WWE Wrestlemania 31 is Fake? Daniel Bryan Says Wrestling is 'Fiction. It's Not Real'

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WWE Hall of Famer Daniel Bryan admits that wrestling is not real. "Everything I've done is fiction. It's not real," he says as he presented the Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the late Connor "The Crusher" Michalek. Bryan is Connor's favorite WWE wrestler.

Last Saturday, the pro wrestling star was moved to tears as he shared touching stories about Connor while accepting the WWE Super Fan's posthumous award. As he talked about Connor, Bryan shocked some viewers and the wrestling community in attendance as he divulged scripted storylines about wrestling and even admitted on air that everything he's done is not real, notes the Screen Grabber. Most notably, collective gasps were heard from the audience as he recalled Connor meeting and interacting with "Hunter" or Triple H, the name he's most known for.

The eight-year-old super fan, Connor, passed away last year as he lost his battle to pediatric brain cancer. As tribute, WWE released a viral video in his memory that showed him interacting with various WWE superstars. It included Daniel Bryan's touching recollection of Connor, according to Buzz Feed.

The video also included the time when the WWE invited Connor to Monday Night Raw where WWE superstars chanted his name as he got to walk down the ramp with his idol, pro wrestler Daniel Bryan. Inside the ring, Connor managed to punch Triple H and even pinned him. The tribute wrapped up with Connor seeing Bryan win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXX, as reported by USA Today.

According to Uproxx, Connor, affectionately known as the "The Crusher," first met Daniel Bryan when he made a video in 2012 asking to meet the WWE tag team champion. Within hours of posting, the video went viral and in a few days Bryan responded to his request by visiting him at the hospital. Connor's wish to meet his hero came true and even made Bryan tap out by using his own signature "no lock" move on the wrestler.

Michalek was born in 2005 and was diagnosed with medulloblastoma when he was three years old. He underwent several surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy until he was eight years, when he died on April 25, 2014 of complications from his brain and spinal cancer. A charity, named Connor's Cure, was created in his honor and was founded by WWE executives Stephanie McMahon and Triple H according to its official Facebook page.