14 WWE WrestleMania 34 Impulse Reactions
5. YES! YES! YES!
Another masterfully-handled piece of business by WWE, Daniel Bryan's return spent long enough on every single note without the song meandering on longer than anybody in the crowd required.
Suffering early assault from the impossibly pr*kish Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, Bryan's return from stretchered oblivion mirrored his last evocative display in the very same building, and his match-winning onslaught brought with it a fresh vision of what should hopefully be a laundry list of new contributions to the cause.
Best of all was his last exchange with an unrepentant Zayn. A plucky babyface in NXT and for the bulk of his time on the main roster, the affable and adorable babyface Sami was earmarked for Bryan's spot as a plucky underdog for years before pressures and failings of his righteousness steered him into the arms of evil.
Livid with how events had unfolded yet again for his own career and that of Owens', Zayn desperately wailed in Daniels face before eventually falling victim to the knee/submission combo that won the 'YES! Man' his WWE Title in that very building. He didn't get to take Bryan's hero spot, and now he couldn't even be an effective villain. Zayn's pain was real, but not remotely sympathetic in the face of the greatest comeback story in years.