4. Plans May Need To Be Changed On The Fly
If I was the WWE I would be looking at my product right now and panicking. How can Vince McMahon possibly send out Batista to headline Mania with Orton when he knows it is going to get booed out of the building? The boss could very well be thinking about a change of plan - which is obviously going to cause huge problems for an already overworked creative team. The scale of the Rumble outrage could put Bryan back front and centre. If I was Vince I would respond to this outcry and act. At Elimination Chamber make it Orton vs Cena vs Wyatt vs Bryan vs Lesnar vs Punk. That match makes sense because Cena deserves a rematch and Wyatt, Byran, Lesnar and Punk have all laid claim to the title. Give your audience what they want Vince and put the belt on Bryan at Elimination Chamber - it should have been at Mania - but just get it on Bryan and get us away from this Orton vs Batista scenario. What could then happen is a full on Batista heel turn, leading to face Bryan in the champion role versus bad guy Batista in New Orleans. It makes sense. Fans want to cheer Bryan and boo Batista, so let them!