Daniel Bryan Talks His Beard, Total Divas, His Proposal, and More

Daniel Bryan recently spoke to The Pitch in order to promote the upcoming WWE Smackdown tapings for October 15 in Kansas City. Bryan discussed a number of topics with the website including his current run in WWE, being filmed on Total Divas, his beard, and more. Bryan is currently set to receive another shot at the WWE Championship at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.

When asked about his timing of his recent proposal to his then girlfriend, Brie Bella, Bryan said the following:

“I actually got Brie’s ring back in May, so it’s been several months. The problem is, with our schedule, is finding time to do something special. And no offense to Bowling Green, Kentucky, but I don’t want to propose to Brie in Bowling Green, Kentucky, while we’re doing a live event on a Friday after taking a red-eye flight, and we’re both exhausted. We were both ready to get engaged earlier this year, but I wanted it to be special, and it was worth the wait.”

The two-time WWE Champion also talked about what it is like to be filmed on the Total Divas reality program, and if his proposal was filmed:

“Quite frankly, by the time that that happened, they were barely there because we’d just done a 5-mile hike. Imagine those people, they don’t know where I’m proposing, right? They’re hoping that it’s at the beginning of the hike, but absolutely not. [Laughs.] I waited until we’re at the top of the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and everybody’s drenched in sweat, and they’ve got the cameras and sound stuff, and nobody was even sure that’s when I was going to propose. They just had to film us that entire time. It was almost like my own practical joke on the reality-show people to make them hike this far with all of this equipment, and then that’s when the biggest moment happens, when they’re completely mentally and physically unprepared for it.”

Bryan also spoke in-depth about his now-famous beard including whether he’d see it becoming a big part of him, its maintenance, and if he will shave it before the wedding:

“No. Absolutely not. I just started growing my beard because I was tired of shaving. Then I kept growing it, so I could grow out the hair on the top of my head. When you have a shaved head and you start growing out your hair, it goes through that awkward stage. I was like, ‘If I keep growing out my beard, nobody’s even going to notice that I’m growing out my hair.’ And true to form, nobody did until it was past the awkward stage because everyone was looking at my really awkward beard. [Laughs.]”

“I don’t do anything to it, other than I do have to trim my mustache. The rest, I literally let it freely grow. Brie … loves the beard, but she thinks that it’s time to start trimming some of the sides and stuff.”

“It’ll be interesting to see if she wants me cleanshaven for the wedding or not. I don’t know if I could shave my beard right now if I wanted to. We’re filming SmackDown tonight. Imagine if I just showed up to the arena tonight cleanshaven, how mad everyone would be. [Laughs.] It’s no longer something that I can control myself. I have to accept that this is what I am.”

The full interview can be read here.