Despite it initally appearing as if Daniel Bryan vs. Brock Lesnar would be yet another squash match (hence why the crowd was chanting "Same Old Sh*t!"), the newly crowned WWE Champion managed to take the fight to The Beast and left him gasping for breath by the time the bell ultimately rang.
WWE did a great job of making the now heel Bryan appear as a genuine threat and after Survivor Series went off the air, he left the ring with a pretty evil and maniacal looking grin of his face.
What's clear now is that the former leader of the Yes Movement will be portraying a very different character moving forward as everything from his mannerisms to body language was totally different; he even ditched his trademark "Yes!" chants on the way to the ring but that was probably to be expected.