The steady, ebullient chants of Dan-yell-Bry-An! CLAP-CLAP-CLAPPA-CLAP! that have been noisily rattling around WWE house shows over recent weeks, represent more than just excited fans rooting for their chosen babyface. Believe me when I say that these chants, which began as a smattering of approval from the so called Smart marks in the front row, before erupting into a full-blown, raw-throated howl from every fan in attendance, are indicative of far more than just the patronising sweetness that tends to greet a triumphant underdog. They are a defiant rebel yell, an effusive rallying cry from the fans and, if the WWE office is bright enough to heed the call, the promise of a much better tomorrow for the worlds biggest wrestling promotion... Vince McMahon may believe that he is the one who makes and breaks the stars in the WWE (and this is at least partly true) but it is ultimately the fans that pick the legends. Unless the WWE fanbase truly buys a wrestlers gimmick and character, then the character simply wont get over. If Vince were right 100% of the time, then Lex Luger would now be a multi-time WWE Champion and Hall of Famer, instead of Bret Hart. Vinces biggest skill as a promoter, however, is not spotting the next Undertaker, Hulk Hogan or Rock and pushing them to the top of the card. That is a good skill to have as a promoter, of course, but it is by no means the most important. By far Vinces most valuable skill is actually the ability to smell a change in the wind and then have the guts to follow it as far as it takes him. It is this skill that put the big belt on Stone Cold Steve Austin and built an entire era around his beer-swilling, finger-flipping ways. It is this skill that allowed McMahon to burst away from the old NWA (royally pissing off some of the toughest people in the world in the process) and to re-create pro wrestling into the TV-friendly, Hollywood blockbuster-esque, super-stuntman soap opera that we all know and love today. Vince is clearly using this skill right now with Daniel Bryan, as it is very clear that D-Bry is not his idea of a WWE champion. However, the fans are behind Bryan 110% and McMahon, while he may not be a mark for Bryan, has always been a mark for money... So, with that said, I thought Id analyse Bryans offbeat appeal, try to figure out what makes him so darned loveable and hopefully present a convincing argument to back up my gut feeling that Bryan is potentially the next Hogan, or Austin, or Rock. Here goes...