Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer As previously reported, WWE is putting added emphasis on larger Superstars in recent weeks. This is apparently the reason we've seen a push for The Big Show to the main event level, as well as the reason behind his match with Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 24th. Additionally, the large-guy-push in WWE is the reason for the added television exposure of guys like Luke Harper and The Great Khali. Also, Daniel Bryan may be done as a top star and main eventer. A lot of the blame, as far as WWE is concerned, belongs to the recent attempt to push Daniel Bryan to the top. Bryan is getting the blame by WWE management for the recent drop in pay-per-views, as they feel they gave him a shot in the top spot for the last few months-worth of pay-per-views, and they consider the buyrates dropping to be a direct result of trying to push a smaller guy as opposed to a larger guy, which WWE feels the fans want these days.
I wish I could use WWE logic. Instead of realizing fans didn't buy the PPV's because they knew there'd be a screwjob ending, it HAS to be the size of Daniel Bryan. It's all about Vinces' idea that big men are what sells is idiotic. The best champions (Austin, the Rock, Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Randy Orton and John Cena) were not big men.
That is true (I KNEW I was missing someone). Also Bret Hart. The big men who have been champ? Almost without fail, have been horrible champs. Kane? Blah champ. Khali? Blah champ. Diesel? Blah champ. Outside of the Understaker (who isn't really freakishly big or muscular), there hasn't been a big muscular guy who was champ who proves Vinces weird obsession correct.
