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#4 Daniel Bryan vs Shawn Michaels
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If ‘The Heart Break Kid’ Shawn Michaels ever came out of retirement, then there are several notable opponents against whom the WWE Hall of Famer could square-off against inside the squared circle, however, one of the rather more popular opponents against whom Michaels could’ve possibly shared the ring with is Daniel Bryan.
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During Bryan’s initial rise in the WWE in 2013-14, ‘The American Dragon’ was busy feuding with The Authority in a storyline that also involved Shawn Michaels as well and the two men also seemingly had a few confrontations with each other that ultimately ended with Bryan brutally assaulting the already-retired HBK, after the latter cost Bryan a World Title match at Hell in a Cell. Booking a match between the two wouldn’t actually that tough considering the fact that the two men already had a pretty interesting backstory with each other, as Shawn was initially the one who taught Bryan how to wrestle in the first place.
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However, a dream collision eventually did not happen as Michaels was already convinced of staying into retirement, with Bryan also going down the same route shortly afterward as well.
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