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A creepy segment and gift for Daniel Bryan
A creepy segment and gift for Daniel Bryan

#6 Daniel Bryan could be headed for a big character change soon

Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan

The Fiend's character arc has been one of the most interesting ones over the last year. There have been few superstars with storylines as interesting as his and there's a reason his popularity has skyrocketed the way he has.

A coincidence and nice little (unintentional) touch is that every superstar that The Fiend has defeated has had a character alteration of some sort. After he beat Finn Balor, the first-ever Universal Champion went on a hiatus and returned to NXT - as a heel.

When he defeated Seth Rollins, The Architect was in a tricky position and eventually turned heel himself. The Miz turned heel not too long after losing to Bray Wyatt, and so far, Daniel Bryan is the only victim of Wyatt that's yet to turn. However, while he may not outright turn heel, we fully expect him to have a big character alteration after the Royal Rumble.

A character change is certainly something Bryan does great and we look forward to seeing how it goes.

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