If you look at that picture really hard, you can almost see a set of crosshairs, can't you? Daniel Bryan is the most popular guy in WWE right now, without a shadow of a doubt. The "YES" chants he started have gone over with the crowd like in the golden days of the Attitude era, his matches have been some of the most exciting we've seen in a long while, and it's been a while since we've had such a short champion, that's a nice change. His feud with the Authority and quest for the World Title has been ongoing since last summer, and just under a month ago, the Goat finally made it to the top of the mountain. Unfortunately for him, once you get to the top, there's nowhere to go but down. Bryan has spent almost a full year as the plucky, never-say-die underdog. But the problem now is that once the underdog becomes the champion, he ceases to be an underdog. Now is the worrying time for Bryan fans, because problems will happen with his booking when Creative realises they don't know what to do. Lacklustre feuds will come into the picture as challengers for Bryan's title emerge. We're already seeing one bad example in his feud with Kane (though that's not really the fault of anybody, Bryan has had to take time off to get married and for the unfortunate death of his dad, it's only natural that his feud would suffer for it) Whatever problems may occur with his booking and storyline, Bryan now has an enormous target on him, as everybody will be gunning for his championship. Here, we look at the likeliest candidates to end Bryan's reign as king of the mountain.
Stephen Maher has been a rock star, a bouncer, a banker and a busker on various streets in various countries. He's hung out with Robert Plant, he was at Nelson Mandela's birthday and he's swapped stories with prostitutes and crack addicts. He once performed at a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by accident. These days, he passes the time by writing about music, wrestling, games and other forms of nerdery. And he rarely drinks the blood of the innocent.
