5 wrestlers who could be top babyfaces on Smackdown after recent events

#1 The Miz

The Miz and Daniel Bryan will always be perfect foils for one another.

The most logical challenger left for Daniel Bryan that is currently on the Smackdown roster is his longtime rival, The Miz.

I used to dislike the Miz due to his reality television beginnings but he's done such great work over the last five or six years.

While the Miz is always fantastic in his role as a heel, things might be shaping up for a face run in the near future.

Bryan has always been the face whenever the two have feuded, but he's now a bearded heel champion. The Miz has actually seemed like he's making a slow turn to the side of the light recently.

His willingness to work with Daniel Bryan during the lead up to choosing Survivor Series teams was one example. His praise for Shane McMahon this week on Smackdown was another out of character moment for the A-Lister.

Normally after such a disastrous showing at Survivor Series the old Miz would have run down the GM of the show. Instead, he praised him and even wanted to be in a tag team with Shane.

The subtle seeds of a face turn are being planted and it's likely to set up a Wrestlemania program with his mortal enemy.

The Miz is best as a hated heel when his wife Maryse is around. She hasn't been on the show since the last feud with Bryan. If Miz does turn to the face side of things, he might have more options for feuds going forward also.

When you're aligned one way or the other for so long, the options of opponents often get exhausted.

Any push for Miz towards a potential WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania 35 would be a nice move for a superstar who has shown tireless devotion and loyalty to the WWE.

He's one of the longest-tenured WWE superstars yet has only had one World Championship reign. He deserves another.