In a business so famous for twisting the truth and exaggerating reality, it can difficult for fans to determine the true size of a wrestler. That is the case with Daniel Bryan, who despite being billed at 5’10” by WWE, is often towered by Stephanie McMahon in their face-to-face confrontations.
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion revealed in an August 2013 interview with DirecTV that he is actually 5’8″.
“I always wanted to be a wrestler, but I didn’t think I could be because I’m relatively small,” Bryan said in regards to his start in the professional wrestling industry. I’m 5’8 and weigh 195 pounds. When I started I was a lot smaller. But when I was probably 15 or 16 years old, WCW started bringing in these cruiserweights like Rey Mysterio who was 5’3 and 150 pounds. That gave me no reason not to at least try and follow my dream.”
According to the official WWE website, the Divas Champion is billed at 5 foot six inches. Based on photos of her standing next to fellow wrestlers, this appears to be her legitimate height.
It was officially announced Monday on Raw, “Macho Man” Randy Savage will be inducted as the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 the night before WrestleMania 31 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Speaking to The Sun, Chris Jericho feels that Savage not being in the Hall of Fame was “a huge omission.”
“I think that him not being in the Hall of Fame was a huge omission and almost made the Hall of Fame not legitimate for me, much in the same way of Deep Purple not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was not legitimate for me, so I’m super-excited about it,” Jericho said. “It is much deserved and now, finally, I feel the WWE Hall of Fame is legit.
“Everybody that needs to be in there — and wasn’t because of politics or petty bullsh-t — is now in there, including [Bruno] Sammartino, Bret Hart, the Ultimate Warrior and now Randy Savage being the last on that list.”
Jericho also talked about crossing paths with Savage in World Championship Wrestling, growing up as a fan of the “Macho Man,” the first wrestling shirt he ever bought and more. The full interview is available here.