10 Times WWE IGNORED The Fans (... And Got It Right!)

6. Daniel Bryan's 2015 Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble 2015 Daniel Bryan
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With fans clamouring for Daniel Bryan to win the 2014 Royal Rumble, should the Yes! Man have emerged victorious in that bout? Absolutely. With fans clamouring for Daniel Bryan to win the 2015 Royal Rumble, should the Yes! Man have emerged victorious in that bout? Absolutely not.

In an ideal world, D-Bry winning the 2015 Rumble would've been great. It would've been Bryan standing tall at the end of that over-the-top extravaganza rather than Roman Reigns, and the real-life Bryan Danielson would have landed himself a WrestleMania 31 shot against Brock Lesnar and the WWE Championship.

Regardless of what fans wanted, Reigns won the Rumble, and Bryan had to settle for a ladder match for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania 31; a match in which the Washington native was victorious.

Unfortunately, WWE's concerns over Bryan's health proved to be well founded, with the American Dragon forced to vacate the IC Title shortly after 'Mania 31, which was eventually followed by the star's enforced retirement due to concussion issues. Thankfully, Daniel was able to return to in-ring action several years later, but it's hard to argue that WWE didn't get it right here.

Also, one has to wonder whether we'd have got Seth Rollins' iconic Heist of the Century at WrestleMania 31 should it have been Bryan vs. Lesnar rather than Reigns vs. Lesnar.

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