Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania by Daniel Bryan Craig Tello

Author:Daniel Bryan, Craig Tello [Daniel Bryan, Craig Tello]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466876620
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2015-07-21T04:00:00+00:00

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FROM PRO TO BRO

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014—5:23 P.M.

It’s awkward, at first, to see Daniel Bryan and the Miz seated so far apart—almost intentionally—at a conference room table just prior to meeting the ten winners of the WrestleMania Reading Challenge. The former NXT Pro and Rookie pair has a turbulent history, dating back to Bryan’s WWE debut in early 2010. Yet Miz and Bryan keep it more than cordial and even chat about the “Yes!” Man’s upcoming marriage.

Recently wed to former WWE Diva Maryse, Miz asks the right questions and shares something of a “bro” moment with Daniel at the table. “The Awesome One” then switches gears to talk shop, specifically WrestleMania. The NXT connection raises an interesting truth about the competition’s first season.

“When I first heard about NXT, I thought, ‘I’m a ringer for this, right?’ It turned out that it wasn’t the case at all,” says Bryan, who finished with a record of 0-10 under Miz’s tutelage. “By the end, I saw NXT’s headline stars as Wade Barrett and David Otunga—those were the two guys ‘they’ really liked out of the group. I did not foresee me being the first one of us to main-event WrestleMania.”

The unexpected “bro-down” ends as the Reading Challenge sweepstakes winners rally for their private Superstar signing in the room next door. The anxious young readers light up when both Daniel Bryan and the Miz make their entrance. One girl repeatedly squeaks, “OhmygodDanielBryan!” until he comes over to meet her.

“You want to inspire curiosity and inspire kids to be able to learn on their own,” Bryan says. “Anything you can do to get them to read as many things as possible, that’s just all the better. It’s a step forward.”

The winners line up for autographs and interrogation by Miz, who demands to know what book each youngster read to win the gift of his presence. Bryan turns the tables on the Awesome One moments later when Miz tries to start his own mock “Yes!” chant. Of course, Miz brushes off the response by this very exclusive crowd, but does acknowledge Daniel Bryan’s big match at WrestleMania, actually encouraging the kids’ cheers for his former NXT Rookie. Read between the lines of the Miz’s message and discover what might signify that Bryan has the support of the WWE locker room.

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