Friday, February 12, 2010

Bryan Danielson Is No More

...say hello to Daniel Bryan.

Daniel BryanYep, not even Bryan Danielson can escape the rebranding process that the WWE puts on all its new acquisitions and trainees with the exception of CM Punk (which still baffles me to this day unless they paid him off handsomely for the rights to the Punk name). Turns out he was introduced as Daniel Bryan at the latest FCW taping, which is odd, as you'll see tomorrow (FtA SPOILER ZOMG), he was introduced and referred to as Bryan Danielson during his first FCW match with Kaval (i.e. Low Ki). As far as the caliber of the name goes, it's closer to Evan Bourne or even Desmond Wolfe (to take an example from TNA) than it is to Braden Walker or Scotty Goldman. I can't say that I hate it, and I think it might get over. Good for AmDrag though.

More scuttlebutt about him as refers to NXT, it sounds like he, along with the aforementioned former Low Ki, will be the focus of the new concept. Couldn't think of two better guys to anchor the show around. Hopefully, we'll see the Dudebusters (Caylen Croft and Trent Baretta) there too, because I think they need some major help getting over and a good bit of seasoning as well. They have promise, but really need more than just generic tights, a friendship and that exploding fist bump they do to reach a WWE audience. I digress though.