Somehow, WWE has managed once again to back into another hot feud leading into WrestleMania after the companys initial plans hit a big speedbump in the form of the Yes! Movement. Last year, Batista versus Randy Orton was the hot ticket, and this time, Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar was supposed to be the money match. But like last year, a fan revolt has forced WWE to call an audible and insert Daniel Bryan into the WrestleMania world title match plans. Whether Bryan actually goes on after Fast Lane to fight for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship remains to be seen, but WWE has stumbled upon a feud between Reigns and Bryan that boiled over Monday night. After Reigns dismissed Bryan as not taking his Royal Rumble elimination like a man, Bryan engaged in some mind games with a little help from the fans. The tension reached the point where when they finally came to blows at the end of Raw, fans chanted Let them fight! as the refs pulled them apart unsuccessfully. Thats a really good sign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ46E4_QUJs While this couldnt have been how WWE drew it up, they have a ready-made feud for right after WrestleMania regardless of how the Bryan-Reigns Fast Lane match goes. Its not a great situation, but its the best scenario WWE could have hoped for post-Rumble.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
