#1 Daniel Bryan
Is there really anyone else who could have filled the number one spot on this list? Daniel Bryan, in short, is one the best in-ring performers to ever step foot in a pro wrestling ring. The fact that he was forced to retire due to injury at the ripe age of 35 is nothing less than a tragedy.
Within his short tenure in the WWE of 6-7 years, he managed to win over and enthral the WWE Universe like no one before him. The fact that the main event of WrestleMania had to be changed due to fan backlash about his exclusion, says it all. He shined in every role he was made to play, whether a babyface or a heel. Nothing in recent memory can truly match the reaction he got when he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
Recently though, there has been a lot of buzz about his in-ring return. He's one of the betting odd favourites to win the Royal Rumble, with Betting sites confirming that there has been talks of his in-ring return. Let's just say that if he does return, there will be no place for literally anyone else as the top babyface of the company other than him. The WWE Universe will definitely see to that.