10 Craziest Things Vince McMahon Has Ever Said To Wrestlers
7. Daniel Bryan Likes Animals Too Much To Be Good
Daniel Bryan worked a fantastic TV match with Chris Jericho on his WWE debut. Physical, dramatic, and very well-told - it was Bryan's undying need to impress, manifesting in a terrific table bump, that led to a spirited and well-received loss - Jericho was as enthused as the crowd, and put Bryan over to Vince McMahon in gorilla.
"That guy is going to be a star," Jericho said, the subtext being "You can exploit his labour to under-pay him in a non-competitive field, thus making you richer."
Vince was unimpressed. Not by this wizard's exceptional in-ring performance, but by his diet: Vince was at once mystified and disgusted that this pale and thoroughly uninteresting fellow "didn't even eat meat". To Vince, presumably, one must eat naturally occurring proteins to perform to the required standard or to simply be "a man". It's unsurprising that Vince thought it was that simple.
This is the man who shrugged and said "Yes sure I will automatically make them good at a later date, through my genius" when his crack Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis said "Plan is to emulate the regional territories (actually just one) for your future WrestleMania shows".
If it was that easy, WWE should just cook up some sirloins and feed them to the introductory Performance Center classes.
Or just have Triple H shake the hands of PWG veterans and pretend that the endorsement counts as development.