10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Daniel Bryan

7. Yes Lock Is Just The LeBell Lock With A More Marketable Name

The finishing move of Daniel Bryan has been named the No Lock (when he was a heel) and now the Yes Lock, but its original name is the LeBell Lock. The hold was something that was created by "Judo" Gene LeBell, who is now 81 years old. Bryan ended up learning the move from the grappling coach at Xtreme Coture in Las Vegas named Neil Melanson, who trained under LeBell. In a December 2012 interview, LeBell complimented the way Bryan does the move: "He does the hold very well. He mimics me almost perfectly." Why did WWE change the name of the move? Because they like to trademark things like that. It's also likely because LeBell was not a WWE wrestler. If it was a former wrestler that did the move then maybe they would keep the name like the Lou Thesz Press, for example. Since LeBell wasn't a WWE guy they rarely mention that Bryan got the move from him at least not anymore. They did say it originally. It's another example of Bryan being a student of the game, so to speak. He's mastered the art of professional wrestling and tried to get better by training in grappling too. It was a worthwhile practice because he found his finishing move, which will always be known as the Yes Lock in WWE going forward.