Fake Daniel Bryan Interview

[Steveweiser]

From (W)Reddit...

Daniel Bryan conducted a local interview today in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington for 92.7 KGHO to promote his book where he spoke candidly about his career in the independent scene, his time with the WWE, his role on Tough Enough, his father, and many more. During the interview, Bryan mentioned that he didn't really keep up with the product and that while he's appreciative that fans still acknowledge him, "they need to move on". Here's the quote:

Host: But then again Bryan, I know. You're doing Tough Enough. You still have some exposure so people are going to acknowledge you. What's your take on this Sunday's Battleground?

Bryan: Right. Tough Enough is pretty easy. They fly me in, I go to the barracks, I sit down and we do a segment where I talk to them. It's quick, straight to the point and once I am done, I'm flown back home. It's easy and I love it. Especially with the position that I am in. Battleground? I'm not sure. To be quite honest I don't really have time for the current product apart from NXT; fans should focus on what's important and not hold on to my name. That's in reference to them still acknowledging me. I only do Tough Enough and Tough Enough should be about Tough Enough and not me. It's about those young men and women who want a future in this company. For those waiting for my return I appreciate it but let's focus on what's going on right now. I've had my time and it's over so it seems but there's an abundance of talent on the main roster for them to pay attention too. Just let it go.

Host: Do you ever get fan mails or like just cat calls in public from people wondering about your status?

Bryan: All the time. Some of it creeps me out to say the least. Especially the letters. Man, they send these long letters telling me how much they appreciate me and everything and I love it. Really I love it but sometimes it's just way too much for me to muster. It's amazing how much those guys can hold on to something.

After this segment the interview reverted back to his time in the independents and a few updates on his injury. He also talks about his relationship with Brie Bella, the infamous slap, his father, and more. KGHO usually archive their interviews a week after it airs, so it should be on their website next week no later than Friday.

However, Daniel Bryan later exposed this interview as being fake on Twitter...

twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan/status/622131884856881152

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...but...once you go Bryan there's no point in tryin'...

[Deleted]

Sounds like a great interview. Bryan's one of my favorite non-kayfabe interviews ever. I love how he's very opinionated, but not brash and abrasive about it like he's proud to be opinionated. He's someone I hear talk and want to hang out with, and want the best for.

As for the part on the creepy fanmail, I could totally see where some people might come off too attached in those letters and being freaked out by it.
Screw you Fake Daniel Bryan, don't toy with my heart.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Well, duh. NXT is one hour a week, main roster is like 5. Not hard to figure out at all.

[Error]

Damn, dude is done. Not really a shocker but to hear it out of his mouth is.

[Hit Girl]

He's not missing much. This week on RAW for instance. Other than the Cesaro/Rusev/Owens match and the Divas segment, the rest was forgettable.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

A good interviewer would've asked him to elaborate on what he meant by his time being over. Admittedly, the choice of words does have a dreading finality.

[Mid-Carder]

Am I forgetting something obvious here? What's the "infamous slap" they're referring to?

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Well, we were gonna have to face this eventually. I'm just glad I got see Bryan go from winning the ROH World title to winning the damn WWEWHC in the main event of WrestleMania 30. Damn good career he's had, and he's definitely headlining next year's HoF.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Jul 17, 2015 13:47:19 GMT -5 The Heartbreak TWERK said:

A good interviewer would've asked him to elaborate on what he meant by his time being over. Admittedly, the choice of words does have a dreading finality.

Yeah. it could be interpreted as done from wrestling completely to his time as the man on top being over (which is how I originally read it as)

[Error]

Jul 17, 2015 13:57:55 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Jul 17, 2015 13:47:19 GMT -5 The Heartbreak TWERK said:

A good interviewer would've asked him to elaborate on what he meant by his time being over. Admittedly, the choice of words does have a dreading finality.

Yeah. it could be interpreted as done from wrestling completely to his time as the man on top being over (which is how I originally read it as)

There is a page from his autobiography floating around where point blank says wrestling isn't worth it to him any more (this was after his father died) and he just does it because that is what he knows. I just cannot see him coming back. The whole situation is scary and sad. 

[Professor Chaos]

Well that's depressing. Would've loved to seen Bryan vs Owens, Balor, Zayn, Joe, Itami.

[salz4life]

Am I wrong or is he a guy that seems to be perfect helping out down at NXT if he can't or doesn't want to go anymore?

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

Jul 17, 2015 14:09:43 GMT -5 salz4life said:

Am I wrong or is he a guy that seems to be perfect helping out down at NXT if he can't or doesn't want to go anymore?

He could be helpful, but at this point, it's still not known if he can ever work in ring again let alone help train

[SUPES]

It'd be easy to "let it go" if there was a babyface currently on TV that could connect as well as him and be bulletproof to the writing team's inadequacies. The one guy on the active roster that can fill the void is out the rest of the year right as he got promoted.

[Society of the Spectacle]

Four things:
-The way he says, "it's over for me so it seems" doesn't come off as 100% definitive.
-I thought I remember a couple weeks back Brie saying in an interview that he has told her that he will be back.
-Read rumblings that he was campaigning for a match with Nakamura at Beast in the East.
-His Twitter has pictures of him rehabbing recently.

However, in spite of me as a fan grasping at those straws, this interview really saddens me, as Bryan has been my guy for a while, but it seems as though wrestling has taken as much away as it has given him. So as a fan, you kind of feel bad for wanting his career to continue. It sounds like he definitely needs time away. Still, a passing of the torch match at a Mania down the road (with Sami, Owens, Kenta, Balor, etc) would be a nice way to close out his career.

[HMARK Center]

Jul 17, 2015 14:05:47 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

Well that's depressing. Would've loved to seen Bryan vs Owens, Balor, Zayn, Joe, Itami.

Not too hard to find various places that have booked Bryan vs. Joe, KENTA, and, of course:

[abjordans]

Do wrestlers get easily creeped out, or are wrestling fans all that creepy? Because they all always talk about how things the fans do creep them out.

[Zone Was Wrong]

@wwedanielbryan: I appreciate all the thank yous, but the entire interview claiming that I said my time is over is a fake. I will be back wrestling.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan/status/622131884856881152