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i was just reading last night that bryan wanted to retire and possibly go elsewhere but wwe wouldn't let him, so i am wondering too if this is a work or not.

this really...ugh vince and hhh are probably sitting back 'see we're right ,we need some more roman reigns types, big guys with the right look'

 

Jesus man, I doubt Vince would be happy to see a wrestle with brain damage. Not everything in this world is a conspiracy; HHH changed his entire recruitment policy because of what Daniel Bryan did.

 

no i'm wondering which it is. either they won't let him back because he's really injured, or is it just a work?
although since he's going on espn i'm leaning toward it not being that

 

As I said, WOR are reporting it was his decision - Bryan might have brain damage.

 

Not to mention that concussions/head injuries are not regulated to just "small guys." Undertaker got one during his match with Lesnar, and he is by no means a small guy. This is WWE taking care of the wrestlers. You can question the motive as to why they take care of them, but you can't question that they are taking care of them regardless now.



If this is a work, they are doing a good job selling it. But yeah, I'm thinking it isn't as well.

 

ESPN have mentioned they'll be interview Bryan after RAW. Can't see Vince tricking them into reporting on false news. Just watched his WrestleMania 30 match again...*sighs*



Him and Punk were the reasons I returned to the WWE in early 2011.

 

I didn't even get a chance to see him in action and now he's leaving *sigh.

 

I keep telling myself this is a work...

[edit]

From reddit:

Dave Meltzer-
Observer breaking audio. He had new expansive tests done in NY days before the Rumble, looking at the full brain in detail, every part. Doctors that cleared him pretty clearly didn't, results were really bad, enough that Bryan made the decision himself.

 

Really be nice if it was. It would be a perfect return for him, and could inject him right into a main event storyline.

 

Oh man, Cody Rhodes tweeted

"Some dragons are real...."

oh, the feels :'(

 

I don't understand why some people are saying this is WWE's fault. Isn't it Daniels decision to retire?

 

It is.

CNN are reporting it now, so I'm guessing this is not a work.

 

Reigns might as well just not show up tonite.

 

Suplex City is the only safe place for Roman Reigns tonight.

 

He'll be eaten alive. The poor guy is already being blamed on Twitter *shakes head*

ESPN have added me. Coach tweeted this isn't a work and the station is not helping the WWE with a storyline. It's real.

 

This I believe. Not because it is Meltzer, but because it sounds legit.

 

More words coming out about why Bryan kept saying he was 'cleared' and back in training - apparently, he was struggling to come to terms with it and the WWE allowed him time to understand the severity of the situation.

 

Couldn't bring myself to watch RAW....lame as it sounds. The news really did upset me that much.

 

Didn't watch his speech. Don't plan to. Don't think I could handle it.

They kept reigns in the most limited role possible which was smart. Bad thing is this matches story is mostly all Ambrose and Lesnar.

 

Didn't watch his speech. Don't plan to. Don't think I could handle it.

They kept reigns in the most limited role possible which was smart. Bad thing is this matches story is mostly all Ambrose and Lesnar.

 

I watched the first 10 minutes and the last 20 minutes of Raw, only because of this Bryan business. So, so sad. Hard to believe that such a young man who can work the crowd so masterfully has a damaged brain.

I really hope something like this can shock the wider industry into a mindset of safer working and protecting wrestlers. RoH I'm mainly looking at you.

 

From my understanding, a few more matches might have caused CTE and that could've (mostly likely) destroyed his life. I still cannot bring myself to watch his retirement speech; I think it will honestly reduce me to tears.

Vince was in tears at one point and it's absurd to suggest it was acting.

 

Exactly. Whether the WWE will openly admit that or not, they don't want to foster a situation that inadvertently creates another Christ Benoit tragedy. (FU Nancy Grace for harping on Sterioids!)

DanielUK - if you get a chance to watch at least the Charlotte vs Alicia Fox match, there were 'we want Sasha' chants from the crowd. Charlotte played to it, being the good heel she's becoming.