7 Most Likely Daniel Bryan Replacements To Be Next WWE Champion

4. Randy Orton

There's a very good chance that a heel would be the person that wins the WWE Title if Bryan is out of the picture, so Orton makes a lot of sense. After all, Orton lost the WWE Title at WrestleMania 30 and he never got his rematch. Champions usually get rematches within a few weeks or a month, but not him. Orton could be the next WWE Champion and then when Bryan is ready to compete again possibly at SummerSlam, they could put it back on him. Having Bryan win would be fitting at an event like SummerSlam because that was the event where Orton cashed in Money in the Bank to beat Bryan last year. A reason to not put the WWE Title on Orton is because he was the WWE Champion at October's Hell in a Cell, then he became the World Champion at TLC and carried both of those titles until WrestleMania 30. They've already done that storyline too often with him. As we know from watching WWE over the years, they tend to go back to their reliable talents whenever they have to make decisions like this so that's why Orton should still be considered a favorite.