Daniel Bryan just having fun out there (Beard Off with Oakland A's Josh Reddikk)

[Jmare007]

WWE.com: Vote now: MLB star Josh Reddikk accepts Daniel Bryan's challenge to a 'beard-off'

Daniel Bryan has boldly proclaimed himself the "King of Beards."

But could there be a new bristly contender for the WWE Tag Team Champion's throne?

Major League Baseball star Josh Reddikk has accepted the submission specialist's challenge over Twitter to a "beard-off," in which fans will vote on which athlete has the best beard and the loser will have to shave off their long whiskers at the end of the year.

"Two men, two beards and there can only be one winner," Bryan briefed WWE.com about the impromptu challenge. "I assure you, it will be The Dazzler!"

It's no surprise Reddikk responded to Bryan's call-out so quickly on Twitter. The Oakland A's outfielder has been a lifelong WWE fan and even possesses his own WWE Championship, given to him as a gift by his all-time favorite Superstar, Triple H, after The Game saw Reddikk posing with a replica title last spring.

Now the 2012 Golden Glove winner will go head-to-head with the "No!" Superstar in a battle to determine, once and for all, who is the master of the beard. And if their early tweets are any indication, this will be an intense fight to the finish — and one that fans might need a tape measure to ultimately decide.

Josh Reddikk's beard"I encourage my followers to mock @joshreddikk16's beard at every opportunity," Bryan tweeted on Tuesday afternoon, "and let him know that I alone am #KingOfBeards."

Reddikk has already countered Bryan's goading with a message to his own Twitter followers: "Fans, it's time. Let's get @WWEDanielBryan so mad that he has to challenge me in the ring. #YESLOCK #BERNIEBOMB #YESYESYESYES!!!"

Will this challenge spell doom for Bryan's signature beard, one that he's impressively been growing out since Money in the Bank 2011? Or will Reddikk's facefro ultimately have a date with the razor? Regardless of the outcome, the true winner here might be the followers of both these hirsute stars.

"I think this will be a lot of fun for both the WWE Universe and for the fans of Major League Baseball," Bryan told WWE.com. "Two stars in each sport going one-on-one in a beard-off."

Let the hairy race begin!

He just went off on twitter

Daniel Bryan Daniel Bryan ‏@WWEDanielBryan
MY BEARD scares strangers in the night/ YOUR BEARD still uses a nite lite… @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD so hot it’s stolen/ YOUR BEARD look like Gary Coleman #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD fights in a cage right/ YOUR BEARD suffers from stage fright #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD bigger than a bridge/ YOUR BEARD look like a little kids #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD plus on a double feature screen/ YOUR BEARD went straight to DVD #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD sick and dangerous/ YOUR BEARD quick and painless #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD pretty damn skippy/ YOUR BEARD hungry as a hippie #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD bench press three fifty/ YOUR BEARD couldn’t shoplift at thrifty #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD good, good lovin’/ YOUR BEARD good for nothin’ #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD as big as a pumpkin/ YOUR BEARD looks like Macaulay Culkin #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD served a whole luncheon/ YOUR BEARD look like a munchkin #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD need no introduction/ YOUR BEARD don’t even function #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD, V.I.P./ YOUR BEARD needs I.D. #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

MY BEARD is like super size/ YOUR BEARD look like two fries #BeardOFF @joshreddikk16

Daniel Bryan ‏@WWEDanielBryan
I MAY have ripped off some of those lines from Mickey Avalon…

 

[ML29]

Cokeboy! Please Give him the belt, hell give him all the belts omg

 

[Hoss]

Josh Reddikk is a serious wrestling fan, and he's Kliq'd up. Bryan better watch himself.

http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/josh-reddikk-21913.jpg

 

[R=G]

YES! YES! YES!

 

[Heelish]

Josh Reddikk is a serious wrestling fan, and he's Kliq'd up. Bryan better watch himself.

 

[Hoss]

 

[Jmare007]

Is he Cena approved though?

:cena:

 

[NYChase718]

D-BRY WIT THEM BARZ

 

[El_Mero_Mero]

Bryan can't shave it off. Its too much a part of him now. There are marketing $ behind the goatface thing. He can't go back to being clean-cut dragon. It would only work if he were a deranged clean-cut heel like Bob Backlund. Reddikk gotta do the job.

 

[Hoss]

Bryan's gotta shave it off at some point though. The beard is a midcard comedy act.

If this beard-off thing really takes him through the end of the year, I'd say that keeps him out of the main event scene through 2013.

Real talk, I think he's had a good run as goatface but it's time for a change. I want to see this dude as champ again.

 

[Jmare007]

Bryan's gotta shave it off at some point though. The beard is a midcard comedy act.

If this beard-off thing really takes him through the end of the year, I'd say that keeps him out of the main event scene through 2013.

Real talk, I think he's had a good run as goatface but it's time for a change. I want to see this dude as champ again.

I agree. They should make it a storyline though. As dumb as it sounds, make him go back to psycho D-Bry after he has to shave his beloved beard because he lost a match.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Reddikk is Kliq'd up....D Bry losing that beard

 

[Grifter]

Throw in Brian Wilson, he needs a job.

 

[DaylitoJames]

Damn the Dazzler starting feuds OUTSIDE the WWE, beefing with his partner INSIDE the WWE and bouts to be General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam... the Road to Wrestlemania for D-Bry looks clear of traffic cause he can't lose.

 

[Skip b]

Bryan's gotta shave it off at some point though. The beard is a midcard comedy act.

If this beard-off thing really takes him through the end of the year, I'd say that keeps him out of the main event scene through 2013.

Real talk, I think he's had a good run as goatface but it's time for a change. I want to see this dude as champ again.

Cutting his beard would be the last and final act in the burial of Daniel Bryan, whoever thinks otherwise doesnt know shyt about wrastlin'




It would be 100x worse than them unmasking Cody