February 3, 1959 is long regarded as "The Day The Music Died" (Google it, kids). And whilst that has absolutely nothing to do with professional wrestling, June 9, 2014 can have a pretty similar phrase attached to it in WWE circles. Throughout the first part of 2014, Daniel Bryan's Yes Movement swept through the WWE like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's beer truck swept across the faces of Vince and Shane McMahon back in 1999. In fact, mention of Austin is apt, as the popularity Bryan received during the hazy days of the Yes Movement was akin to that Austin picked up during the Attitude Era. For many wrestling fans of a certain age, shades of Austin were brought back to life, as one man rallied against The Authority against extreme circumstances, with all the cards stacked against him. Yet on the June 9 edition of Raw, Bryan was unceremoniously stripped of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. And in one swift blow, Stephanie McMahon's comments brought an abrupt end to one of the biggest fan movements in WWE history. Simply put, that promo killed the momentum like a double-decker bus hitting a wall at full speed. However, the Yes Movement was seriously struggling before that, and all Stephanie's comments did were certify that Bryan can never regain the popularity he once had from February to April. Since WrestleMania XXX, it has all gone downhill. Let's take a look at ten big reasons why the Yes Movement - once loved, now mourned - is dead in the water.
