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As followers of the WWE product, fans love to indulge in a bit of fantasy booking from time to time. We love to think about prospective dream matches that our favorite Superstars should take part in. But the fans alone don't think that way. WWE Superstars themselves too have a few names in minds when it comes to stars they would like to face in the company.
Be it as a one-off encounter or an elongated feud, WWE Superstars have spoken their minds during interviews and told us about what their dream matches would look like.
Thus, let us take the opportunity to look at five current WWE Superstars who have gone on record to talk about opponents whom they would like to tough it out against inside the squared circle.
#5 Matt Riddle - Drew McIntyre
We begin with the man who has been in the news lately. Last night on SmackDown, it was confirmed that Matt Riddle will be moving on from NXT and joining the Blue brand. The Original Bro has had many memorable encounters on WWE's Black and Gold brand but we could see him in some enticing feuds in the next few months.
However, if you ask Riddle, he already has one particular opponent in mind. When asked about his dream match in WWE during a conversation with Sportskeeda's own Gary Cassidy, The King of Bros would express his desire to face the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre:
"Right now, the biggest stallion in the WWE stable would have to be Drew McIntyre. The guy is a hoss. I wrestled him on the indies at EVOLVE and stuff like that. The guy is a professional. He looks the part, he is the part. He talks the talk, he can walk the walk. He's great. You know, so I'd like to have a match because he's the guy to beat."
Unfortunately for Riddle, McIntyre is ruling the roost on RAW while he'll be making his presence felt on Friday Night SmackDown. Who knows though, we may see a match between the two in the future thanks to the brand-to-brand invitational rule?
Since we have already seen these two tough it out in the indies, we know for a fact that McIntyre vs. Riddle inside a WWE ring would be money and is certainly a match worth looking forward to.
#4 Aleister Black - Finn Balor
Aleister Black has been on a roll in the last 12 months in WWE. He's amongst the list of Superstars with most wins in 2020 and has barely put a foot wrong ever since he beat Cesaro at Extreme Rules last year.
The Dutch Destroyer is currently involved in an angle with Seth Rollins and his disciples. Many members of the WWE Universe consider a singles match between Rollins and Black to be a dream match in itself. However, if you were to ask Aleister Black, he has different ideas.
Back in 2018, The Dutch Destroyer was a part of NXT when he appeared on Edge & Christian's Pod of Awesomeness and spoke about wanting to face Finn Balor.
"That’s definitely something that has been on my mind for sure because I think the contrast yet similarities are fantastic and that guy, his wrestling ability is on a different level. He is truly unique."
Balor who's currently back on NXT is known to house The Demon. We already know about Black's dark persona. So perhaps sometime down the line, the WWE Universe could be treated to a "Demon vs. Devil" dream match!
#3 Keith Lee - Cesaro
Keith Lee has made a name for himself in the last few months on WWE's Black and Gold brand. Back in January, he overthrew the Undisputed Era's Roderick Strong to become the NXT North American Champion.
Since then, The Limitless One has managed to defend his title against the likes of Dominik Dijakovic, Cameron Grimes, and most recently Damian Priest.
Back in February this year, Keith Lee would appear on an episode of WWE Backstage and spill the beans about his dream match in the company.
"Originally my dream match was Kurt Angle, that's been taken away from me. However, if I had to pick right now my number one dream match belongs to Cesaro because the man is a machine, he is a beast, and that's something I can relate to."
Cesaro is one of the most underutilized Superstars in WWE and many fans have expressed their desire to see him involved in a title picture. Given the explosive nature of both Lee and Cesaro, a match between the two would certainly be a barnburner.
#2 Drew McIntyre - AJ Styles
Drew McIntyre has easily been the most dominant Superstar on any brand in the WWE this year. The Scotsman put up an explosive display against Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship and WrestleMania and has swept aside all competition since then.
McIntyre's next title defense will be coming against Bobby Lashley at WWE Backlash but the former already has one particular opponent in mind for the future. Speaking to Vicente Beltrán of ViBe & Wrestling a few weeks ago, McIntyre had singled out AJ Styles as an opponent he would like to face. [H/T: WrestlingInc]
"Somebody that's not there right now, hopefully he can dig himself out from the ground, but AJ Styles is somebody that's certainly up there. He's a performer that, you know, he's one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. When I first started training when I was 15 and he was, like, on top of the independent world, I used to study his tapes like crazy."
The Phenomenal One currently has his sights set on Daniel Bryan whom he'll be facing in the final of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. While WWE can always use the brand-to-brand invitational rule to set up a match between Styles and McIntyre, it would be better if the company could preserve the feud for a bigger occasion while actually building a proper storyline.
#1 Bobby Lashley - Brock Lesnar
If there's one match that both Bobby Lashley and the WWE Universe has been clamoring for ever since The All Mighty returned a couple of years ago, it's Lashley vs Brock Lesnar. After Lashley beat Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules in 2018, fans expected WWE to finally put this match together but it wasn't to be.
Despite the nature of his bookings so far, Bobby Lashley is still very adamant about wanting a match with Lesnar. He spoke about the same again while speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT recently.
"I don’t know what the situation is. I don’t know what the case is. But I do believe eventually it will happen before Brock and I are senior citizens...Of course, I want the Brock match. I’m not erasing that [laughs]...I think eventually the dots will be connected and I think right now with the right people in the right places, I think a lot of really big things could be happening."
The All Mighty finally seems to be getting the prominence that he deserves as he finds himself challenging for Drew McIntyre's WWE Championship. Perhaps we could finally see Lashley getting his dream match once Lesnar makes his return!
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