I like this angle and I am willing to wait and see where it leads.
Im alone in my world according to this thread
You're not. People are getting so knee-jerk when it comes to HHH that they can't see the good from the bad. I acknowledge that the storyline has the potential to go sideways and wind up with HHH ruining everything, but until it actually happens, I want to see what comes next. In the meantime:
"Not about Orton" - Of course it's not. It was never Stone Cold v Rock, it was Stone Cold v Vince. Rock was a proxy and a damned good one who made a career out of the time he got from that angle, but he was never the focus. And he won dirty all the time. Vince never said it as far as I was aware, but he might as well have uttered "That's my title!" It's all the same. And really, like it or not, HHH is the future of the business (as a business at that) and he will have storylines built around him. As long as they aren't "HHH is sooooo great, look at him beat the unbeatable people without effort!" then I'm fine with letting them run their course.
"All the faces are pussies" - This story needs a good villain. HHH hasn't been heel COO for long enough and he doesn't have the mega heat that Vince had from the Screwjob, so the demonstration was to establish two things. One, how heel HHH is willing to go (and WWE audiences need that reassurance. After all, heels tend to be reasonable people instead of sadistic dickheads with a god complex. We're forced to take this heel seriously for once.) So basically, the demonstration was your heel establishing shot for the feud as a whole. It's a good narrative beat in terms of the story that (hopefully) builds to WM. Two, it shows how much power he has. He can talk about power all he wants, but demonstrations are always better. It establishes the odds. Is it too much too soon? Time will tell on that one.
So what about the faces? (...What faces? Ziggler? The Miz? The Big Show? These guys need some serious storywork before I'd consider them faces. However, let's assume they are fully fledged members Team White-Hat.) I can easily believe the threat of losing a job is
for the time being more important than showing solidarity with an unfairly oppressed coworker. But there's a limit. The drama comes from asking where the tipping point is for each individual. It'll come.
"Too many odds" - Weird to see this one for a WWE storyline, but yes the odds are heavy. We haven't reached the point of "all hope is lost" quite yet though. There are a lot of loose threads dangling that could go several different ways, including the heavy-handed "no one interferes in me being a dick OR ELSE DUN DUN DUN" sidestory from the main event. Even so, I'm sure Bryan will falter and fail to overcome a few times, but there will be glimmers of hope here and there leading to big wins later on. SS, RR, EC, etc. Keeps the show exciting and fresh, especially after so many RAWs with Cena overcoming for no reason.
Will all of this come to fruition? I hope so, but no, it's not guaranteed. But some people need to stop being so negative about so many things. There's a ton of potential in the product right now.
