9. BRYAN DANIELSON WAS TRAINED BY SHAWN MICHAELS
When Danielson graduated high school in 1999, he decided to pursue a career as a professional wrestler. He initially trained with Shawn Michaels at HBK’s Texas Wrestling Alliance school. It was with TWA that Danielson won his first professional wrestling championship, winning the TWA Tag Team Titles with his partner and former WWE star Brian Kendrick. Danielson later trained with William Regal, Tracy Smothers, Bobby Eaton and Masato Tanaka.
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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.