5 Biggest WWE Superstars who were squashed at WrestleMania

Triple H
Triple H

#1 Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan

Today, Daniel Bryan is regarded as one of the biggest Superstars of the modern era. He has done it all, including a victory in the main event of a landmark WrestleMania. Bryan defeated Batista, Randy Orton, and Triple, all in a single night to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 30. He came out of retirement in 2018 and is still going strong on SmackDown Live.

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Bryan was the World Heavyweight Champion heading into WrestleMania 28, back in 2012. He was set to face the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus at The Show of Shows. The match kicked off WrestleMania, and fans were ready to witness a hard-hitting contest.

Things didn't turn out the way anyone had imagined though, and Sheamus hit Bryan with a Brogue Kick to win the World title in 18 seconds. Later in the night, and on the following RAW, the fans made sure to chant for Bryan, letting the company know that they were behind him like never before, thus kicking off what would be later dubbed as The Yes Movement.

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Edited by Zaid Khan
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