I say keep the beard, it gives him something different that most WWE stars don't have in terms of looks. Without his beard, he looks a big generic sometimes, although I suppose the long hair could change that.
To make him a star, I say have him break into HHH's house and going through his stuff, mocking him and finding ridiculous stuff(will leave it to WWE to take the joke how far as they want). Have him make a burial reference, come out with a shovel and say no matter how many times HHH will try to put the dirt over Bryan's head, he'll come back over or something along the lines. I would lol if Daniel says HHH can't keep him down, because no matter how many times you pedigree him, he'll rise up like the Ultimate Warrior or something like that, just a mention of that match will make me mark.
To make him a star, I say have him break into HHH's house and going through his stuff, mocking him and finding ridiculous stuff(will leave it to WWE to take the joke how far as they want). Have him make a burial reference, come out with a shovel and say no matter how many times HHH will try to put the dirt over Bryan's head, he'll come back over or something along the lines. I would lol if Daniel says HHH can't keep him down, because no matter how many times you pedigree him, he'll rise up like the Ultimate Warrior or something like that, just a mention of that match will make me mark.