Summary

Stephanie McMahon shared a lighthearted memory about Bryan Danielson while looking back at the slap spots featured in her 2026 WWE Hall of Fame induction video package.

Speaking on her podcast, McMahon said Danielson was one of the wrestlers who never gave her the reaction she was looking for when she struck him on screen. The anecdote came during the same Hall of Fame stretch in which Stephanie McMahon was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Linda McMahon and her daughters.

Danielson has been with AEW since 2021. In his current role, he is involved behind the scenes and also works on commentary.

Quote from Stephanie McMahon

"Daniel Bryan wouldn't sell my slaps either, and I was slapping him with the right and then I started slapping him with the left. I was trying everything I could and he didn't do sh*t."

Stephanie McMahon and Bryan Danielson in hindsight

McMahon's story adds another small piece to the long history she and Danielson shared on WWE television, especially during the years when authority-figure segments regularly crossed over with top babyfaces. For fans, it is less a major storyline update and more a reminder of how much personality Danielson brought to those exchanges, even in a brief anecdote like this one.

It also keeps some attention on McMahon's on-screen legacy coming out of Hall of Fame weekend. The slap compilation clearly struck a nerve with her in a funny way, and Danielson ended up being the example she remembered most.

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Stephanie McMahon while speaking on her podcast Whats Your Story