5 Reasons why Vince McMahon is delaying Kofi Kingston's title shot

#3 He wants to recreate the Daniel Bryan Storyline from WrestleMania 30

Bryan and Kingston's characters share a lot of similarities but the execution has been vastly different.

It's hard to argue, but one of the most successful and gratifying storylines in WWE history was Daniel Bryan's fight and journey to win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 30.

He had constantly been thwarted by Randy Orton and the Authority at almost every turn, but fan reaction to him was so strong that they basically revolted when Batista won the Royal Rumble and Bryan wasn't even in the match.

The catharsis came when he beat all three members of Evolution in a single night in order to prove the Authority wrong.

But everything that Vince McMahon has done to Kingston just seems mean and like a high-school bully. Hey, come here, I'll give you a triple threat match tonight, but it won't be for what you want!

That Fastlane trick was just plain mean, and if the purpose was to further sympathy for Kingston, it more so was sad that they've kept resorting to that storytelling device.

While Bryan's rise and Kingston's current popularity are both organic, the hoops that Kingston is being forced to jump through are not, and it is hurting everyone involved except for Bryan.

Mustafa Ali and Kevin Owens were booed as faces during their Fastlane match, so I don't know what the end game is with all of the unnecessary twists Kingston's story has taken.