Thread: Daniel Bryan "Injury" update on the E&C Pod of Awesome
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Old 08-19-2017, 08:26 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by Fignuts View Post
The obvious answer is typically the correct one, and it's likely that WWE was just paranoid about another Chris Benoit situation. Yes, Dolph Ziggler has had concussions as well, but we don't know the nature of his concussions or how they compare to Bryan's.
I agree with Occam's razor, but I disagree with its application here. How much do we really know about concussions and how they work? The WWE probably pays the best specialists (and they cleared Bryan), but the field is still largely in its infancy. I don't think they'd have an honest rubric on how to compare Bryan and Ziggler's brains, because I'm not sure it exists yet.

Bryan retiring from wrestling is probably the best thing for him, because a single injury could potentially change a life forever, but the idea that the WWE only has the best in mind is a bit naive -- especially considering Bryan's story and their history. I'm sure that PR goes into it, don't get me wrong, but the idea that they are harder on Bryan than other talent isn't the weirdest thing in the world. They put Bret Hart in the ring multiple times in 2010. They had Brock legitimately concuss Orton just last year. Protecting the brain is not simply priority #1 on the WWE's agenda.
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