WWE: 10 Questions You Most Want Answered (April 26)
6. Challengers To Daniel Bryan
From @Christian_973: I know D-Bry hasn't even had a title defense yet but who do you see as being a real threat to taking the title from him?
It is still a bit early in his title reign to think about who might dethrone Bryan, but it's also something we have to think about too. There are four names that come to mind right now: Bray Wyatt, Batista, John Cena and Brock Lesnar. Here's a breakdown of why I think of each person. Wyatt - He holds a win over Bryan at the Royal Rumble. That's something that could easily lead to another match with them. Wyatt may not be pushed to the WWE Title level, though. His character isn't about the gold. It's about bringing the pain. Still, due to his history he has to be considered a threat. Batista - He came back for a reason. Holding the WWE Title one more time is very likely for him whether it's August around the time of his movie coming out (even if he does take time off soon) or later, it seems likely that Batista will be WWE Champion again at some point. Cena - It would upset people to see Cena beat Bryan for the title, but how long can they keep Cena out of the title picture? Last year he gave Bryan a title shot at SummerSlam and lost. It wouldn't be surprising if they did a rematch at some point just because they had an outstanding matchup. Lesnar - If Lesnar was a full time performer then he'd be WWE Champion. No doubt about it. The only thing preventing it is his limited schedule. If he'd agree to work more then maybe they put the title on him, but at this point it seems like a reach. A guy like Roman Reigns will probably be WWE Champion at next year's WrestleMania, so that's why I didn't list him. These are the four that I believe are immediate threats to Bryan's reign.
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