To put it mildly, Daniel Bryan was WrestleMania XXX last year. He opened it and he closed it, beating three of the members of Evolution in the process. That alone pushes Bryan high on the list. He also defended the WWE Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania XXIX with Kane. Bryans lone blemish came in the infamous World Heavyweight Championship match where Sheamus defeated him in 18 seconds with a Brogue Kick at Mania XXVIII. That one kick pissed off fans and sent Bryan on a weird trajectory that ultimately led to his pairing with Kane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF_kEtYlfBc Its arguable that Bryan is being placed too high on this list because his accomplishments are still fresh, and perhaps he could drop a few spots. However, a win in the Intercontinental Championship ladder match Sunday could justify this slot.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
