10 Biggest Fakeouts In WWE History

6. Daniel Bryan On Bray Wyatt

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Earning Daniel Bryan one of the biggest reactions of his career as the company finally conceded to his character's overwhelming adulation, the moment he shed his Wyatt Family overalls to reveal that Bray Wyatt was absolutely f*cked was a pulsating expression of his popularity.

The pair had just lost a steel cage main event to The Usos, with the defeat forcing Wyatt into confirming with his latest devotee if he really was part of the 'Family' while the two were encased in the steel structure.

He received his answer in rather profound fashion.

Tearing away the scruffy clobber, Bryan obliterated Bray before scaling the cage to trigger one of the biggest "YES!" chants in the relatively brief history of the gimmick. It was perplexing yet predictable that he lost the subsequent match with Wyatt at the following Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but he'd finally made his progression undeniable to a company determined to suppress his rise.

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