Analyzing The Top 5 Contenders For AJ Styles' WWE Championship

#4 Daniel Bryan

The workhorses of a generation

How can you not book this match? WWE has already teased us with this match on Smackdown.

The very fact that they left so much more to be desired means that this is definitely a path WWE is going to explore in the near future.

These two can work a crowd (both marks and smarks) to a point where the only thing they want is to see them go at it.

This is one of those rare times that WWE can actually pull of a Face vs Face rivalry, as both have solid motivations that echo their character.

They both are considered the best, but only one can be THE BEST. That is motivation enough for a fantastic series of matches between them.

Bryan can be portrayed as the champion that never lost his title, and now that he is back he has to regain it.

Styles can elude to the fact that he made the title prestigious because, unlike Bryan, he is a fighting champ.

Animosity has been established while keeping their key character traits intact and establishes legitimate motivation.

WWE can actually go old-school and make this a Best of five series or give them a massive blowoff in a 60 Minute Iron Man match.

Going down this route could actually set in place one of the best rivalries in WWE history. WWE need to realise what a big deal this is and need to go down this path as soon as they can.