Daniel Bryan / Bray Wyatt Part 5

To start this post, I want to amend the last one just a bit.  After re-reading it a few more times, I realized that the ending had Daniel Bryan coming off as a coward which is hardly how one wants the "hero" of a story to be portrayed.  So, instead of Bryan voluntarily walking away from the ring, I would have The Brotherhood and Big Show come down and forcibly push a reluctant Bryan through the crowd.  This in turn injects those three participants into The Authority storyline after incomprehensibly being removed from it.

2/3/2014 Raw

The Authority, Orton, NAO, and The Shield are in the ring.  HHH is on the mic.  "It is time like these that people should choose their friends wisely, especially in a business like this one.  The person who stands beside you today very well be the man you're facing off against tomorrow.  In addition, there are certain.....troublemakers who like to stir the pot for no purpose other than to further their own selfish ends.  Last week, we saw a coward, yes, a coward, leave his supposed mentor behind in this very ring to suffer a brutal beatdown at the hands over several WWE superstars.  Is that the kind of friend you want to stand beside, the kind of man you want to stake your career on?  Tonight, so that we do not have the unwarranted interference that happened last week, the NAO will face off against The Brotherhood in a steel cage match with the tag titles on the line.  Big Show, you get a special treat--Brock Lesnar and Batista vs you in a handicap match.  The Wyatts, you have drawn The Shield.  Lastly, Daniel Bryan, you're--"

Daniel Bryan appears on the TitanTron.  "Hey Hunter, last week, I was forced to abandon my mentor in the ring.  I realize it was for my own good, that I was outnumbered, but the odds have always been against me in my career.  You think you're the first one to doubt my abilities, HHH?  You think you're the first one to think I didn't have it in me?  I'm guaranteed a shot at the title at WrestleMania and I'm walking out the champion.  But tonight, tonight I'm just walking out."

HHH is screaming, "Walking out?  You can't do that?  You're a CONTRACTED WWE employee.  You have to perform when and where we tell you to perform.  This isn't some bush league wrestling promotion you indy guys came from!  This is the WWE!"

Bryan walks away from the camera immediately revealing he's in The Authority's office.  HHH turns The Shield, instructing them, "Bring him out here.  NOW!"

After The Shield disappear into the back, the video is still playing on the TitanTron, showing HHH walk by.  The announcers are puzzled, asking, "Was that HHH on the TitanTron?"

Coming out from under the ring are the Brotherhood, Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt and the family, circling it.  They all storm the ring, taking out the remaining member of The Authority except for Stephanie.  Bray approaches her, playing with her hair.  The Family pick her up and carry her to the back.  As Rowan and Harper abscond with her, Bray gets in HHH's face and says, "I told you, family for family, Hunter.  This isn't over."

End of segment.

Backstage segment with HHH who is livid, yelling at The Shield.  "Where were you guys?  You should have been there to protect Stephanie."

Reigns steps up, saying, "You sent us to the back, not us."

HHH counters, "What kind of man tries to blame another for his shortcomings?"

Reigns back: "What kind of man can't protect his wife?"

The two start staring down until Rollins plays peacemaker, stepping between the two of them.  "Look, there are bigger concerns right now.  We have to focus on the Wyatts, Big Show and the Rhodes brothers."

HHH: "You guys focus on that, I need to find my wife."

End of segment.

Big Show vs Batista and Brock Lesnar

For the bulk of this match, Batista and Brock would dominate Big Show, almost competing to see who is stronger and the most fearsome of the two.  Due to a miscommunication, Batista hits Brock Lesnar.  Brock starts to climb into the ring to go after Batista but Heyman jumps on his back.  "No, Brock, not here!  We need HHH right now."  Brock still stares at Batista as he climbs back down from the ring, walking away from his partner with Heyman instead.

Batista is yelling at Brock, asking where he's going.  This has given Big Show enough time to recover.  Brock stops and turns, taking a few steps toward the ring and then stopping with a huge smile on his face.  Batista asks, "What?"  Heyman points behind him.  Batista turns to meet the KO punch.  Big Show picks up the pinfall.


NAO vs The Brotherhood in a steel cage

The NAO, through cheating, win the titles back.  The Shield try to scale the cage to get inside but the Wyatts show and prevent that from happening.  During this chaos is when the NAO cheat to regain the titles.

The Wyatts vs The Shield

HHH comes out and tells them not to remove the cage, that this match will be held in a steel cage as well with a special referee.  He removes his jacket and shirt, revealing a referee's shirt.

Rowan and Harper are disposed of quickly.  The four team up on Bray with HHH yelling, "Where is she?  Where is Stephanie?"

On his knees, Bray looks up at HHH laughing.  "Those who live in the towers always think they're safe. But they aren't.  They think they are the machine.  But they aren't."  Bray gets to his feet, taking a step toward HHH.  "The machine will fall."

As HHH prepares to pedigree Bray, Bryan appears on the TitanTron with Stephanie.  "I wouldn't do that, Hunter.  Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, it's simple physics."

HHH: "What do you want?" He lets go of Bray.

Bryan:  "I already have what I want, a title match at Wrestlemania.  And there's nothing you can do about it."

While distracted, the Wyatts have recovered, taking out The Shield and HHH.  The match is thrown out. 

End of Raw.