WWE Wrestlemania XXX Preview/Predictions Part 1

                Since Wrestlemania XXX is so big, I’m going to be breaking my preview of it up into four different parts.  The first part will be covering the WWE Title match, and thus will also include the HHH vs. Daniel Bryan match that comes before it but will then add a third man to the main event.

                At first, the HHH vs. Daniel Bryan match had the stipulation that if Daniel Bryan won he’d be added to the WWE Title match later on in the night.  I don’t like when they do things like that because it pretty much guarantees that Bryan will win and be added to the match because why else make the stipulation to begin with?   Adding the fact that if HHH wins he gets put in the title match now can cast some shadow of doubt, but the original theory still remains that Daniel Bryan will be added to the title match.

                In order to please fans, WWE is likely to give Daniel Bryan his Wrestlemania moment, as he ends the night WWE Champion, with a fallen HHH, Randy Orton and Batista left in his path.   More important that why Daniel Bryan will become WWE Champion though is perhaps the fact of where do we go from here?   Who is on the level that can be pushed such as Daniel Bryan to make for interesting matches and feuds?

                One thing I would certainly do, though I’d wait for Summerslam, is to bring in John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan.  Last year was the Summerslam when Bryan beat Cena then was quickly beaten/screwed by Orton and HHH.   So building that match up to one year later would be quite remarkable on the part of WWE, though I don’t know if they have that kind of long term planning in mind.

                Someone who connects John Cena and Daniel Bryan right now as well is Bray Wyatt, and he could have some good matches with Daniel Bryan should WWE want to elevate him to that level after Wrestlemania.   Aside from those two guys though (Both of whom are competing against each other at WMXXX), there aren’t that many interesting matches left for Bryan as champion.

                I certainly don’t want to see the typical gauntlet of champion match fodder being run.   No Mark Henry, Big Show, Christian or Sheamus matches please.  Let’s say that for right now, they are beneath the WWE Championship no matter who holds it.   However, should WWE want to push Cesaro as a singles star and have him against Daniel Bryan for the title, then I’m all for that. 

                Which brings me to my next theory, which revolves around the Money in the Bank match which will be inevitable to happen before Summerslam.  So you put  Daniel Bryan in a rematch with Randy Orton, have HHH stack the deck against him again only this time it’s different because Bryan has the title and isn’t going for it.   Batista goes back to Hollywood and sadly, Ric Flair does not return to go one on one with Daniel Bryan.

                If we’re going to put six men into the MITB match and they are six men who a) have never held the WWE Title before and b) also stand some chance of winning the match and cashing in successfully (Sorry Kofi Kingston, Damien Sandow and even Cody Rhodes), then I see no reason why we wouldn’t have these six men in it:  Cesaro, Big E, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.   Yes, all three members of The Shield should be in this match because each one would add to it and the “Every man for himself” factor would also come into play nicely.  I could see any of the three grabbing the brief case and having a great match with Daniel Bryan for the title.

                I’ve already made my case for Cesaro winning the MITB match, and I think WWE should put Big E into the mix as what I like to call the “Kane of MITB matches”, so they can have a big power guy who, well, isn’t Kane because there is no way Kane should be in this thing.   On top of that we have Bray Wyatt, who could earn his way in there by defeating someone else (Kofi?) after looking impressive at WMXXX.  The idea of Daniel Bryan as Champion vs. John Cena at Summerslam with Bray Wyatt holding the MITB brief case is a very engaging scenario WWE should explore.   Though, I’d be happy with any of those six men holding the brief case and challenging Daniel Bryan.

                Let’s just hope WWE sees things as promisingly as I do for the months following Wrestlemania and leading up to Summerslam.   We could be victim to any number of lousy title defenses for Daniel Bryan, but if WWE plays their cards right we could also have some of the best wrestling yet in the coming months.