The Mighty Daniel Bryan After His First Wrestlemania

Let me start with the good news. Benefiting from a pretty good crowd, Daniel Bryan actually got some people chanting for him on Raw tonight. Where do I start with the bad news? Daniel Bryan's first Wrestlemania match was supposed to be a U.S. title rematch against Sheamus. It gets demoted to a dark match prior to the actual PPV. It turns into a battle royal. Just to put a cherry on top, The Great Khali wins what was originally a match between Sheamus and Daniel Bryan. On Raw tonight, they have another rematch. It was a neat little match, but honestly not match of the night. Daniel Bryan loses cleanly to Sheamus. Sin Cara debuts right after, initiating what will be a feud with Sheamus. Shades of Maryse and Gail Kim from 2010, in my mind anyway. But it really does not have to be. Where does Daniel Bryan go next? Squeeze him into the U.S. title feud? Squeeze him into a WWE title feud? If the WWE really cares about this guy, what they do now will show it. Is he going to be an afterthought or be given something to build his character and overness? Those people chanting his name don't fool me. It was a good crowd, as I said before. This guy is still not truly that over. He is not getting the push to be over. He is not defying the odds, swimming upstream, whatever you want to call it, and getting over by his own merits. The overness he has is what he came with from his days prior to the WWE and what his release last year did for him in turning him into a folk legend of sorts. If I had to predict what might happen, I would say he will not be pushed properly in the coming weeks. Maybe after the next PPV. Maybe he can feud with Punk after Punk/Orton ends. But I'm sure those guys chanting for him will still be around.