

All the fantasy booking aside, WWE is getting attention for what's going on with Bryan whether it's a work or not.

[EL_GABE]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

have a feeing we gonna get some sort of teaser video tonight

[woody2goody]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

On the point of Bryan not being in the Rumble, it was a shame not to see him in there, mostly because it hurt the match, which was getting decent reaction, if not anything amazing up to that point.

News outlets are taking Bryan's Twitter post very seriously, with even the BBC and some newspapers here in Britain saying that he's 'unhappy with WWE management'. I think that is all part of the plan and the story. Foley on the other hand I'm not so sure about.

I don't really think Batista deserves the hate he was getting, and his performance, while a tad rusty was pretty good for a guy wrestling his first match in about 3 years. His reaction after obviously wasn't great, but I can sort of understand his frustration.

Back to the PPV Buys thing with Daniel Bryan, and WWE can't just lose faith in someone because they don't (look like they) draw massively straight away. Eventually the buyrates will go up. Nobody since Austin has been more over than Bryan is now, I'd be willing to say that. They have to at least let him have the title for 3 months and see where it goes.

Unfortunately nobody has any patience these days, and I'm sure WWE has enough money to withstand a couple of low buy-rates in order to build a star. And Bryan could be THAT GUY. He could be the guy for the new generation just like Hogan was in the 80s, Austin was in the 90s and Cena in the 2000s. But the have to let him have a chance.

Look at last night. That opening match was the best I have seen in a long time. All they have to do is let Bryan go out and wrestle, and the fans will love it.

When Bryan is wrestling, WWE looks like the giant it was around the turn of the century. The fans are going crazy, cheering for the underdog babyface like they are supposed to. From the outside Bryan looks ridiculously huge as a star. It's like if you showed MITB 2011 to someone who doesn't watch wrestling (which I have). They see and hear the reactions for Punk and Cena and they are intrigued and want to know more, because of the pull they have on entire arenas of people.

Orton, Batista, Sheamus for instance get good reactions and are generally popular, but not to Punk, Cena and Bryan levels. Bryan's crowd reactions are automatically moving him into that upper echelon.

At the moment it seems that WWE's problem is not that they can't make stars, it's that they won't. Bryan, Kofi, Ziggler, Sandow, Big E, Sami Zayn - they are all ready made for the top spots in the company.

It will e interesting to see what they do with Reigns compared to how Bryan is being pushed (or not depending on your viewpoint).

[TracerBullet]

Re: Raw 1/27/14: If you quit watching for awhile, I wouldn't blame you.

So asking for refunds, only watching to see what fans do, having no interest to going into an event isn't giving up? That sounds about as indifferent as you can get.

First off if that's all you can come up with, I'd suggest toning down the hyperbole.

Secondly, the biggest post in that group expressed hope that everything was a work. Wouldn't call that giving up.

Third, inferring that them wanting the crowd to crap on the show means they've given up is a good reach. Probably really means they just want some change from the predictable crap they've been giving us recently (e.g. Batista winning the Royal Rumble six days after returning, Bryan not even being in the Rumble). None of them said they weren't watching ever like Goh did.

Closest thing to giving up is Dayman's title for this thread .