10 Wrestlers Daniel Bryan MUST Face In AEW
1. MJF
Bryan has proved repeatedly that he can play a terrific heel, particularly in his Planet’s Champion, but when he comes back, there’s no way he’s getting boos, no matter what he tries. Accordingly, it only makes sense to pair him off against AEW’s most natural bad guy.
The precocious MJF has the whole heel thing down, and Bryan’s innate underdog status and medical history would give the Pinnacle leader a ton to play with. Bryan’s not the easiest guy to cut down on the mic, but the creative talents of Friedman would no doubt find plenty to work with.
And in the ring, the two would without a doubt mesh superbly. Both have high levels of technical mastery and an appreciation for all things old school. So little work would be required to build this into must watch TV - no bells, no whistles, just tried and tested good guy versus bad guy in the squared circle.
With time against him, odds are Bryan would hope to get through a few dream matches before his retirement, but MJF has proved his ability to milk a feud for everything it’s got - and it’s hard to imagine this one wearing out its welcome quickly.