Every WWE SmackDown LIVE Champion Ranked From Worst To Best
1. Daniel Bryan
WWE Champion (1x), WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion (1x) - with Rowan
Let us take you back to the very first episode of SmackDown LIVE. This man was the retired authority figure.
Two years later, Daniel Bryan made his shocking return as an active wrestler and, not too long after that, shocked everyone again by turning heel as he won the WWE Championship.
From that night in November 2018 all the way to WrestleMania 35, Bryan managed to create one of the most original heel personas ever, actually being able to make people boo him for trying to save the planet. That, my friends, is talent!
He did have a solid run as tag champion with Rowan a few months later, but it was his work as WWE Champion that made him the best champion on SmackDown LIVE.
From a dream match with Brock Lesnar to putting Kofi Kingston over and helping make KofiMania as big as it was, Daniel Bryan's reign was truly exceptional.
And if you think this was all impossible just a year and a half ago, that makes it even more special.