10 Lowest Points Of Daniel Bryan’s WWE Title Reign
7. Brie Bella Got "The Rub" From Her Husband And Is Now Possibly A Bigger Star Than He Is
If unaware, Brie Bella has been developing as a wrestling character and her taking a bump in the ring has absolutely nothing to do with it. Every Sunday night, she's a cast member on E!'s Total Divas, which has aided her growth as a character and performer tremendously. Whether planning her own wedding, being involved with backstage dram with Eve Torres and Summer Rae, and helping her sister Nikki deal with dating John Cena, she's an integral member of the cast. Thus, when the storyline involving her husband intersected with her character, she was certainly more than ready to deliver a top-notch performance. When she slapped Stephanie in the face and quit rather than get fired or see her husband give up the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, it was a tremendous moment, and also transferred the pop that Bryan himself had been getting as a fiery underdog babyface for the past twelve months onto his wife. If I were to poll 100 members of the WWE Universe and ask them if they'd rather see Triple H wrestle Daniel Bryan or Stephanie McMahon wrestle Brie Bella, I'm certain that I'd get an 80/20 response in favor of folks wanting to see the latter matchup.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.