To begin, I have to admit, I'm not a Bray Wyatt fan. That doesn't mean there isn't potential in the character. As a matter of fact, one of the flaws I see in the WWE currently is that the creative crew allow their own opinions of the talent to affect how they are booked. Obviously there is a group of fans that like Bray and his delivery a lot; however, for the most part, the crowds are still relatively dead during The Wyatt Family matches and promos. That isn't his fault--to a degree the wrestlers are at the mercy of creative and their biases.
Now to the storyline. While I wasn't a fan of Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt Family, I do believe there was a lot of untapped potential in the pairing. Ideally, it would have elevated Bray Wyatt while giving the fans what they have been craving for the last six months--a Daniel Bryan title reign. There is still the chance that the current storyline will lead to that, but I have a feeling it may be many more months prior to that, if at all.
The first blog post will lead us through Royal Rumble and the subsequent ones will move us further into the year.
This past Monday, Bryan apparently left the Wyatts, which I think was a mistake for all parties involved. Yes, Bryan is back to being a full face. Yes, it received an epic reaction. Yes, Bryan is a superstar. However, it didn't feel as though it did much for Bray. Prior to the Bryan joining the Wyatts, he was already receiving those reactions. So what was accomplished? Currently, not much. Bray isn't any more over than he was 3 weeks ago.
So let's start with this past Monday. Bray Wyatt in a cage--there seems to be something iconic in that, even without being a fan of the man. Instead of being a tag match against the Usos, which didn't serve Bryan or Bray in any way. The talent that should have been built were the main eventers, not the tag team, yet the Wyatts lose with such frequency that it's difficult to take them seriously as a threat. So what should have happened in the cage?
First, a promo, which the crowd was robbed of by a slapped together main event. Bray needed to cut his promo in the cage, he needed to start drawing in the crowd, convincing the crowd he wasn't the bad guy--that there was a purpose to his madness. In other words, play the cult leader to the masses.
So who should the match have been against if not the Usos? It should have been The Wyatts vs Daniel Bryan, though not in a traditional match.
Sample portions of a promo:
"Daniel, this cage, it's like your WWE career. Do you see it? These walls, Daniel Bryan, they are the manifestation of what holds you in, prevents you from being what you can be, what you should be. You are among the lions, tonight, Daniel. Can you survive the lions, Daniel? Can you prove to them you are what they cannot see? This is for you, Daniel Bryan. This is not a punishment, this is your freedom from your shackles, from your cage. Accept your destiny, Daniel Bryan."
During the course of the match, it would have gone back and forth, until the Wyatts overwhelm the underdog Bryan. At some point during the match, through a series of miscues, Bryan takes advantage and escapes the cage, slowly backing away from the cage once he does.
Raw goes off the air with the announcers in shock, asking, "Has Bryan left the Wyatts? Did Bray lose his pupil?" as the camera zooms in on a smiling Bray.
Tomorrow will continue how I feel the storyline should have played out. Hopefully you've enjoyed this first edition of the Raw Rewrite and will continue to follow along.
Thank you for reading.
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