Bryan Danielson Pushed Hard For Mustafa Ali Match At WrestleMania 35 Prior To Ali’s Injury

Bryan Danielson pushed for Mustafa Ali to be a new talent in the title mix on the road to WrestleMania 35. However, those plans were derailed due to Ali suffering an injury, forcing him out of the scheduled Elimination Chamber match and being replaced by Kofi Kingston in 2019.

Moreover, according to a new report by Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bryan himself wanted to battle Mustafa Ali, but his injury made it the year of Kofi Kingston due to massive support from the fans.

“This was not the program originally planned. But the angles and crowd reactions have put Zayn in a position not as strong as Daniel Bryan when his unplanned rise in 2014 was handed to the company, but at this point stronger than Kofi Kingston which was a fluke of being slotted in a spot in a match scheduled originally for Mustafa Ali (who Danielson wanted to do a program with as champion), and the crowd decided to make it Kingston’s year, and the company did change plans accounting for that.”

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

With Sami Zayn looking to be on a similar path, the next few weeks could see massive changes in WrestleMania plans. Zayn’s immense popularity could make him the one to battle Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania to claim championship glory, much like Bryan Danielson and Kofi Kingston did.

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