I think the honest best thing to do is, no swerve, Bryan beats Cena clean and wins the title, and HHH stops any cash-in.
No, you're wrong, Ithil.
I read your post on my phone and thought long and hard about it as I made my way home to my computer. As you sit there in Galway*, hopefully as uncomfortable as possible, I want you to listen to me; I want you to digest this because before I leave here I have a lot of things I want to get off my chest.
If you are indeed a Daniel Bryan fan, who wants to see him succeed, the best course of action would be for him to lose to Cena (clean/swervy whatever), Orton cashes in and beats Cena, and Cena goes away for surgery.
Daniel Bryan's keys to success are twofold: Play off a popular or experienced partner and/or suffer a crushing defeat that bolsters the IWC.
Bryan's MITB, WHC and Tag Team championship runs were successful because he was paired with A.J. and Kane, respectively. He is not yet ready to go it alone
and win the WWE title, think Dolph Ziggler here.
Bryan getting over happened because of his loss to Sheamus at Wrestlemania coupled with the Wrestlemania crowd becoming incensed and rallying behind him. This same scenario can play out at Summerslam and bolster his support and simpy to astronomical levels. Think about Lebron James pre-championships and how all his detractors and fans wondered when he'd finally win the big one. To that point, in my mind I have this idea for a shot of a dejected Daniel Bryan walking back into the locker room like Lebron did when he was eliminated from the playoffs and ripped his Cleveland Cavs jersey off before turning heel and taking his talents to South Beach.
If Bryan wins the title now, by himself, it'll be Dolph Ziggler all over again. Dolph was mega over when he had his MITB contract, i.e. in pursuit of a title. Sure his cash in after 'Mania was nice, and he was sharing top billing with Cena in that period but then his descent started to happened. No one cared about him anymore, and now look where he is. Do you want the same for Daniel Bryan?
Give him a catastrophic loss this Sunday, bolster his support, keep him hungry, and keep fans wondering "will he finally win the big one?", and then have him finally win it in a big Wrestlemania main event title match.
Look, the truth is I hate Daniel Bryan and don't want him to ever hold the WWE title even if it's for a matter of seconds before Randy Orton takes it. But you know why I've allowed my cold black heart to even entertain this fantasy booking idea about him?
Total Divas
This is the closest thing WWE has had to boxing and HBO's 24/7. John Cena is in the Floyd Mayweather role, showing off his extravagant house, bus, plane, and gifts. While Bryan is like the scrappy competitor living a humble lifestyle, hoping to finally defeat Mayweather and get rich.
I want to see Daniel Bryan have a house like Cena now. That's the only reason I have the smallest inkling of a molecule of support for Daniel Bryan now.
* I don't really know where you live in Ireland but I watched this show on Netflix called 'Jack Taylor' because that guy from Game of Thrones is in it. It takes place in Galway and now I know of at least two cities in Ireland.