10 Forgotten WWE Matches That Came Right Before Iconic Moments
2. Sheamus Vs Daniel Bryan - John Cena Vs The Rock Is Made Official (Raw, April 4 2011)
Daniel Bryan and Sheamus have both gone on record speaking about just how much they love wrestling each other, and evidence from what few occasions they've been given the fair time to knock seven shades out of each other suggests that the bout would work perfectly on a modern WrestleMania card. Yet, it feels as though they may be cursed to never get it.
Sheamus' 2020 return spiked fresh interest in the match for this year's 'Show Of Shows' before the event itself was reduced to potentially taking place across multiple empty venues. In 2012, WWE inadvertently kicked off a movement by allowing Daniel Bryan's fans to chant "YES!" for 18 seconds before he lost his World Title to 'The Great White' in a controversial WrestleMania opener, and the less said about their plight in 2011, the better. Although it does need brief mention here.
The pair had their planned United States Championship match punted to the WrestleMania XXVII Kickoff minutes before showtime (!) before it was turned into a battle royal (!!) won by The Great Khali (!!!), and were thus allowed a spot the next night on Raw to actually work. Even that was lost to Sin Cara's bumbling debut which itself was then dwarfed in stature by The Rock and John Cena setting up their epic 'Once In A Lifetime' match 12 months from then.