Recently, however, I do not like how the WWE has been handling the feud. They had Kane disappear a few weeks ago. That was fine. Mix it in with Bray's gimmick. There were some fans thinking Kane might then return as a heel. Just pretend Bray Wyatt "brainwashed" him. Caskets came into play. Kane returned as a face. Last week, Orton attacked Kane and cost him a match against Bray. What is going on? Orton is following the "If you can't beat them, join them" philosophy.
What is my issue with the direction of this feud? First of all, it just seems like they are starting to do too many things with this story. I know they have a ton of time to kill and all that, but I feel like there have already been a few things in the last few weeks that they could have built on. Kane disappearing was something they could have built on. Turn him heel. Make the storyline about Orton trying to get Kane back. Even if they didn't want to do anything like that, they introduced the casket. Okay, that can build up to a casket match. Not exactly Bray Wyatt's specialty. This would be a match for The Undertaker. But if they want to build Bray Wyatt as the next Taker, and the two have feuded before, they can use this kind of match. But then they switch to Orton turning on Kane. It just seems like they are doing too much.
I have seen one fan like this feud because it has storyline progression. I wouldn't call this storyline progression. I have seen some storylines in the WWE where the WWE does something to get fans interested, then they just sit on that one thing and don't go anywhere for a while. That is a lack of storyline progression. Look at feuds where one person attacks someone else. Then they attack them again. And again. It takes a while for an explanation or for things to go to another level. That is not the problem here. The problem here is just doing too much with this one feud. This isn't progression. This is just jumping around to various things.
Another reason I do not like what the WWE is doing here is because I would say there is potential for feuds with a few of the storyline points you have used here. Why use it all just for this one feud? Will the WWE be able to create fresh feuds for Wyatt after this? Or will they just reuse the angles they have used in this feud? After a while, it just isn't fresh anymore. The writers obviously have some ideas, but all these ideas don't need to be used here. Not only is it a question of possibly muddling the current storyline with Orton, but it is an issue of whether these ideas will still be worth doing after the feud with Orton.
Last reason I do not like recent developments for this feud, is it even justified? Orton teasing going heel, is it justified? A few years ago, Daniel Bryan joined The Wyatts to get close to Bray, then got some revenge against him. The storyline worked better then. Daniel Bryan was getting beaten up by The Wyatts. It just looked like he was broken. Now? I don't see it. Bray Wyatt has not looked that dominant. He lost to Kane just a few weeks ago when Orton could not compete. Randy Orton has not looked that broken. He has looked strong at times in this feud. And it isn't like the numbers were really that against him. He had Kane on his side against Bray Wyatt and whichever one of his lackies is available. It is just hard to buy into this new direction.
Go back to last year. Randy Orton has done this kind of thing before. He was splitting with The Authority. He then pretended like he still wanted to be a part of them just so he can get his hands on Seth Rollins at the best time. That kind of angle just fit that feud. Orton is obviously a character that utilizes mind games, which makes this feud with Wyatt even better, but using that same kind of trick again? So soon? With Bray Wyatt? Yes, it is obvious Orton isn't truly turning heel. But why should Bray Wyatt even buy into him?
Is this the angle they will stick with for this feud? They can have Bray Wyatt do things to test Orton further. They can have Orton do things on his own to try to prove he is on Bray's side. Or they can just have Bray Wyatt see through Orton, drop the angle, and go in a different direction. I wish they would just stick with one direction and build on it. That would be progression.
Let me do a slight aside. A few weeks ago, the WWE went with Orton/Wyatt as a PPV main event. No titles were on the line. Nothing was on the line. This feud just didn't belong in the main event. It looked like the WWE was just scared of the presidential debate. Last night at Hell in a Cell, Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte headlined. I am not going to say anything about match quality or who won. Just the decision to put the women on last, was it really an honor? Hell in a Cell went against a good NFL game and a World Series game where the Cleveland Indians had a chance to clinch the title. That is heavy competition. Is it really an honor? Or should it be categorized in the same place as Orton/Wyatt headlining a PPV they had no business headlining? The product definitely isn't the same now as it was a decade ago and before that. Headlining a PPV back then would have meant more.
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