10 Times WWE Stupidity Sabotaged Storylines

5. Daniel Bryan's Outburst About Rowan

Daniel Bryan Erick Rowan
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What Happened: Daniel Bryan went off on one upon seeing Roman Reigns' "conclusive proof" that Erick Rowan was at the scene of the crime when scaffolding fell on him. Without questioning whether or not it was the same lookalike he'd tried to trick Reigns with the week before, Dan slapped his partner around and claimed innocence.

The following week, Rowan admitted that it was indeed him, Roman. It was him all along, Roman.

Why It Was Stupid: Admittedly, this one is still ongoing, and there is time for WWE to rescue it. Only kidding: they hammered some last remaining nails into the angle's coffin with Bryan's overblown reaction to a dude who looked like Rowan skulking around in the backstage area.

Note the wording there. "Looked like". Bryan went bananas without really taking the time to check if his big buddy was lying or not. Again, what should've been an intriguing melodrama about Reigns' attempted murder was spoiled by irksome knee-jerk booking that cast WWE stars as anything but realistic human beings.

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