WWE Smackdown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan recently spoke with Philly.com‘s Matt Breen while promoting tonight’s episode of Smackdown, which tapes in Philadelphia tonight. You can read some highlights below:
Daniel Bryan talks about his time wrestling in Philadelphia, including Ring of Honor:
“I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun. This northeast independent scene was just rocking with guys who a lot of are now in the WWE or had been in the WWE. It was super cool.”
Bryan talks about his time working for ROH as their trainer:
“Their attendance was not very good. I always feel like I wasn’t the best trainer, because I’m really good at teaching people stuff but I’m not good if people aren’t super psyched – if they’re not like me. If they just come in and say ‘Yeah! I want to be a wrestler.’ Well OK, what do you want to learn today?”
Bryan says it’s easy to say he’d wrestle again, but he has his family to think about:
“It’s a very complex issue. If I was on my own, if I wasn’t married, I would be like ‘Yeah, when my contract is up. I’m gone.’ Hell, I might even be wearing a mask at an independent show next week dressed up as star man, Because it’s what I love to do. But, it becomes different when you have a wife and you’re trying to have kids.”
