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

#3 Daniel Bryan requested to work with Drew Gulak

In October 2019, Daniel Bryan made it clear on Twitter that he wanted to work with Drew Gulak after both Superstars were assigned to the SmackDown brand in the WWE Draft.

Prior to that, the two men had never faced each other in an official match, with their only previous in-ring encounter coming as part of the chaotic 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018.

Although Gulak initially struggled to be taken seriously on SmackDown, his fortunes turned around in early 2020 when he became involved in a storyline with Daniel Bryan.

Hmmm... I love @DrewGulak’s hard nosed mat style and have been wanting to wrestle him for years. With all the shakeups in WWE, Maybe now is our chance #GulakVsBryan #WWE #SmackdownOnFox https://t.co/mvn8cAfNed

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) October 15, 2019

Daniel Bryan defeated Gulak via referee’s decision in their first meeting at Elimination Chamber. However, Gulak still emerged with a lot of credit and momentum from the match, leading to him becoming a mentor for the former WWE Champion.

Gulak and Daniel Bryan joined forces to feud with The Artist Collective (Cesaro, Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura) before and after WrestleMania 36, where Zayn defeated The Leader of the Yes Movement to retain the Intercontinental Championship.

Since then, Daniel Bryan and Gulak also faced each other in the Intercontinental Championship tournament in May 2020, with Bryan picking up the win.