5 real-life stories about Daniel Bryan

#5 He’s not actually close friends with CM Punk

Daniel Bryan last spoke with CM Punk in 2014

There was an assumption when CM Punk and Daniel Bryan were making their way up the WWE ladder that both performers were close friends, having worked together for many years on the independent scene.

However, both guys have said in media interviews over the years that, while they get along and have respect for each other’s work, they’ve never really hung out in the same circles.

Asked about Punk in June 2017, Bryan revealed that he has only had one brief exchange with his former on-screen rival since he walked out of WWE in January 2014.

He told Sports Illustrated: “I haven’t talked to Punk since I texted him when he came on the UFC show in a suit [December 2014] and said he was going to fight in the UFC. I just texted him and said, ‘Hey man, I just saw that and think it’s awesome. I hope you do great.’ Punk texted back, ‘Thanks.’ That’s the last I’ve heard from him.”