5 WWE feuds fans would love to see in 2019

Kofi Kingston's victory over Daniel Bryan draws a lot of parallels. It was back at WrestleMania 30 when Danial Bryan was the red hot, crowd favourite babyface that would go on to triumph on the biggest stage of them all.

This year, Bryan turned into the antagonist and KofiMania ran wild. Having seen Bryan turn heel and bring in a new dimension to the match, there are a few more matches from the pst which the fans would have loved to see in 2019. We witnessed a number of heel and face turns in the past year, most of which were unexpected. With that in mind here are 5 matches fans would love to see in 2019, where the roles of the wrestlers have been reversed.

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#5 The Miz (Face) vs John Cena (Heel) - WWE Championship

The Miz as a face against a heel John Cena would be very interesting

Considering the leaps and bounds that The Miz has made in his babyface character, this match-up would be exciting. A heel John Cena, or more preferably, the Doctor of Thugonomics vs a crowd favourite Miz would be such an improvement on the rivalry that they had in the summer of 2011. Back then, The Miz was the cowardly heel and the WWE Champion, while John Cena was, as always, the one who never gave up.

Fans loved to see the 'heel turn' that Cena pulled off at WrestleMania 35, and the kind of reception makes you believe that if he had one last run in WWE, it should be in this gimmick.

More importantly, the kind of response that The Miz managed to gather ever since he turned face, is a testament of how good he has been over the years and how much he has learned from his past mistakes. His last babyface run was quite forgettable, but his recent turn is much more believable and having a heel Cena vs face Miz match in 2019 would have been pretty awesome.

#4 Kevin Owens (Face) vs Sami Zayn (Heel)

We haven't seen a heel Sami Zayn against a babyface Kevin Owens feud in WWE yet

Ever since these two men have made their debut in WWE, they have battled each other countless number of times. And we might not be even done yet. But one thing about all their previous encounters was that Kevin Owens was the heel and Sami the babyface. They did have a few matches against each other during their short stint as a heel duo, but it wasn't close to the epic rivalries they had in the past.

Kevin Owens made his return to WWE as a babyface, and just last week it was evident that Sami turned against the fans, signalling that his heel character would continue further down the line. With the superstar shake-up next week, things look possible for another feud between these two premier superstars.

Out of all the suggestions on this list, this match-up is the most likely to happen before the end of this year.

#3 Brock Lesnar vs Shinsuke Nakamura (Heel)

Fans have never witnessed Brock vs Nakamura in WWE yet

Brock vs Nakamura is a match which is most unlikely to happen in WWE. Given Brock's contract with WWE, it is hard to expect him to turn up and have a match which may not be a big money draw for him. Nakamura, on the other hand, has fallen down the pecking order on the main roster and his best days might be behind him.

But that doesn't take away the fact that if these two were to collide, it would have been a titanic encounter. Both these former IWGP Heavyweight Champions are stiff workers and Nakamura would have been a very worthy opponent for Brock given his Japanese strong style of wrestling. Back then, he was a crowd favourite going into the match, and Lesnar, as always, only meant business.

The last time they faced off was at the Tokyo Dome in 2006, where both were competing for NJPW's top prize, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Although that encounter wasn't the best these to men could have had, it would have been interesting to see Lesnar and Nakamura square off one last time before both raise the curtain on their careers.

#2 Drew McIntyre (Heel) vs Kofi Kingston (Face)

Can we see a McIntyre vs Kingston match in WWE in 2019?

What a transformation both these men have had in the past few years. It has been an inspiring journey for both Drew McIntyre and Kofi Kingston, and their hard work and resilience has been rewarded by WWE. This match wouldn't see any change in their characters, although now McIntyre is a badass, psychotic heel, and Kofi might be the biggest babyface in the company.

10 years ago, these two superstars were no way near the main-event scene and were floundering in the mid-card ever since they made their debut. Look at how far they have come. Wouldn't it be a great time to have Kofi and drew feud against each other, now that they are the top players in WWE? After McIntyre made his WWE debut, he was able to be the Intercontinental Champion for 161 days. But interestingly, it was Kofi Kingston who would go on to defeat McIntyre and win the Intercontinental Championship.

Years later, Kofi is now the WWE Champion, and McIntyre is certainly a future world champion in the making. Will we be able to see another feud between these two men? It is still unlikely, as Drew is being touted to the Rollins' next challenger. But given what happened last week on SmackDown, there can be speculations. After all the Superstar shake-up takes place next week.

#1 The New Daniel Bryan vs John Cena

Their last battle was a classic, but can we see a match between Cena and 'The New' Daniel Bryan

This matchup would be one of the most exciting ones to watch, but it is also very unlikely to happen as well. We're talking about the former face of the company John Cena, not the Doctor of Thugonomics. But we are talking about a match between 'The New' Daniel Bryan vs John Cena.

It couldn't get any better. Daniel Bryan's heel work has been so underrated, that many forget he is one of the biggest reasons why the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania had such a big match feel to it. Bryan is probably enjoying the best phase of his career, and his character work has been a specimen of art. He has been able to turn the most loyal fans against his on-screen character, which is no easy feat in today's product.

So why not have the rematch these two have had at Summerslam 2013? Imagine the kind of promos these two can deliver. Big match John just tears anyone apart on the mic, but he hasn't been in the ring with this new avatar of Bryan. It would be a very intriguing contest, which would be worth the money.