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#1 Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan was the WWE Champion as recently as April and it was during the feud leading up to the Show of Shows with Kofi Kingston where Bryan eventually put over his opponent. It was refreshing as Kingston had also been used in that role prior to becoming a big player with the New Day in WWE. Yet, it was understood that Bryan's eventual loss would make the feud truly memorable due to Kingston's triumph.
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Even a few years ago, Bryan faced off with Roman Reigns after Reigns won the Royal Rumble to a chorus of boos. Many were actually upset that Bryan was unceremoniously dumped out of the match halfway through it. It wasn't Reigns' fault but Bryan was still in the midst of the height of his popularity. The two would have a match at Fastlane due to the fan outrage but the outcome was the same with Reigns emerging victorious.
Bryan's return from a three-year retirement was one of the most satisfying moments in the history of wrestling due to the place he has in the hearts of fans everywhere. He has had some great success as he's been both WWE Champion and SmackDown Tag Team Champion within the last year.
But one thing he does that a lot of stars don't do today is put over a lot of the younger talent. Bryan is still one of the top guys in the company and industry, but he understands that by helping out the next crop of upcoming stars, it only helps the company by building up some new talent.
He did just that when he put Ali over once he debuted on SmackDown late in 2018 and he even carried the same strategy on SmackDown a few weeks ago in an extremely entertaining match with Buddy Murphy.
Not all stars are created equal, but doing everything well often keeps a lot of wrestlers around. Bryan just happens to be one of the most popular stars in history who isn't afraid to pass the buck to other stars.
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