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2. Daniel Bryan Vs. Seth Rollins

Seth Bryan
WWE

Seth Rollins is a very, very good pro wrestler.

To write that true greatness eludes him, while a subjective truth, isn’t too far removed from the consensus. Gauging by SquaredCircle threads and critic comments, Seth’s inconsistent knee selling draws derision because he’s not quite in the position of a Ric Flair or a Shawn Michaels. The trajectory of his very life wasn’t altered; he suffered a very serious injury that, while debilitating physically and psychologically, is something other wrestlers have recovered from without selling it. Selective and beyond the reach of true pathos, the knee is either weak or it f*cking isn’t. At his worst, he draws an immersion-breaking exasperation.

Daniel Bryan does not.

A genius of a pro wrestler, at his best, there is no better— certainly in WWE. Hurting his opponents in a manner both fascinating and gruesome, underpinned by a bulletproof logic, his incredible ‘New’ gimmick did however falter at the Royal Rumble. Though incredibly nuanced, and stiff enough for the ghouls, it was too clever for its own good, ultimately.

A meeting between the two would extract the maximum from each, who in markedly different ways are incredible at the craft of pro wrestling.

Combining Seth’s jaw-dropping explosiveness and Bryan’s zealous approach to detail, this is the thinking man’s blockbuster.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!