Daniel Bryan is the current General Manager of SmackDown Live, and although he hasn’t been on the show in a while because he’s been busy taking care of his daughter, he’s set to return this week.
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has always been very open and honest about his opinions, and he seems to think WWE needs to change the way the product is presented to the fans. Bryan recently spoke to NBC Sports about the subject, and he said that he thinks the company should focus more on personalities.
“I think a change of presentation is absolutely necessary. I think the way that we present our superstars probably needs to change. Years ago, [WWE] went through with this idea of having as much live stuff as possible on the shows, but I think when you watch say UFC for example, some of the things that are the most endearing, that make you care the most about the fighters are these backstage vignettes that show their real personality. You’ll see great fights that people will cheer maybe because they’re great fights, but the fights that have the most impact are the ones with fighters who people actually care about.”
In regards to how WWE can help fans connect with performers on a personal level, Bryan praised the recent NXT vignettes that focused on Roderick Strong, and the Fashion Files segments that have been airing on SmackDown Live.
“I think one of the things that really endeared me to people was that people got to view more aspects of my personality than most because of the different things that I did within WWE. Seeing performers frustrated and being able to show that on TV and being able to show their experiences, their reactions to what’s happening to them on the show and doing backstage vignettes. There was a great one on NXT about Roderick Strong recently about being a new dad and all of that kind of stuff. Since I’ve been gone, they’ve been doing some really fun stuff with the Fashion Police. Not that there needs to be more of that exact kind of stuff, but it helps people get to know their personalities.”
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