Yes it's early and Raw still needs to play out this storyline but...
I'd like to see Reigns win it but will the WWE, after the Philly debacle, risk yet another crowd meltdown by putting Reigns over, or take the sure thing that everyone wants in Bryan?
If Reigns wins he will have effectively won the main event in THREE of the biggest PPV's of the year (the two biggest and one throwaway). Does the WWE want to do that to its roster and to the fans (because we know the winner here goes over at WM and if Reigns wins, it may trigger a very obvious WM crowd meltdown as well given the predictability)?
The guy is quite young and not polished. Does the WWE want to put him on this level this soon given all that's transpired with the fans.
It's very hard for me to see Reigns going over here. The main event was changed precisely to appease the fans even though the reaction towards Reigns has actually been favorable during recent Raws.
One question: Does anyone know if Bryan is even able to handle a main event champion's run? Is he fully recovered? Surely the fans accept Brock in the shadows and he can wrestle once a month without complaint but will they accept this from Bryan? That would be two champions in a row that literally wrestle once a month, if that. That's not a good thing for the biggest star in your stable.
That's the con against Bryan.
Also, will this be the biggest underdog Cena has been in his career as an established star?
Is there ANY way Cena wins this match? How does it make any sense to let Cena win here other than one scenario: get the lower-tier title off Rusev so he can start a WWE title attempt run.
Reigns or Bryan and is there any way Rusev goes down...
Thoughts...