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Daniel Bryan is currently one of the most hated heels in WWE. He turned heel, when he deliberately delivered a low-blow to AJ Styles, to end his 371 days historic reign as WWE Champion.
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Ever since that day, Bryan is playing the role of a heel perfectly, as it was not expected by anyone that the leader of the "Yes Moment" will turn on his fans, one day.
Bryan’s return to the top of the WWE was an uphill battle, as he was sidelined for two years after suffering numerous head injuries, and it was believed that his in-ring career was over for good.
But Bryan's obsession of "Fight for your Dreams" made him so devilish, that he decided to close the chapter of being the Leader Of The Yes Movement and decided to turn on every single fan that loves him, to achieve his dream.
Now, that the dust has settled, and it's clear to everyone that Old Daniel Bryan is dead. The big question arises, who will take WWE championship from Bryan when the time comes?
#3 The Miz
This situation is something, that many wrestling fans want to witness, as the rivalry between them is almost nine years old now.
The only difference between then and now is that, for all these years, Daniel Bryan played a role of a crowd favorite babyface and The Miz was a heel.
But now roles seem to be reversed, as Bryan is a heel and The Miz is slowly turning into a babyface, and it seems to be perfect timing to write the next chapter of their epic rivalry.
Miz dethroning Bryan as the WWE champion, is something that will surely boost WWE ratings, as it's no secret, that for years now, WWE Universe has shown their desire to see The Miz hold WWE championship, one more time.
Currently, The Miz is tangled in some twisted storyline with the commissioner of Smackdown live, but it's believed that WWE officials, highly consider The A-Lister to have one more run with the WWE championship.
And what better way to make this happen, then by having The Miz defeat Daniel Bryan for the WWE championship, to continue their epic rivalry for more years to come.
#2 Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is a former three-time World Champion, and seeing him win the title one more time, is something that everybody wants to see before the legendary star finally retires.
When Mysterio returned to WWE earlier this year in January, he made one thing clear that the biggest reason for him to return is to hold the WWE championship one more time.
Rey Mysterio has served as an example, for wrestlers all around the world, as he proved time after time that talent is of much greater value than size.
Having a worldwide loved babyface, like Rey Mysterio, defeat a heel like Daniel Bryan is something that fans will surely love to see.
Plus a pure babyface vs heel rivalry is something that the company has lacked to present in this year, except for few exceptions like Ambrose vs Rollins and AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe, etc.
With Styles vs Bryan rivalry about to end, the only possible babyface that might challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship seems to be Rey Mysterio. And if this rivalry happened, it will surely boost the ratings and viewership, of WWE Smackdown Live.
#1 John Cena
John Cena is already a 16-time WWE World Champion. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest of all time.
But Cena can make himself the greatest wrestler in the history of WWE if he somehow manages to get his hand on the WWE championship for the 17th time in his career.
Just a few hours ago, on the Christmas edition of Monday Night Raw, the boss Vince McMahon himself announced that John Cena will return to the ring very soon.
According to the chairman, Cena will be appearing on both the brands. But currently, WWE RAW seems to be stacked with future storylines for the WWE Universal championship. And having a big-time player on RAW for nothing will result in wasting his star power.
But on Smackdown live, the WWE title picture is about to get clear, as AJ styles vs Daniel Bryan rivalry will surely end at Royal Rumble 2019. With that, the spot for becoming No.1 contender for the WWE championship will be open.
As WWE promised to increase their ratings in 2019, by giving the audience big-time matches, their won't be a much better opportunity for the officials, than having John Cena directly land as the challenger for WWE championship.
Having Cena beat Daniel Bryan for WWE Championship in 2019, will benefit WWE in two ways. First, it will increase ratings and viewership of WWE for sure, plus this might to the last chance for WWE to utilize John Cena and make him a 17-time WWE Champion before he finally makes his move towards Hollywood as a full-time actor.
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