#2 Replaces AJ Styles and goes on to face Shinsuke Nakamura
While AJ Styles recently cleared the air regarding his injury in a press conference, the matter of the fact is that the WWE Champion is legitimately hurt and would get into a risky predicament if he goes ahead with his WWE title match against Shinsuke Nakamura.
It's no secret that WWE likes to play it safe when it comes to injuries. It took them two freakin years to clear Bryan! Risking the face of SmackDown Live at the biggest stage of them all may not be WWE's way of doing things especially if Styles' injury is proven to be a serious one.
Daniel Bryan is the only name worthy enough to replace of the Phenomenal One at the show of shows and could save WWE the embarrassment of not having a WWE title match at Mania.
Bryan vs Nakamura is a dream match in its own right and the King of Strong Style wasted no time in planting the seeds for the potential showdown: