10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 7)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Some Dean Ambrose Improv Changed WrestleMania 32

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We'll leave you with one more story from Moxley's appearance on Wade Keller's show, and it's a doozy.

When talking at length about his flawed 'No Holds Barred' match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32, Mox said his improvisation on TV changed everything. Originally, the then-Dean Ambrose was going to work with Chris Jericho on the pay-per-view, and that'd leave Lesnar open for a match against Bray Wyatt.

The Jericho vs. Ambrose match is something we've heard before, but the Lesnar vs. Wyatt one is the most interesting prospect here. It was the plan right up until WWE booked a Triple Threat match between Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Lesnar at Fastlane that had World Title ramifications. Before that, on Raw, Ambrose went nose-to-nose with Lesnar.

That hadn't been in WWE's script. Dean was playing around to see what kind of reaction it'd get from fans, and it turned out to be a big one. Upon seeing that, the writers pivoted to Ambrose vs. Lesnar and pushed Wyatt from the picture. This wouldn't have happened had Dean not been spontaneous.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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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.