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The ultimate success of Daniel Bryan in the mid 2020s will always remain an example for each and every professional wrestler on how to cultivate success with the support of the fans. Bryan was promoted as an upper mid card ever since joining the main roster of WWE, and he even won the WWE World title in his 2nd year in the promotion.
But WWE was not in any hurry to push Daniel Bryan to the top as they wanted to have it on a slow and steady progress. However, the fans had no intention of waiting to see him getting a slow push as they went on a complete revolt. At WrestleMania XXX, he was supposed to have a one on one match with Triple H, and it was a non title match.
Daniel Bryan reveals what he was told prior to his WrestleMania XXX main event match
But the fans wanted to see him on the main event scene, fighting for the World title, and not a Randy Orton vs Batista match for the WWE World Heavyweight title, which was originally planned for the event. The fans went on a revolt, and they kept on forcing Bryan into the main event. WWE officials had no other option but to grant the fans what they wanted.
Ultimately, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match on the main event of the show became a triple threat match while Randy Orton defended is title against Batista and Daniel Bryan. He also won the title in this match, and it is still remembered as one of the best main events in WrestleMania history. Bryan recently revealed what he was told prior to the event while speaking on the Insight Podcast;
Daniel Bryan featured in the triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXX
“I don’t even remember. I honestly don’t. WrestleMania 30 was a very difficult time period for me, because my neck was really bad. I had gotten a concussion that I had to hide, not had to hide. But I realized I was in this thing, this trajectory of going to WrestleMania 30. I had gotten a bad concussion, but I had to hide it, and was doing live events with the concussion. Then I was wrestling one match.
"After the match, I was in the shower, and I couldn’t even stand. I was riding by myself, and I had to ask a friend to drive me to the next town. So WrestleMania 30 happened. I was not in a great headspace, to be honest.
"I got married on Friday, my wife and I went on a honeymoon. I’d never been to Hawaii before, so we went to Maui, and we stayed at this eco retreat, and it was awesome. But I was looking up, and you had this portal to the moon, but the room just wouldn’t stop spinning.
He won the WWE World Heavyweight title on the main event of the show
"At this point, the Chris Nowinski concussion book had come out, and I knew that I’d been lying about concussions for a while. Then, we get back from our honeymoon on Saturday, we fly to Baltimore, which is the place where I first won the World Heavyweight Championship, cashing in that Money in the Bank.
"Then I found out the next morning my dad died. That’s completely unexpected. So it’s like, so people ask me about WrestleMania 30. Honestly, that whole thing was a blur. So I don’t remember them telling me.” said Daniel Bryan.
