10 Wrestling Facts We Didnt Know Last Week (Dec 28)

Find out how creative saved The Rock's blushes in 1998...

By Jamie Kennedy /

WWE.com

Approximately 12 months on from hating it, Daniel Bryan is now loving life in WWE again.

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Reborn as a heel for the first time since 2012, Bryan has finally shed the horrid memories of his unwanted SmackDown General Manager run and is now riding high as WWE Champion. He's getting solid heel heat too, and it's coming from an audience that used to dote on him. Things have turned around for DB, but he was in a reflective mood this week.

In this article, you'll find out what Daniel's real thoughts were as he returned to the ring at WrestleMania 34 then collided with Big Cass, teamed with his wife Brie Bella and resumed his issues with The Miz on Tuesday nights. They may just surprise you, and so will facts about the likes of Sami Zayn, Zack Ryder, The Usos and more.

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This week, there's also a startling fact about The Rock's own early heel run. Things could've been very different had Vince McMahon's plans not been shot down hard by his most trusted creative minds. WWE might have crapped all over Rock's potential as early as 1998...