#1 Daniel Bryan
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My top choice, simply as I feel that he will headline the next year’s class. A gifted performer respected by fans across the globe, the 5’10” grappler was a darling of the independent scene for nearly a decade.
The highlight of his career will always be his once-in-a-lifetime route to capturing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 30, which was anything but straightforward.
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Fans demanded that Daniel Bryan be pushed and given the Championship, and would literally ruin segments were other wrestlers were pushed ahead of Bryan.
The WWE finally caved and booked a segment where Bryan and multiple fans occupied the ring and refused to leave, resulting in an irate Triple H agreeing to Bryan's demand for a match at WrestleMania XXX with the stipulation that the winner would be inserted into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the event.
At WrestleMania XXX, Bryan defeated Triple H and was inserted into the title match.
He went into the main event with a badly injured shoulder but still defeated Randy Orton and Batista to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by making Batista tap out to the Yes Lock, despite interference from the Authority and a crooked referee.
Somehow, the man behind the Yes! Movement defied the expectations of management and proved to the world that looks can certainly be deceiving. Sadly, Bryan’s career was cut short by injury, however, his Hall of Fame induction is a certainty.
Headlining next year’s class in New Orleans would be truly fitting.
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