AEW Bryan Danielson (formerly Daniel Bryan in WWE) is a huge name in pro wrestling. He captured several championships working in WWE but it turns out that he actively tried to get fired while he was working on post-SmackDown talk show, ‘Talking Smack’.
Bryan Danielson sheds light on the matter
Talking Smack was show that debuted in August 2016 and quickly developed a cult following among WWE fans. While the show was led by Renee Paquette, it was co-star Bryan Danielson, known as Daniel Bryan at the time who often stole the headlines.
The former WWE Champion had recently had to retire due to concussion related issues, and was attempting to carve out a new wrestling-related career outside of the ring. The result was a show that blurred storyline and real life, offering WWE fans a glimpse into the machine.
It has come to light that the blurring of reality was a very deliberate ploy of Danielson’s part. During an appearance at Starrcast V on a special episode of The Sessions with Rene Paquette, Danielson revealed that he tried to push the boundaries as far as he could as he was actively trying to get fired but that did not happen.
“A little bit of a nightmare for me. I enjoyed it in the sense of sometimes I was trying to get fired, so bringing up fisting on Talking Smack…”
The American Dragon went on to reference his constant nods to “Big Hog” James Ellsworth, something he was told not to do:
“Please don’t talk about James Ellsworth having a huge hog, and I would just bring it up constantly because I was so frustrated at not being cleared to wrestle that I was ready to go. Sometimes they would bring me to TV just to do Talking Smack.”
