by Hanley! » Nov 10, '13, 5:12 am
Though the Wyatts haven't really done anything of note yet, so this feud definitely isn't any indication that he's going to be kept in the spotlight. Working alongside Punk might be a better sign, as Punk appears to have held on to his main event reputation for the most part.
It's sad. It's another case of some of their top players being out of action, so they pushed one of the fan favourites. But they never actually committed with him, it always seemed they might back out at any moment. Then they blamed him for the bad ratings that came with top guys being missing, an overall boring product and his own half-baked push, and now he's nowhere again. It's stupid, but they do this almost every year.
If you want to see one of your favourites get pushed, then make sure to watch WWE over the summer months. It might happen. But don't expect them to matter a damn come fall. By then the company are starting to think of Wrestlemania, and the only important people on that show have already been in the main event for almost a decade, at least.
The fact that they're currently pushing Big Show over Bryan is ridiculous also. The guy has never been a draw with WWE. When is the last time anyone gave a damn about a Big Show match? Every time he's moved into title contention, the whole audience has rolled its eyes. His stuff is going down better now than usual, but you know the match is going to be terrible and that if he wins the title (which he won't) the fans would crap all over it.
The problem is commitment in my mind. They committed to Cena back in 2005. They really threw all their weight behind him. And even when much of the fanbase rejected him, they were firm in their commitment. The same has not been true of anybody since. Every push has been half-assed, and nobody on the roster has reached their full potential as a result.