10 WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Impulse Reactions

9. Daniel Bryan Vs Drew Gulak

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Daniel Bryan is of course a gift to WWE, like this was new information. Here, his gift was one extended to Drew Gulak.

The Philadelphia native was given a hot hometown crowd and the opening match on the pay-per-view to make the most of this remarkable opportunity, along with a dance partner that probably had to graft just to get this match on the show.

Gulak's most recent gimmick adjustment has focused on him struggling with social situations but being hard as nails to compensate for it - something that figured wonderfully into an earthy match that saw Bryan constantly sell his opponent's physical and psychological gifts in a way that subtly suggested that he wasn't quite ready for. Even in applying his finisher for the win, he had to batter Gulak's face off first.

WhatCulture's Michael Sidgwick eloquently argued that he could be the one force already woven within the DNA of WWE that stood the chance of pulling the company from a terminal creative funk in the years to come. This delicious little match, in all its hybrid quality - was yet more evidence to suggest

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.