Last year, Daniel Garcia went through a storyline where Bryan Danielson and Chris Jericho attempted to sell him on being a wrestler or a sports entertainer.
In the end, Garcia would choose Jericho, turning on Danielson during a Ring Of Honor World title match between Jericho and Danielson by hitting him over the head with the championship.
Speaking to Jon Alba and Matt Hardy on the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Garcia commented on the original plans.
“Yeah, but I’m not big on regrets. I don’t like to look backwards or think about what could have been or what was. In the moment, I was very sad about the situation. Jericho has told the story many times. I was originally supposed to be put with Bryan in the original Blackpool Combat Club, when it first initiated. Jericho needed me for his group, I got taken out of that, put with Jericho, and Jericho told me, when he told me he needed me and I was going to be in JAS, I was just like [sad]. In my mind, I knew I was supposed to be with Bryan in a couple of weeks. This is sad. Once I started…Okay, this Bryan thing could be happening in a bigger way where I already got over a little bit, and now it could be a big payoff or storyline that I’ll be put with Bryan. ‘This is really cool.’ I don’t know if I was ready at that point to be put with Bryan, to be a babyface, sometimes I think God, it’s like a slingshot, he pulls you back so he can release you to a further position, so you can go far. I feel like that’s what the situation was. Not that I was in a bad spot, being with Chris, but wanting to be with Bryan, I felt like it was God saying, ‘Not yet, I have something bigger planned for you.’ Then, got released, and started flying. Hopefully, I keep flying, at least for a little bit,”
Daniel Garcia
Garcia is no longer part of the JAS, and is aligned with Matt Menard and Angelo Parker once again.
H/T to Fightful
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