3 WWE Superstars Daniel Bryan requested to work with and 2 he did not

#4 Daniel Bryan did not request to work with Sheamus

The biggest moment of Daniel Bryan’s WWE career came at WrestleMania 30 when he defeated Randy Orton and Batista in the main event to finally conquer The Authority and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Originally, WWE management wanted the following three matches to take place at the event instead: Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus, Randy Orton vs. Batista (WWE World Heavyweight Championship), and CM Punk vs. Triple H.

Due to Punk’s unplanned departure in January 2014, the WrestleMania card had a drastic reshuffle, with Daniel Bryan facing Triple H in the opening match of the night for a spot in the main event. Sheamus, meanwhile, had to settle for a place in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Speaking on NotSam Wrestling in 2015, Daniel Bryan recalled that he wanted to face Triple H or Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 30, and he was disappointed when Vince McMahon informed him that he would take on Sheamus for the third time in a WrestleMania match.

“When Vince pulled me into his office, ‘I’d like to talk to you about your WrestleMania match.’ I was like, ‘Ooh, what’s this going to be?’ ‘I’d like you to wrestle… dun, dun, dun… Sheamus...’”

Daniel Bryan clarified that he likes wrestling Sheamus, but he did not think fans would want to see them go one-on-one again after they already had underwhelming experiences at WrestleMania 27 (kickoff show) and WrestleMania 28 (18-second match).