Stephanie McMahon wants the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in her possession, and off Daniel Bryans waist. Weve established that. Daniel Bryan had neck surgery about two weeks ago and is out of action indefinitely. But Bryan doesnt want to just give in and hand the title over to Stephanie, so instead, she threatens to fire his wife if he doesnt hand over the title at the PPV. Um, what? Yes, they are trying to buy another week for Bryan to heal and see if they can avoid having to strip him of the title. But this is beyond ridiculous. We just watched the evil boss have the general manager beaten up and fired a couple hours earlier, but were left to believe that she cant strip him of the title? Fine, lets assume she wants to break his spirit. Put him in a title match immediately against Kane, and if he cant compete, he forfeits the title. (In that situation, they could have booked around Bryans injuries and had him beat Kane with a bunch of objects and pin him without taking a single bump, giving him a title defense and negating the need to surrender the championship.) Instead we get this stretched-out storyline of Stephanie trying to force Bryans hand and make him surrender the WHC. So whats he going to do let his wife get fired or give up his dream? The angle is approaching hokey, and it makes you wonder where they will go next not necessarily in a good way. One can see this leading to a Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon matchup with the fate of Bryans title hanging in the balance. At least that would be unique.
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.
