10 Best WWE Storylines Of The Last 5 Years

Although Daniel Bryan’s on-screen feud with The Authority wouldn’t begin until SummerSlam 2013, you could argue that it unofficially started the day he walked into WWE. Treated as a guy WWE just didn’t see anything special in, Daniel Bryan would suffer a number of embarrassments early in his career that included a humiliating 18-second loss against Sheamus at WrestleMania 28.

But after that loss, something amazing began to happen. Fans everywhere started to revolt in unison against the treatment of Daniel Bryan by chanting his name and “Yes!” catchphrase even when he wasn’t involved in the current match. This supposed “B + Player” had won the hearts of nearly every WWE fan until things finally reached a point where the company could no longer ignore them and put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Bryan at WrestleMania XXX.

You can debate where real life ends and the story begins regarding the rise of Daniel Bryan, but the fact you can debate that is part of what makes this story so very compelling. Up until the moment that Daniel Bryan won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, WWE had you believing that the moment would never happen. They may try for years and years afterwards, but it’s doubtful WWE will ever be able to recreate what was accomplished here.