Is Bryan slowly turning heel or is he provoking Big Show?

[Andrew]

Just finished watching Friday Night Smackdown and saw Henry push Bryan which resulted in a DQ Finish.

But let's go back to the backstage segment with Big Show earlier on the show, when Big Show placed his right hand on Bryan's shoulder, Bryan responded with 'Get your hands off my shoulder' in a low-toned voice.

Bryan lately has been acting quite heelish, if you look at WWE EXCLUSIVE from last week I believe he said he had no time to take part in the interview. AJ came to the scene whilst being held up but she quickly walked off soon after.

So going back to the match, after the DQ finish Bryan realizes he's still Champion and paraded around the crowd and celebrated while Big Show looked on. Is Bryan slowly turning heel or is he just provoking Big Show to get more angrier?
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[The Cork]

Nobody would buy him as a heel, hes 4ft 3in, weighs less than a Somalian on a diet, watches anime and gets bullied by a commentator.

 

[The New F'n Show]

I don't think so, but weirder things have happened. He just makes more sense right now as a face with Henry and Show.

 

[Crippler]

actually hes 5th 10, 210 lb and does not watch anime cause he does not watch tv and if you think cole bullies him lol you have no idea what bullying is. as for the heel turn i have not seen smackdown yet so i cannot comment yet, but if they do turn him heel i think he would need a manager ARN ANDERSON PLEASE to help him get over and with his promos.

 

[PHX]

Def seems like where they're going after seeing how they did the DQ finish. Kind of reminds me of how they turned Punk heel at first against Jeff Hardy. Only thing I"m not gonna like about this is that they're gonna make him the typical chicken shit heel since he's gonna turn heel maybe on a guy who's damn near 3 times bigger than he is.

 

[Aniking]

I can see it too, which is a little surprising to me as I thought the WWE were going to turn Big Show heel before Daniel Bryan?

I can see it working, but it's going down the path that PHX just said. Bryan can act as tough as he likes in front of Show, but he'll realise what he has gotten himself into and probably become the kind of heel that takes the easy way out.

For somebody as talented as Bryan, I'd hate to see it go down that path. Having him beat Show and Henry cleanly and fairly at the Royal Rumble (if that match happens) would really be the way to go... only for him to lose it in the Elimination Chamber

 

[Defiant]

I think Bryan has the potential to be a vicious heel. He's very overlooked on the mic and he seems like he'd do that same level of calculated, methodical beat downs that heel Punk had. The Nexus debut would be a good indication of how I think heel Bryan would work.

 

[PHX]

I agree I think he could pull that off very well just not against Big Show unless they really wanted to make Bryan look like a beast even if it took him attacking Show with weapons. Just don't seem they're gonna allow him to do that esp right now against Show.

 

[Deuce]

I can see this guy turn Heel, wouldn't be a bad decision either. He would get a bigger reaction as a Heel than a Face so I think a Heel turn would be a good thing. I think if he was going to turn Heel it would be after holding Show in the LeBel Lock for too long ending the match in DQ, then that's where he begins to attack and demolish Show with weapons and such.

 

[SAIYANS]

Big Show is the more over face so he would logically stay face. You get more out of keeping him that way.

Bryan to me if he goes heel better watch and take on the traits of that guy who will never be named in wwe again. That is his best model

 

[Troy]

It does seem like Bryan is turning heel. Should work out well since it can add another dimension to his character rather than just being the clean cut small guy that won the title. I would make him a vicious submission machine that wasn't against cheating to help him win. Against someone like show he can cut him down with a weapon shot or two before locking in the submission. Would be strange to have Cole talk Bryan up if he does turn heel though.

 

[Andrew]

Great discussions around here..

I'm thinking the same and that he should go heel not Big Show because Big Show goes heel/face/heel way too quickly and it's becoming quite stale.

Bryan as a heel would work after all he already has the American Dragon on his attire so it'd fit. What I don't get is why does he keep over-reacting every win he has?

 

[Troy]

Great discussions around here..

I'm thinking the same and that he should go heel not Big Show because Big Show goes heel/face/heel way too quickly and it's becoming quite stale.

Bryan as a heel would work after all he already has the American Dragon on his attire so it'd fit. What I don't get is why does he keep over-reacting every win he has?

Might be that they are dropping hints that he has a big ego and so will be turning heel in the future.

Or it might be the fact that he celebrates so much because of the adversity that he had to work through to get to the stage he is at now and how happy he is to be World champion in WWE.

 

[Warren Static]

Nobody would buy him as a heel, hes 4ft 3in, weighs less than a Somalian on a diet, watches anime and gets bullied by a commentator.

hahahaha this pretty much sums him up in the WWE Universe.

 

[Tooey]

I think a heel turn would fit nicely for Bryan. What I would love to see even though I doubt it would happen is have Bryan slowly bring some of his ROH heel work tendencies into his matches. Somebody said they'd like to see him be a vicious heel and he has that in him.

What would be icing on the cake is.....I HAVE TILL' FIVE!! or The ring introductions where he has Lilllian or Justin Roberts introduce him.