10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week

AJ Styles' WWE entrance theme was written for another ex-TNA star...

Daniel Bryan
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When Daniel Bryan announced his in-ring comeback in late-March, nobody could have predicted that he'd be feuding with Big Cass or lose to Rusev by mid-May. Bryan's return has been disappointing thus far for fans who just want to see him work against other workhorses like AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe, and it must be frustrating for Bryan himself.

In this week's article, find out what specific match made Daniel more determined than ever to make an unlikely return. Here's a clue: it featured one of the above names and was exactly the kind of back and forth epic Bryan wants to be working.

That fact is joined by others about names like Bayley, Mick Foley and AJ Styles. In Mick's case, memories of a 2007 run are painful. If Foley didn't have a book to promote around a decade ago, then there's a good chance he wouldn't have bothered returning Vince McMahon's call.

As for AJ Styles, his fact revolves around that "Phenomenal" entrance music. It turns out WWE's music men didn't write it for Styles at all. No, it was penned for somebody else working in NXT before AJ arrived in the company...

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