10 WWE Gimmicks that should have been given more time

#7 Daniel Wyatt

He had the beard for it

Back to Daniel Bryan and another gimmick idea that wasn’t given adequate time. Back in late 2013 when everyone was consigning themselves to the idea of Randy Orton and Batista headlining Wrestlemania 30 and Daniel Bryan being cast aside yet again, an interesting development took place when Bryan decided to join the Wyatt Family.

After a few weeks of the Wyatts stalking Bryan and goading him into joining them, he eventually gave in and spent a few weeks wearing a blue jumpsuit, mainly losing tag team matches against the Usos and the Rhodes Brothers.

The storyline did end with a memorable moment when Bryan saw the light and single handedly destroyed all three members in a steel cage match. He had the entire arena doing the YES! chant with him to close the show in scenes we still remember fondly to this day.

Daniel Bryan’s success at WrestleMania 30, despite being a feel good moment for his fans, did feel a little rushed and reactionary. Not only were management worried about their main event for ‘Mania going down like a led balloon but CM Punk had also recently left the company, leaving HHH without an opponent.

Without all of this, perhaps Bryan’s involvement with the Wyat family could have lasted well into 2014. Bryan even admitted that the boots he wore at Mania were originally made for him to complement his look as part of the Wyatts. Something put a premature ending to this gimmick, and we’ll never know how much of a success it would have been.