5 reasons why Bryan Danielson should be the next AEW World Champion - Dream match with 6-time WWE world champion, More mainstream appeal?

#1 Bryan Danielson could be AEW's Bret Hart

Has Bryan Danielson had a bad match in AEW so far? The answer is no! In his short time, he has brought a level of intensity typical of his character and harkens back to Bret Hart.

The Hitman is still considered one of the greatest technical wrestlers to ever step foot in a WWE ring or any wrestling ring. He brought a sense of reality and psychology that embodied what authentic wrestling storytelling was all about, and it's hard to find a bad match that Hart had during his time in Vince McMahon's promotion.

Bret Hart, as WWE Champion, brought the 'realism' that the belt needed desperately. He was the bridge between the old and the new, as is Danielson in All Elite Wrestling.

The way the latter is approaching his matches just brings a hard-boiled approach that is gritty and dirty. Hart was the excellence of execution, and that spirit is shining in The American Dragon.

It's more reason why Tony Khan should make Danielson AEW World Champion. For the most part, Bret Hart was a face, but to this day, he is considered one of the best WWE World Champions for the simple reason that fans believed he was.

Is it blasphemous to suggest that Danielson is AEW's Bret Hart? If The Hitman could put Bryan Danielson on his Mount Rushmore, then he certainly can be.