10 Live Observations From Attending WWE SmackDown Live In Manchester

3. The Stable We Didn't Know We Wanted

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Much like it surely was at home, being in the live audience for the tease of Daniel Bryan joining Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro gave a sudden realisation across the masses that this was the stable that we never knew that we wanted.

In Bryan, Sami, Nakamura, and Tony C, there you have four of the greatest in-ring talents under a WWE contract right now, plus D-Bry and Zayn are two top level talkers, to boot.

This is one of those groupings where you likely never would have thought about putting the four together, but now it's impossible to not think that this foursome would be absolutely perfect together. That was the general consensus from the Manchester Arena crowd, even if three of the wrestlers are heels at the moment.

One negative to arise should Bryan eventually give in to Sami Zayn's pleas to join him, Nakamura, and Cesaro, is that fans will have to wait even longer for the much-demanded Daniel Bryan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura bout that has long been a dream match for many wrestling fans - and also supposedly for Bryan and Nakamura, too.

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