Daniel Bryan gets freed in Providence

You knew this was coming. Yeah, I know wrestling is fake, but there's something about pro wrestling that makes it so compelling. Again, there's a reason why RPN called WWE "the drama for real men."

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First of all, a little backstory. Daniel Bryan has been feuding with the Wyatt Family during the tailend of 2013, and has always been on the receiving end of numerous beat downs.

That was until the final Raw of 2013, where Bryan faced all three members in a gauntlet match. After dispatching Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, the little guy is primed to face the leader of the faction, Bray Wyatt. But the two cohorts would have none of it, as they once attacked Bryan before the match ever materialized.

To the surprise of the Richmond, Virginia crowd, Bryan, battered and lying down the mat, did the unthinkable and joined the trio.

Shortly a week after, Bryan came to the arena wearing a jumpsuit, cementing his place with the Wyatt Family.

But little did we know that the jumpsuit would only last for two weeks.

Fast forward to the January 14, 2014 episode of Raw, after the opening tag team match between the Usos and the team of Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt ended in a disqualification, now-Director of Operations Kane made the match the main event and it will be fought inside a steel cage later in the evening.

Then, this happened.

But after that, this happened.

After I watched the ending, I tweeted this:

Seriously, when was the last time you saw a crowd that into a character? I literally had goosebumps watching that.

Its just like Gilas winning against Korea (maybe I'm really going nuts), plus the cage, and really, plus the beard. It felt like the triumph of the people.

Bravo for you, Providence, Rhode Island. You did way better than the ones before you.

And to think that was Old School Raw. Shame on you, Baltimore, Maryland. That's Jake The Snake, for God's sake! Even Dean Ambrose smiled when Damien slithered all over his face!

Going back, from a fan standpoint, they couldn't have stuck Bryan in that gimmick for long. The dude has awesome wrestling skills! He deserves to be in the main event and deserves a title shot (if they would give it to him) despite his small stature, which goes against the norms the powers-that-be believes should be leading the company.

Bryan has always been that impressive dude even before his WWE stint. He was a legend in the indies, and after a lame character in NXT, he has shined in every role he has been placed to.

From that wily "rookie" with The Miz as his "veteran" (I really thought that was a joke. It should be the other way around), to his first taste of gold with the U.S. title, to being the "Yes" (and "No") man which saw him win the World Heavyweight Championship from the Big Show, to his crazy antics with Kane in Team Hell No, to the "B-plus" challenger to Randy Orton's title (sadly, the PPV buys didn't really help him much), Bryan has embraced all the characters that has been given to him.

Or maybe, that's who he really is, a wrestling machine cut from the DNA of Shawn Michaels (his mentor), just smaller and scruffier.

Bray Wyatt said in the previous promos that after Bryan joined them, "he now has a home."

In Providence, Bryan escaped from that home, all while cheering "Yes!" with the crowd.

You heard how ecstatic the audience were. It now leaves the door open if the power brokers of the WWE have heard the same noise.

If that crowd reaction didn't sell Bryan to the ones who decide the fate of the company, I don't know what will.

At the end of the day, Daniel Bryan is Daniel Bryan once more. And most importantly, he is free.

YES!