10 Best Ways Wrestlers Responded To Crowd Signs

5. Daniel Bryan - Yes, This Sign Wasted Paper

Jade Cargill Beer Break Fan Sign
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It would be remiss to make mention of Bryan Danielson and signs, and not bring up his perfect reaction to a sign directed his way during the 18 December 2018 SmackDown.

This was just over a month after fans were introduced to The New Daniel Bryan, with Bryan becoming a sanctimonious heel who was intent on saving the planet. Only in WWE could somebody battling global warming be positioned as villain, but that's a whole other topic for another day.

Earlier in this SmackDown episode, vegan Bryan had been teased by The New Day as they ate steak in front of him, and D-Bry was then given an ideal opportunity to further hammer home his new character by staring down a fan who used a sign to goad the new WWE Champion.

Trying to get under the skin of this environmentalist, the fan's sign mocked how the sign itself was a flagrant waste of paper that solely existed to irk The New Daniel Bryan. Not missing a beat, Bryan stopped in the entrance way and shot a disgusted death stare the way of the fan before making his way to the ring to team with Andrade against AJ Styles and Mustafa Ali.

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