10 Absolute Best Matches WWE Could Present In 2018

Right now, WWE is arguably blessed with a group of wrestlers more naturally gifted than any roster ever assembled by a single wrestling promotion.

Unlike previous generations, very few of the current crop are noticeably bad workers. There's barely anyone the sight of whose name on an upcoming pay-per-view card causes you to roll your eyes and sigh, and that can only be a good thing for the quality of the product inside the ring (which, as most of us agree, is the most important part).

That said, not all matches are created equal. While just about any two members of the WWE roster these days are capable of putting on a half-decent in-ring spectacle, only a select group of pairings really set our pulses racing - and some of them could take a giant step towards becoming a reality after day two of the Superstar Shake-Up on SmackDown.

Hell, even pairings which are ostensibly impossible because two dream ring partners are currently on separate shows aren't totally off-limits here. WWE has never enforced brand segregation with any seriousness anyway, especially if there's money to be made.

Yeah, you should probably get used to the sight of Daniel Bryan's name on this list. His being declared fighting fit last month has suddenly made countless of fantasy matches very real possibilities, and it's likely that we'll get several of them before 2018 is out.

Brock Lesnar, admittedly, isn't the first opponent that comes to mind. He outweighs D-Bry by about 75lbs, for one thing, and his in-ring efforts over the last 12 months have tended towards the short and sweet genre of wrestling match rather than the 30-minute classics for which the ex-ROH star is known.

But that's exactly what makes a potential encounter between these two so exciting. Bryan would be playing a rank underdog and The Beast Incarnate a dominant, all-conquering heel. These are roles that they are both made for, and the story-telling would be off the charts.

Plus, it's not as though Lesnar hasn't worked with smaller guys in the past. He put on a great match as recently as last year with AJ Styles at Survivor Series, while his SummerSlam 2013 clash with CM Punk remains one of the best he's ever been involved in.