As a long time WWE fan, this is basically the same booking that Austin went through,being screwed over by Vince over n over before he beat the Rock at Mania 15 and the Rock himself went through pre n post wm16 against Triple H and the McMahon-Helmsley regime.Its the chase that sells,and its building towards Bryan getting his moment at wm30 with 70 plus thousand in unison doing the Yes chant.If booked that way it will be the moment everyone is craving.I'm sure Vince sees the money in that, instead of giving Bryan the title at Elimination Chamber.He's to smart to miss this oppurtunity as Bryan is as over as I've ever seen.As for the fans that's the reaction they want as it builds to the payoff.But if they give us Orton/Batista I'll watch Mania just to watch the crowd destroy that match and those 2 blokes careers.
To me, this is the crux of the situation, though. It requires Bryan leaving Mania as Champion.
In order to have that moment, they have to insert Bryan into the Wrestlemania main event. There are two ways to do this easily, which need to be done tonight on Raw: 1) Have HHH come out and put him in the match at Mania, making it a triple threat, or 2) have D-Bry take the title from Orton tonight, setting up Bryan in the main event (either as a triple threat or having Orton's rematch prior to Mania and having a one-on-one between Bryan and Batista).
The only other thing I can see is having Bryan's match with HHH early in Mania. After the Orton/Batista match is over (preferably with Orton winning), have Hogan come out and say (something along the lines of): "Brother, you and me both know, jack, that there's only one brother in the back that these people really want to see fight again, jack. So, I'm giving him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship right now, slick!" That's when Bryan's music hits and he comes down and beats Orton for the title. Cue confetti, music, and "YES!" chants to end the night.
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