I think there's a way for him to thrive as champ for an extended period of time. If the Authority were to continue to stack the deck against him while he's got the strap, picture a four month program where he endures handicap matches with his title on the line, dangerous stipulation matches, a roster of challengers hand picked by Hunter and company that he mows through. Through all the Authority does Bryan continues to escape these hugely unfair matches with his title intact. The stakes keep getting raised, he keeps coming out on top. The program would begin after Wrestlemania and lead up to Summerslam. And if you're creative enough about it you could have a different main event at every pay-per-view in the Spring in Summer, with everything ramping up to Bryan's biggest test at Summerslam.

Finally after about 3 or 4 months of Bryan outfoxing Triple H, April through July, Hunter is desperate. Begrudgingly, he makes a deal with Paul Heyman and calls in his last resort, Brock Lesnar murderer for hire. At the PPV prior to SS Bryan is poised to yet again defy the odds when out of nowhere Brock Lesnar, contract killer, mauls Bryan and leaves him lying. Randy Orton or a repackaged heel Sheamus lazily pins Bryan to win the title, and the next night on Raw Bryan shifts his attention to Lesnar for a showdown at Summerslam. All August long the Authority is begging Lesnar to end Daniel Bryan for good, and you go into Summerslam with Daniel Bryan v Brock Lesnar, the greatest test of Bryan's career.

How credible would Bryan be then when Triple H is so desperate that he has to call in the former UFC Heavyweight champion to defeat Daniel Bryan, vegan, 220 pounds, and not even six foot tall?