Daniel Bryan vs. Sami Zayn Set for WrestleMania After Gulak Beats Nakamura

Daniel Bryan is going to WrestleMania 36, and he can thank Drew Gulak.

Gulak defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown, which grants Bryan a shot at Sami Zayn's Intercontinental Championship.

Bryan pulled Gulak out of the way as Nakamura was attempting his Kinshasa, and Gulak rolled up Nakamura for the pinfall.

This will be Bryan and Zayn's first singles encounter in WWE and second matchup at WrestleMania. Bryan teamed up with Shane McMahon to beat Zayn and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 34.

Bryan vs. Zayn has the potential to be an excellent match, with Bryan's win over Gulak at Elimination Chamber providing a possible road map of what to expect. The former world champion went nearly 15 minutes with Gulak in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth affair.

It's tough to know what to expect at WrestleMania 36, though, since this will be the first major event after the COVID-19 pandemic forced WWE to move its live events to the Performance Center.

Since the shift, the promotion has been relying heavily on promo segments and also airing classic matches, minimizing the in-ring action in the process.

Wrestling Observer Live's Bryan Alvarez (h/t Wrestling Inc's Marc Middleton) reported WWE has already started to tape WrestleMania 36 and would wrap up filming Thursday, which adds another variable.

As long as they're given enough time, Bryan and Zayn could deliver one of the strongest bouts on the card.