Erick Redbeard Recalls Vince McMahon Wanting Him To Look Like Bryan Danielson In 2018

Erick Redbeard was Bryan Danielson’s follower on WWE television during Danielson’s run as a heel on SmackDown from 2018 to 2019. During this run, Danielson would hold the WWE Championship, eventually losing to Kofi Kingston.

While speaking on Rewind Recap Relive, Erick talked about his time in WWE. Redbeard revealed that Vince McMahon wanted him to look like Bryan Danielson during their partnership.

“I remember the first day, they’re like, ‘We want you to dress like Daniel Bryan. We’re going to cut your beard, even.’ Like, they wanted to cut this nice and short, like, they wanted me to look like him. Like, ‘Can we do a little makeup, and make his ears.’ True Story. We’re at TV, they’ve already given me a couple plaid shirts to look like him.

I think, Dean Malenko came to me and said, ‘We gotta get you to makeup and cut your beard.’ I said, ‘No, we’re gonna talk to Vince.’ So going to Vince’s office, I basically said, ‘Before I start cutting my beard off and making permanent changes to the way I look, can we discuss what exactly do you want out of this?’” 

Erick Redbeard to Rewind Recap Relive

It certainly would have been a strange scenario if the two had gone this way with their storyline.

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