5 Superstars WWE will put the WWE Championship on after Daniel Bryan 

#4 After teasing us for most of 2018, the WWE could finally put the WWE Championship on Shinsuke Nakamura in 2019

Daniel Bryan (left) could be on Shinsuke Nakamura's (right) radar in the weeks to come

When Shinsuke Nakamura won the Men's Royal Rumble Match on January 28th, 2018, every WWE fan in attendance for the Royal Rumble event at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was on his/her feet!

Besides, heading into WrestleMania 34 (April 8th, 2018), all signs pointed towards Nakamura defeating then-WWE Champion AJ Styles, and winning the title for the first time in his WWE career. Well, Nakamura lost at 'Mania, and turned heel by hitting a savage low blow on Styles on "The Grandest Stage Of Them All", but in the months that followed, the Japanese phenom failed to win the WWE Championship.

However, Nakamura did win the United States Title, and still holds it with pride! That said, the WWE Championship is still regarded as the biggest prize on WWE's SmackDown Live brand, and after the promotion teased the possibility of "The Artist" winning the WWE Championship for a better part of 2018; it only makes sense that they finally make him champion in the weeks to come.

I'd like to make an important point about our discussion here: Although I've listed every top Superstar and the analysis which indicates why they're likely to become the next WWE Champion after Daniel Bryan's reign ends, in my personal opinion, I'd absolutely love it if Nakamura is the one to dethrone Bryan! After all, Nakamura is a charismatic genius and deserves to hold the most prestigious title in the world of sports-entertainment...