According to F4Wonline.com, for the second pay-per-view in a row, WWE officials came very close to putting the WWE Championship on Daniel Bryan.
It had been reported after WWE's Over The Limit pay-per-view that debate had gone on all week behind the scenes about Bryan beating CM Punk for the title. Once again, Bryan was heavily considered for the win last night, and creative has discussed Bryan for the future as WWE Champion, but in the end, the company decided to stick with CM Punk as the champion for the time being.
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