WWE Royal Rumble 2020: early match card predictions after TLC
By Mark Justice
The ‘Fiend’ Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan [Universal Championship]
At WWE TLC 2019, the WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt defeated The Miz, right before Daniel Bryan returned with his ‘American Dragon’ look after the match to attack Wyatt and potentially set up a match for Royal Rumble 2020.
In retrospect, this return was special because Bryan started the 2010s in the WWE with this look and he is now ending the decade with this look.
This new look returned because Wyatt took away Bryan’s hair under the ring on Friday Night SmackDown a few weeks ago. More than just a simple haircut, this new look not only signifies Bryan’s full fledged babyface return to the Yes Movement, but also a signals pivotal turning point in his storyline with Bray Wyatt.
Now that Bryan has a new look and is now completely back on the crowd’s side, he will be seen as an actual threat to Wyatt’s Universal Championship reign.
However, this seems more like a teaser to make things more unpredictable rather than a sign of an actual future title change, so expect Bray Wyatt to unleash the Fiend out of anger for being interrupted by Bryan at WWE TLC 2019 to retain the Universal Championship.
Prediction: The ‘Fiend’ Bray Wyatt