10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (15 Nov)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Daniel Bryan Wanted A 60-Min Match With Adam Cole

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When WWE's Saudi travel woes caused most of the blue brand crew to miss the 1 November SmackDown, Daniel Bryan summoned management and said, 'Bring me Adam Cole'. The NXT invasion became a bigger focal point of the program after that, and Bryan got his wish.

Well, some of it anyway.

According to Cole on WWE Backstage, Daniel wanted their match to last a full hour. WWE chiefs were never going to go for that, but they did give both wrestlers full autonomy over the content of the bout, and agreed that Cole should pick up a surprise win to close out the broadcast.

There will be a portion of hardcore fans out there wishing upon the stars that Cole vs. Bryan had gone 40 minutes longer. It's not like WWE hasn't booked 60-minute matches on SmackDown before, and those guys could've filled that kind of time without protest. Perhaps it'll happen someday.

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What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? For more, check out 10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (8 Nov)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.