7 Smart Ways WWE Can Bring Back Daniel Bryan 1

1. Surprise In The Royal Rumble

Five…four…three…two…one…BUZZER! And then Daniel Bryan’s music hits? It would be one of the loudest ovations in WWE history.
By not announcing Bryan for the match it would create a lot of buzz because fans online and those just watching at home would assume that a Bryan return is possible. We’ve seen it happen so many times over the years with big names returning from injury in the Rumble match unannounced. John Cena famously did it in 2008 to win the Rumble and then Edge did it in 2010. At this year’s Royal Rumble there was a surprise unannounced return with Sheamus coming back from shoulder surgery.
If WWE went the surprise route with Bryan it would generate the kind of perfect reaction that you can’t fake. It would feel natural to hear the crowd erupt as soon as his music hit and he marched down to the ring leading the “yes” chants. Just sitting here thinking about it gets me excited as a fan of him as well as the Rumble match.
The negative about doing a Bryan surprise is that they wouldn’t be able to tell fans that one of the most popular guys in the business is coming back that night. However, what WWE should realize is that the “Royal Rumble” name is very strong on its own. Fans are going to watch it because of its history as well as the possibility that exists with Bryan coming back in a massive way as a surprising Rumble entrant.
No matter what he does when he comes back the fans are going to give him a positive reaction. Bryan is arguably the most popular wrestler alive and at this point all we want is to see him back in a WWE ring again.