5 dream matches WWE gave us in 2018

WWE is perhaps the biggest Professional Wrestling promotion in the world and will likely remain one for years to come. Almost every aspiring Professional Wrestler hopes to compete for WWE one day.

A chance to get paid handsomely, travel around the globe and hang with the best is hard to pass up. Top WWE Superstars easily become household names. Just consider Superstars like John Cena, The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, The Rock etc. You don't need to be a Wrestling fan to know who they are.

Being in the same ring at the same time with any of these Superstars is a dream for the up and coming Superstars. As almost every Wrestler aims to wrestle for WWE one day, this makes the Company easily able to sign the best talents from around the world. This opens the door to a lot of dream matches. Nobody had thought in 2011 that we will ever get an AJ Styles vs. John Cena match, but we did in 2016.

So, considering how stacked the WWE roster has gotten over the years, the number of potential dream matches has also risen. When it comes to dream matches, 2018 has been quite an eventful year so far. We have gotten over a dozen dream matches this year.

So, let's cut to the chase. Here are 5 Dream Matches WWE Gave us in 2018.

#5 Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn

Ziggler and Zayn were initially supposed to battle at Survivor Series 2016.

Although WWE never gave these two amazingly talented Superstars the push they deserve, they have still managed to remain over with the WWE Universe. Their innovative in-ring styles, underdog characters and the ability to sell excellently make their feuds and matches must-see.

Ziggler has been with WWE for over 12 years while Zayn arrived about 5 years ago. As soon as Zayn made his WWE debut, fans started to anticipate an encounter between the two.

They were scheduled to collide in 2016. Dolph Ziggler was the Intercontinental Champion then and was coming fresh off an incredible rivalry with The Miz. The Show-off and the Underdog from the Underground were all set to battle for the Intercontinental Title at Survivor Series 2016.

However, The Miz won the title from Dolph Ziggler just days away from the event and the match got changed to The Miz vs. Sami Zayn. Over a year later, the two finally got a chance to collide on 13 February, 2018th edition of Smackdown Live. Ziggler's inclusion in the Fastlane 2018 main event was at stake in this match. The Show-off ended up winning the match.

#4 AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan:

AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan have been involved in one of the most intense feuds of 2018.

Until 2016, Styles was one of the biggest Professional Wrestlers to not be a part of WWE. This changed when The Phenomenal One signed with WWE in January 2016.

At the same time, Daniel Bryan was struggling with a career-threatening injury. He eventually announced his retirement shortly after Styles' debut, making this dream match almost impossible to happen. The two did collide once in 2004 in an Independent Wrestling event but neither of them was a Big Star back then.

Things changed this year however, when Bryan announced that he was finally cleared by his doctors. Bryan's 2nd match after his comeback was against Styles. Although the match was decent, it wasn't what the fans had been waiting for years.

A proper feud between the two kicked off in October and since then, we have got two stellar matches out of the two. Their feud is still far from over and we will hopefully continue to get amazing matches between the two in the near future.

#3 Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura:

Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura finally collided this year.

Survivor Series is the one night in a year when Raw goes head to head with Smackdown Live in order to determine the dominant brand. This results in a lot of fresh and unique matches. This year too, we got a number of first-time-ever matches. One of them featured the Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins against the United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

Ever since arriving on the main roster, Nakamura has been a part of Smackdown Live. Seth Rollins, on the other hand, has been with Raw since 2016. Due to this, we never got to see a feud between them. However, the two Champions of their respective brands finally collided at Survivor Series 2018. Although the match could have been much better, it was decent enough to qualify as a Match of the Night contender.

#2 Daniel Bryan vs. Brock Lesnar:

This match seemed too good to be true a few years ago.

A match over 15 years in the making finally happened at Survivor Series 2018. This match was a last-minute addition to the Survivor Series card.

Originally, AJ Styles was scheduled to face Brock Lesnar.

However, a decision was made to fast track Bryan's heel turn and crown him as the WWE Champion right before Survivor Series. So, just like that, a Dream match of such a large magnitude was announced merely 5 days in advance.

The match turned out to be really good. Although the result was predictable, the amount of offence Bryan got in the match was impressive. It was more or less like a typical Brock Lesnar match where Lesnar dominates in the first few minutes, then his opponent makes a comeback before Lesnar finishes him off with an F-5.

However, the in-ring chemistry between the two made this match one of a kind. A rematch down the line is not likely, but will most certainly be welcomed by members of the WWE Universe.

#1 D-Generation X vs. The Brothers of Destruction:

Shawn Michaels came out of retirement after 8 long years to become a part of this dream match.

Many people were quite critical of this match when it was announced. Although the involved competitors are well past their primes, it can't be denied that this dream match had a hype of its own.

Shawn Michaels came out of retirement after 8 years to be a part of this match. The reason we never got to see this match before is that Kane (the character) arrived in WWE in 1997 and feuded with The Undertaker for a while. Shawn Michaels, on the other hand, almost retired in 1998 due to his back problems and didn't compete in a match for over 4 years.

The match was quite slow to be honest. The performances of The Undertaker and Kane were criticized. Triple H got injured soon after the match began. Shawn Michaels, who was competing in his first match since Wrestlemania 26, proved that he can still wrestle.

His performance was quite decent. Although the match will not go down in history as a masterpiece, the nostalgia factor associated with it made it a big deal and it will surely be remembered for years to come.