Former pro wrestler and current general manager of WWE Smackdown Live, Daniel Bryan, will wrestle a bear on the Emerald City Comic Con Exclusive cover of the previously released comic book, WWE #1, according to an announcement on WWE.com. When images of the cover first appeared, the bear was mistaken for Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott, a common mix-up. However, bears have a long history with the professional wrestling industry, while comic book creators prefer the more modern method of grappling with opponents in life-or-death struggles in underpants: Twitter.
Last year, WWE released a mockumentary short film about Bryan coming back from retirement to wrestle a bear, which you can watch below:
@WWE officially releases Daniel Bryan's "Documentary."
Watch Part 1 of #DanielBryanVsTheBear.@WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/xuMMjpnjXR
— WWE (@WWE) September 30, 2016
"Do you know how much heart it takes to defeat a BEAR??!!" – @WWEDanielBryan
Watch Part 2 of #DanielBryanVsTheBear. pic.twitter.com/afd3zrqSQf
— WWE (@WWE) September 30, 2016
"This is going to be ME and the BEAR … TO THE DEATH!" – @WWEDanielBryan
Watch the conclusion of #DanielBryanVsTheBear. pic.twitter.com/2UaXyyVTfn
— WWE (@WWE) September 30, 2016
Drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, the cover will be available at publisher BOOM! Studios' booth (#1002) at the convention.