10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2014
1. Brock Almost Squashed Daniel Bryan
A lot of folks are still annoyed over Brock Lesnar squashing Kofi Kingston during SmackDown’s FOX debut in 2019, but that would’ve been foreshadowed by what was meant to go down five years prior. Get this: WWE's original plan for SummerSlam 2014 was Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan, and Brock was supposed to kick the living crap out of the babyface hero just like he’d end up doing to John Cena.
Daniel’s injuries ended Vince McMahon's hero-squishing hopes here.
The question must be asked though. Was this some sort of weird punishment to fans for daring to clamour for Bryan in the first place? Lesnar was always cast as a monster, but Daniel was on fire as WWE Champ after WrestleMania and wasn't a fixture of the upper deck like Cena - he might not have survived being squashed.
John Cena was teflon, and could bounce back quickly. Bryan? Hmm, that's up for debate. Brock beating someone like Dan then only working one more match in 2014 wouldn't have gone down well with fans who had campaigned long and hard for Bryan's main event status.
It almost happened.
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