10 Superstars who could follow in Daniel Bryan's footsteps
Daniel Bryan has created a legacy in WWE, but who can follow in his footsteps?On the 8th January episode of RAW, Daniel Bryan announced his retirement. It was a move that sent shockwaves throughout the wrestling world, despite his longstanding absence through injury, and deprived fans everywhere of one of their true, modern day heroes.Particularly since another cult hero, CM Punk, left the company two years ago, Bryan’s departure will hit people perhaps harder than it usually would.During his most successful run in WWE, Daniel Bryan played an underdog inspired character who battled through many obstacles placed in front of him by The Authority and had massive odds stacked against him the whole time. Despite this, numerous championship reigns ensued, and Now, with Bryan retired, there is an open space in WWE for this type of a character to rise to the fore.Whilst Roman Reigns has been shunted into this position at the moment (despite him being too big to truly be considered an underdog), he will be winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title at some point soon and surely will move into a more Cena-like role within the company.Who will take up the resident underdog to take the fight to The Authority in the months and years to come? Here are 10 possibilities
#1 Kalisto
The 2-time United States champion is on the rise in WWE. Kalisto has steadily been gaining momentum ever since a big victory over Ryback in November 2015, and seems to be right on the verge of being a major player.
A strong US Title run could result in a move up the card for the Lucha libre man, and could place him in prime position to challenge The Authority or to move up and look to bag the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
It has to be said that Kalisto reminds us a lot of Rey Mysterio, himself the “ultimate underdog” and with his small stature and a flying moveset, Kalisto could easily transition into the role of the underdog who has to fight for everything he’s got.
That story is being told currently, in his back-and-forth series with Alberto Del Rio over the US Title, meaning Kalisto already has some experience in playing the sympathy provoking babyface. If he continues to progress, who knows how far he could go?