Chapter 1- Application
18th July 2020
It had just turned 10AM, and a young man walked into the wrestling school owned by former WWE superstar, Daniel Bryan. After medically retiring in 2016, and being the GM of SmackDown under Shane McMahon for 2 years, life had slowed down for him. He still got called for interviews and podcasts, but he wanted something big to do. So he started a wrestling school, in London, England, because, "England has some of the best indie talent in the world, and I want to train that talent, like Shawn Michaels trained me nearly 20 years ago."
So this young man walked into the Daniel Bryan Wrestling Academy {DBWA} and went to the receptionist's desk. " Hello, my name is Wendy, how can I help you?" "I'm Jack Matthews, and I'd like to sign up to the academy." "Membership fees are £25 for one month." " Here's £50, for two months." " Thank you. The first session is tomorrow." " Okay, thank you, bye." Jack walked out of the academy, elated. His lifelong dream was one step closer! He had a job already that paid £5.50 per hour, and he would live at home for two more years, until he was 18.
Until then, however, he would work hard, eat right, and start training.