7 Big Talking Points For Daniel Bryan Wrestling In 2018
6. Potential Dream Matches
On a more positive note, Daniel Bryan returning to wrestling's smaller stages opens up an huge amount of potentially mouthwatering matches.
In New Japan, there are guys like Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii, who he's never wrestled before, or the likes of Kenny Omega and Hiroshi Tanahashi, who he last fought in 2009 and 2004 respectively. Bryan has already teased a potential bout with ROH Champion Cody Rhodes, and then there are indie darlings like Will Ospreay, The Young Bucks, and Matt Riddle, who'd all jump at the chance to lock horns with him.
The big one, of course, is CM Punk. The former 'Voice Of The Voiceless' has previously stated that he doesn't necessarily want to return to wrestling, but perhaps he'd be swayed by the opportunity of a big match with one of his greatest opponents. The duo always worked well together in WWE (their Over The Limit 2012 bout is a modern classic), and if a company like ROH were able to book the match, it'd sell out in minutes.
It's all hypothetical, but the options are endless. Bryan is going to be a white-hot commodity the moment his WWE contract expires, and if he does wrestle again, you can bet he'll be facing some of the best in the world.