#3 AJ Styles
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This one may seem a bit controversial to fans, but let us explain why AJ Styles shouldn't win. Yes, he is the fan favourite, and storytelling 101 should dictate that the good guy ends up winning at the end of a story. With that being said, this may or may not be the end of their storyline.
AJ Styles has had a long, one-year run as WWE Champion, where he joined an elite club including John Cena, Randy Savage, Bruno Sammartino, CM Punk, Hulk Hogan,etc. in being one of the few superstars to be WWE Champion for a full calender year.
This "New" Daniel Bryan storyline has been a huge shake-up on SmackDown Live and has put a new twist to things when many fans complained about predictability. With that said, Bryan should be champion for longer (until WrestleMania atleast).
It's put a new lease on life and while it's odd seeing Styles without the WWE title, his time as champion is up...for now at least.