Dan Ryckert didn't want to get noticed.
In some circles, it is frowned upon if you talk about your business' competition. When it comes to WWE, they follow that policy a vast majority of the time. It's very rare to see anybody affiliated with the Stamford giant tweeting about or supporting any type of wrestling competition.
When it came to former WWE employee Dan Ryckert, he wanted to support All Elite Wrestling, but he didn't want to get caught. In a new interview with MinnMax, Ryckert revealed that he wore a luchador mask to two episodes of Dynamite in hopes of not being noticed by a fan.
"I was so passionate as a fan for AEW and taking it in and like, it was the most exciting time in the industry in twenty years. I went to Dynamite, in person, two weeks in a row. Once in Jersey at the Prudential Center and once at this big Grand Slam thing at Arthur Ashe Stadium and both times I wore a luchador mask. It’s like, I was given tickets to the event and I didn’t know where they were gonna be. Just in case they happen to be ringside and then somebody does a really crazy move and it cuts to the crowd and [there’s] WWE employee Dan Ryckert being like ‘Wow’. I wanted to avoid that, I bought a luchador mask and cut little glasses holes in the side and went to both shows. By the way, I went to the show at Arthur Ashe Stadium and the second I got out of the Uber somebody comes up and is like ‘Dan Ryckert, I love Giant Bomb!’. I have a giant obvious beard, this might not be working [even with] a COVID mask and a luchador mask."
Ryckert departed from WWE earlier this month, meaning he can freely attend this year's Grand Slam event that Tony Khan recently gave an update on.
Ryckert recently commented on his time in WWE and how he feels he wasn't allowed what he was hired to do. Click here to see more.
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