They still have him under contract and even tho he can't wrestle anymore he can still draw a huge amount of attention and Smackdown will need a stack roster if it wants to be seen as a A level show. Would you like to see him as a GM for Smackdown?

No I don't want 30 minutes of "YES" chants every Smackdown.

Not really. I mean, he's fine on the mic for those little bits he did as a wrestler, but I wouldn't want him in a main speaking role like GM or commentator.

Nope, People Power!

In a way, that would be nice to see. The WWE could give him a reason to remain on the roster, it would give Smackdown! a nice character to have there as well. That would be a nice idea imo.

A authority figure doesn't need to start off the show every week with a 30 minute promo.

And yeah I'd love it if they put him in that role for Smackdown. It might not mean much but I'd tune in for him.

Yes, so long as Daniel Bryan plays his role and the writers don't try to make the show around him. Occasionally coming to the ring, maybe once or twice a year, and leaving the rest of his segments to be backstage would be fine. When Foley was an on-air authority figure they found great ways to get him together with talents without having him hijack the show.

The one thing I'm absolutely sure of is WWE needs to get the hell away from heel authority figures, especially McMahons, for a while. If you want to do the bad sister vs good brother thing on Raw it'll balance itself out, but another heel GM for Smackdown would be terrible.

If you want people to believe you're really changing, I think the figure-head is an important part. It doesn't have to be Bryan, but it can't be a heel.