Vince is delusional. He no longer has his finger on the pulse of the people and his idea of what constitutes "entertainment" is bad comedy.

Cesaro X for example, is a guy people would accept as Brocks opponent and he's had zero build. Vince says he doesn't connect with the crowd, but what he's really saying is that he doesn't have any big money catch phrases. The fans love love love that dude. They could flip that proverbial switch with him and he'd be hot as fish grease tomorrow and they'd eventually find his marketing hook.

Far as Bryan, Vince just flat out doesn't like guys who aren't jacked to the gills. He still wants meat heads on top. HBK and Brett lucked out due to the steroid scandal and Bryan lucked into a series of unfortunate events last year (quite literally) that both made him and ended him, but they never wanted to push him. They just wanted to spare themselves a Wrestlemania riot.

You see it because you're not. A delusional, senile, out of touch control freak who measures success by Nielson quarter hours trying to have his cake and eat it too- I.e, 'respectability' with a pg rating and pg sponsors using the meatiest meat heads he can find. Meanwhile, Bryan is the perfect guy to build a PG show around. He's marketable as fuck with storytelling that writes itself. You see it because you recognize that the crowd has spoken. Vince doesn't because he still thinks he knows what we want better than we do, and since he's the only show in town at this level, we're all hostage to it.