7 New Directions For WWE After The Greatest Royal Rumble

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Slow Burn Push Towards A Daniel Bryan Title Shot

Daniel Bryan
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There's no rush with Daniel Bryan's ascent back to World Title status, there really isn't.

If anything, it should be a slow-burning affair, one laced with hurdles the popular babyface must overcome if he's going to someday hold the WWE Title above his head again and rekindle the happiness of WrestleMania XXX. That doesn't mean the road to such a moment doesn't start now.

Bryan's performance in the Greatest Royal Rumble should have washed away any doubts from WWE about Daniel's health. He wrestled for well over an hour, took substantial punishment and still looked positively delighted in a post-match interview on WWE.com.

The next step with Bryan is booking him to beat Big Cass at Backlash, slotting him into a feud against someone he can work five-star matches with (Shinsuke Nakamura, Chris Jericho, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, The Miz and even others like Shelton Benjamin and Andrade Almas are all candidates on SmackDown) then build him towards AJ Styles and the WWE Title.

What other new directions do you see WWE going in after the Greatest Royal Rumble? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.