Not Anymore. What Was On Tap For Daniel Bryan At WrestleMania 35 Before This Week?

The way things change. Earlier this week on SmackDown Live, Daniel Bryan turned heel and defeated AJ Styles to become the new WWE Champion. It was quite the surprise after everything that Bryan has gone through in recent weeks. This was a big change of pace and not something that a lot of people probably saw coming. The move changed some plans, but what were those plans going to be? Say for Bryan, at the biggest show of the year.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the original plans for WrestleMania 35 saw Bryan facing Shane McMahon. At the moment, the plans for a McMahon heel turn and a match with Bryan have been dropped, but there is always the possibility that plans could change. There is no word on what either of them will be doing at WrestleMania or if Bryan will still be champion by the show.

Now that’s a heel turn.

Daniel Bryan wins WWE Championship in shocking fashion: SmackDown LIVE, Nov. 13, 2018

Opinion: I’m not sure on this one and it’s quite the relief if those were the original plans. I know McMahon is considered a big deal, but I really could go with never seeing him wrestle again. The matches aren’t all that great in the first place and he gets such a big spot on the card when so many other people could benefit from the same spot. Just don’t cram him down the fans’ throats so much and it would be that much better.

Would you want to see this match? What do you see Bryan doing at WrestleMania? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Smackdown Reviews.

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