WWE: 6 Ways WrestleMania 30 And Post-Mania Raw Mark A New Era

1. The Shield And Daniel Bryan Rage Against The Machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96-ozhe6rzQ Daniel Bryan has been fighting The Authority for the better part of eight months now. He's been the undersized underdog, doing everything he can to keep his head in the fight. The Shield has been The Authority's hired guns for months, only recently branching out on their own, and even more recently making a break from their handlers. Monday's Raw crystalized The Shield's turn into fan favorites while giving new champ Bryan some much-needed backup. This is a new wrinkle in the typical WWE story of a wrestler fighting an authority figure. Rather than just one wrestler, it's shaping up to be faction versus faction. And even moreso, it's Evolution 2.0 (Orton, Batista, Kane and HHH) against Bryan and The Shield €“ old guard versus new guys. Maybe it's worth mentioning that everyone except Orton is well north of 40, while only Bryan is over 30. This isn't HHH and Shawn Michaels running around in their late 30s/early 40s as DX fighting Vince and Shane. It's new, younger stars rising up to challenge some of the most established, longest-tenured stars in the company. All of these young superstars have found themselves at the center of WWE, the focus of major matches and storylines at and after WrestleMania. This can't be an accident or coincidence. It has to be part of a movement into a new era for WWE. These superstars, with a supporting cast of young guns like the Usos (28), Big E (28), Cody Rhodes (28), Bad News Barrett (33) and Dolph Ziggler (33), have a chance to shape the WWE in a way that hasn't been seen in at least a decade. It's an exciting premise, and hopefully this new era will be given a chance to flourish.