Perhaps the most vocal proponent of Daniel Bryan winning the WWE world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 30 this past April was Mick Foley. He promised to break his television if Bryan didn't win the Royal Rumble, then blasted the company for not booking him to do so.
Eventually, the powers that be saw the light and, well, you remember how the biggest show of the year ended back in April.
Now, with the announcement that Bryan will enter next year's Royal Rumble after he finally recovered from neck surgery, Foley is once again advocating for the "YES" man (from his Facebook):
LESNAR/BRYAN AT MANIA? I SAY "YES"!
I'm not going to smash any TV sets this January. I'm hoping not to say, write, or tweet things that make my relationship with WWE difficult. But following Daniel Bryan's emotional speech on WWE Monday Night Raw last night, I think he could be the guy to face Brock Lesnar at this year's #Wrestlemania.
As opposed to the earlier Ryback - WWE promo, where Ryback seemed uncomfortable, and in too much of a rush for us to appreciate the substance of the words, Daniel Bryan allowed his emotions to tell the story - reminding us of the journey he'd been on this past year, while not letting us forget what it was about him that made so many of us root for him to begin with. He fights from underneath like few before him ever have, and (despite what some of my colleagues may think) would be a credible threat to knock down the mountain that Lesnar has been built to be. It would be the ultimate David, facing the ultimate Goliath. Man vs Beast. Man vs himself - really no need for Man vs company here. Give Paul Heyman free creative reign to bring out the best in Daniel Bryan - and for the WWE Universe to bring out the best in themselves - and we have got ourselves a compelling Mania main event.
See you on the road this month in TEXAS, with JAN 10-15 shows in #McAllen #SanAntonio #Houston #Addison & #Austin and MICHIGAN shows (with Colt Cabana) in #GrandRapids & #RoyalOak (near Detroit) http://realmickfoley.com
Current rumors suggest Roman Reigns is the favorite to win the Rumble before moving on to face Brock Lesnar for the title in the main event of WrestleMania 31 on Sun., Mar. 29, 2015, in Santa Clara, California.
But as we saw this past year, plans can change in a hurry.
Your thoughts?