Friday 30 August 2013

My first post, eh?

For my first post, I should probably talk about what every member of the WWE Universe is talking about: Daniel Bryan. In the ring, the man is more electric than lightning and brings twice as much energy and excitement. Every match he has is phenomenal, as he works off of his opponent's style and pace so well, and every week he seems to bring something new to moves we've seen performed hundreds of times. Generic slams or routine attacks from other superstars have rarely looked more powerful or damaging when Daniel Bryan sells them, and he frequently pulls out attacks we never see him do--such as the flip-over powerbomb he delivered to Wade Barrett from the top rope during their cage match last week on Smackdown.

For those who haven't seen Daniel Bryan perform recently, imagine a compact bumper car rampaging around the ring, jarring people with thrilling impact and technical, sometimes breathtaking maneuvers.

If it sounds like I'm gushing, I am, but bring up Daniel Bryan and I'm like a popped water balloon. I could talk about the guy for hours, but I'm going to keep this brief, because everyone who watches WWE programming already saw his fantastic promos with John Cena before Summerslam, is aware of his talents on the mic and in the ring, and probably enjoys him as much as I do--but with John Cena and Shaemus injured for the next half-year or so, and with Daniel Bryan being the biggest face right now next to maybe CM Punk, he'll be a major topic of discussion in the future, especially if they keep putting him in gauntlet matches. He's had two in the last few months! At this point I'm expecting them to just have Daniel Bryan fight the whole roster, starting with NXT jobbers and moving up to main event guys by the end of the show. Hey, I would watch it. It would probably be an amazing episode, and I don't doubt that Daniel Bryan could pull it off.

I will say that if you don't watch wrestling and you're reading this, DVR an episode of Raw, fast-forward to a match with Daniel Bryan in it, and see what the fuss is all about. If you're not thoroughly entertained by his energetic performance, comment and tell me why.

I'll be sure to tell you why you're wrong.