8 WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Impulse Reactions
3. The Fiend Bray Wyatt (c) Vs. Daniel Bryan
![Edge Royal Rumble](https://d2thvodm3xyo6j.cloudfront.net/media/2020/01/f750e2e12be6ab48-600x338.jpg)
First the positives. This was The Fiend's best match so far, and probably Bray's second best singles clash since Daniel Bryan gave him a belter at this event six years ago. This also marked the end of the wretched red light that helped tarnish his early efforts. This was the finest Bryan battle since he turned babyface late last year, and one of the first times in a while he looked emotionally committed to the bit again.
All that said, is it still not okay to say this character is a total bust?
His entrance with his toy belt looked pretty silly. His repeated no-sells of Bryan's knees didn't jive with the emotional make-up of the match overall. The finish sucked the wind out of a crowd just about coming to life, because there's no narrative sense to be made from a character that is indestructible until it...isn't.
It's not Wyatt's fault, just as it wasn't at Hell In A Cell or Survivor Series or any SmackDown segment you might have thought was a little stupid, and full credit to him for enjoying an extended spell at the top of the card, but the silence that greeted the bulk of the match was the loudest and most inconvenient truth.