Vince McMahon apparently had a very Vince McMahon reason for not being sold on Bryan Danielson at first.
Bryan Danielson went on to become one of WWE’s biggest success stories. He became a four-time WWE Champion, headlined WrestleMania twice, and had one of the most organic fan movements the company has ever seen. Still, according to Chris Jericho, McMahon was not exactly a big Danielson guy in the beginning.
During a recent episode of Talk is Jericho, the conversation turned to the Raw after WrestleMania. Danielson’s name came up, and Jericho said McMahon had an issue with him because Danielson was vegan.
“He didn’t like Bryan because Bryan was a vegan. Classic Vince.”
Jericho said there were other reasons too, but that one always stuck with him. He then gave his impression of McMahon reacting to Danielson’s diet.
“There’s other reasons, but I remember that was one of it. ‘Doesn’t eat steak, ugh.’”
That is about as on-brand as it gets. Danielson did not fit the usual WWE mold when he first arrived, and being vegan apparently did not help his case with McMahon.
Of course, fans had other ideas. Danielson eventually became impossible to ignore, and the “Yes Movement” helped push him all the way to the main event of WrestleMania 30.
McMahon may not have been sold on Danielson at first, but the fans were. In the end, Danielson proved that he did not need to eat steak to become one of the most beloved wrestlers of his generation.
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