I was listening to the Daniel Bryan episode. Great...maybe the best one yet. Him and Austin rolled off each other perfectly. They have alot in common..being so broke breaking in the business. The travel stories...Bryan talking about frail Blandy needing that stretching time and needing that tour bus to get 10 hours of sleep a night to make sure he doesn't fall apart week in and week out. LOL.
Interesting quotes
Can you break down the psychology of Lucha Libre wrestling?- Stone Cold
Oh..absolutely not. I didn't understand any of it. I didn't the language- Bryan
The way he said it. shyt was good stuff.
As always, he credited his mentors and teachers..influences. What British wrestling meant to his advancement compared to the Japanese style that of course made him more of a stand out in the ring.
Another great quote from Austin to Bryan when he was talking abot the responsibility of being a star now and having to carry things on his back now he's in that top guy position.
But you are a star. And you have to realize that and never get a big head. Of course I know you never will. You are a star. You do have those top guy responsibilites. You do carry weight wherever you go. I know you don't want to say that. So I'm saying that to you.- Austin
The beard mainteance stories. LOL.
Going back to his ring psychology lessons from Japan....the intensity change up...the comebacks. Danielson is intricately intelligent in how he views the way Japanese workers get the most out of a crowd.
Another good quote
When you get to a level, it's like people start thinking that it's never your fault anymore. It's the other guy's. But that's never a good excuse. That's part of being that guy. You can't blame anyone but yourself.- Bryan
Bryan was speaking about carrying and it being on him or the TOP GUY to make sure those matches stand out and are good. He already knows. He knows that he has this reputation and it has to be protected and treated with respect...that's why I expect what I see out of him with green guys like Reigns and Rowan from the Wyatts. That's why he got that stuff out of a botching Sin Cara more than anyone has since he got there. That's what Bryan does. He's excellent at masking everyone up and making the match go like fukking clockwork..he carried Rowan by taking bumps, absorbing, getting the crowd into it with hope spots and comebacks that made sense like attacking the legs and arms of a guy that big. That's the genius of Daniel Bryan and why he's already one of the greatest workers in the history of the industry.
Oh yeah...apparently Austin is gonna be the first guest on Jericho's new podcast.