WWE Hell In A Cell: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

The Bad: Daniel Bryan The Afterthought

HIAC: Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs The Miz & Maryse

The match is understandable. All four competitors have become reality television stars and are arguably better known for the escapades on E! than anything they've done in a wrestling ring. Daniel Bryan; however, stands apart from every other competitor in this bout. Without taking anything away from The Miz, who is great in his own right, Bryan is one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. His return to wrestling was met with the heralded fanfare it deserved. A man once deemed physically unable to compete was making an improbable return to the wrestling ring to do what he does best and loves most.

The WWE had yet another Daniel Bryan underdog story fall right into their laps. It was foolproof....or so we thought. Since Daniel Bryan's return just before WrestleMania 34, he has floundered on Smackdown LIVE's mid-card losing cleanly to the likes of Big Cass (remember him?) and The Miz. Daniel Bryan's post-WrestleMania booking has become so tragic that wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer recently called it, "promotional malpractice."

Tonight's booking was equally sub par. Bryan and The Miz played second fiddle to Brie Bella and Maryse, who are well past their in-ring prime. While both women have had great wrestling careers, they were never known for their technical prowess; but, the majority of the match centered around the two. Brie Bella even called the match. The conclusion of the non-eventful affair featured Brie Bella and Maryse botching the finish (Bella also botched an earlier sequence of Yes Kicks). The team of Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella lost cleanly in front of an unenthused San Antonio crowd.