BREAKING: Daniel Bryan announces retirement
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I'll have a chance to elaborate. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gratitude?src=hash">#gratitude</a></p>&mdash; Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan/status/696757295879819264">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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No...No....No.

WWE Doctors are dipshits. They should lose your medical license putting the company's wishes ahead of a patients.

Nice try slik :roll:

IT'S A SWERVE! A WORK! A HOAX!

(I hope)

(but prob legit)

he's retiring from Total Divas so he can focus on his in ring career :shifty:

I knew something was up when he got a hair cut.

He goes in the ring, says he is retiring.... but then KEVIN OWENS comes out (because he's a dick) and belittles him and then beats him up.

Daniel Bryan returns a few weeks later and says that he is now OUT OF RETIREMENT and will kick Kevin Owen's ass at Wrestlemania.

He should come out with a few ties for the Docs and Michael Cole. #Unfinishedbusiness

I had the exact same thought! Must be happening.

not sure I understand this post

Daniel Bryan has been cleared by several doctors to compete. WWE doctors have been directed by Vince McMahon to not clear him even though he is probably healthy enough to return.

STD is REALLY wanting to see DB wrestle again. Multiple doctors have cleared him, medically, except for WWE's doctors.


Therefore, there is a "conspiracy" that the E doesn't want to allow DB to wrestle for various reasons (stealing the spotlight from Reigns, etc.).

STD and many DB fans want to see him get in there and mix it up again, despite the possible life-threatening/altering injury that could occur if he takes a minor bump the wrong way. Granted, that can happen at any time, to anyone but is exacerbated by his recent injuries/concussions.

If there are legit health concerns, good for him for hanging it up and not turning into a gimpy old man who can barely remember what he did in his day thanks to the damage sustained to his cerebral cortex and flux capacitor housing.

Conspiracy theory that cannot actually be proven.

Please submit your medical evidence showing that there is 0 risk with him getting in the ring again.

STD has inside sources that tell him the orders came straight from the top

I think the tinfoil hat needs to come off a bit. Now, more than ever, the WWE is desperate for recognized talent, if anything I would think they would try to push for a return more than anything to help fill out the roster

Like, that doesn't even really make a lot of sense... even from a "can't have him overshadowing Reigns" POV, are they just gonna not have any babyfaces?

No, because then people would cheer for Daniel Bryan more than Roman Reigns, and they need Roman Reigns to look strong. All other babyfaces must be supressed.

#C-O-N-SPIRACY!

:shifty:

http://www.inquisitr.com/2751151/wwe...e-in-the-ring/

"Daniel Bryan comes out and tell the audience it's ok. Although he won't be wrestling anymore his spirit lives on. In Roman Reigns"
wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry if this actually happened


Gonna miss watching DB if this thing is legit.

I don't think I've ever seen this many top guys out either god's still pissed about losing to Vince or trying to get him to push Ambrose harder.

<font color=goldenrod>If reports are to be believed, Bryan requested his release since his own independent doctors have cleared him and he wants to continue wrestling. WWE however don't want to release him and just like Rey Mysterio the wording of his contract is such that WWE are able to freeze the contract in the event that he gets hurt. Basically time isn't coming off the contract when he's on the shelf.

And WWE are supposedly never going to clear him. So they may be holding him hostage.

Hope it ends up being an elaborate work.</font>

Well bugger, that's a shame. May watch Raw to see if it is a work though if the rumors of him being cleared by multiple doctors thing is true and WWE have cleared him finally. If it's not, I wanna watch anyway as it'll be a sad moment.

This word is literally headlining that article.




No wonder you are working at Lowe's and not doing journalistic stuff.
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Mauro Ronallo is in town for Raw. Daniel Bryan will give Michael Cole the Knee for Brie and end both of their careers.

I noticed it but it seemed to make sense that it wasn't a rumor with the retirement announcement. I guess connecting the dots is too hard for you?

Speculative at best

But it is a rumor, in YOUR accusation. He is retiring due to his health.

I mean, if DB wanted to get out of his contract, he should just be caught taking a drug cocktail one night. He'll be gone fast.

Now if he goes off the rails and accuses WWE, specifically, Vince of holding him down, that'd be totally tits and shake things up a bit.


He would also most likely be sued into oblivion and actually become a hobo.

Could he not just show up on Raw and drop a bunch of F-bombs? That would be great. Would get him out of his contract pretty quickly.

He should do that anyway. Like do the retirement speech and the just lower the mic and say "fuck it" and air his grievances. Have people question if it was a shoot or a work and keep him off TV for another 3 months until he just randomly appears attacking HHH outside a building.

I think Daniel Bryan is the one with grounds to sue. Unfair practices of having a scientist (doctor) have result-based testing is unethical. A doctor answers to a patient first.

"Hey, you know who's name starts with V and is a bit of a cunt? Well let's see how quick that cunt cuts my fucking mic."

Look, Hasney and I just turned WWE programming around and made it MUST SEE!!!!


:P

You are still sticking to the rumor being true though.


WWE, as a private entity, has the right to go by the word of their doctor rather than that of Dr. Nick down the street.

Do you have a detailed report of what the WWE's doctors' grounds for clearing him are?

Dave Meltzer reported that Daniel tried to give notice.

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"The white part means there's no concussion!"

That gif is so bad I didn't realize it was animated when I posted it.

Stop motion GIF for the win!

He created the IMPACT Testing method. So, go check that out at your leisure.

Meltzer Sheep,,,,,,,, :n:

Don't be a Cynick; this is your side of the argument, present the evidence to back up your claims

RIP Vicky Venom.

C'mon swerve, c'mon swerve!

I have no evidence besides Daniel Bryan retiring, and the rumor that Vince is blocking clearing him to train to return to the ring.

IMPACT model is what they use to evaluate talent with concussions same as in the NFL. It was developed by Maroon himself.

Shit, even Miz is being sincere.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats on an incredible career. Glad I was able to be there for it. An honor to share the ring w/ u. <a href="https://t.co/gpBl40n53T">https://t.co/gpBl40n53T</a></p>&mdash; The Miz (@mikethemiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/696774740636098560">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<font color=goldenrod>ESPN have it running on their BottomLine. Shit...I think it might be real.</font> :(

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I hope it's not true but obviously is.

Wow

Watching WrestleMania 30. :(

Tiny, tiny bit of hope in me that this is a work leading up to Wrestlemania.

But probably not. :(

I really hope he comes out in a salmon jacket.

If not I hate reality and I hate you all.

A jacket made out of salmon

Can only hope this is a Mark Henry style swerve.

He's done. :(

I hope he comes out in his Green jacket that Vince hated.

The rumours according to Meltzer (sorry drave) are that this is Bryan's doing, not WWE's. If what he's saying is true, Bryan went for further independent testing using some kind of new technique for checking concussion damage to get some ammo for being cleared. The fact he's now suddenly announcing his retirement after getting the results suggests that what the new test ended up finding wasn't good.

So WWE may actually have been in the right all along for not clearing him.

Don't apologize for being another Meltzer sheep,,,,,,,


just be,,,,,

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Also been reading that the "Bryan asked for his release" story was traced back to a Dave Meltzer account on a message board and was never posted to his site. So bang goes that rumor most likely.

It was never posted to the site because it was a rephrased version of something Meltzer said on an audio show for the site, rather than a news post. He did state that Bryan asked for his release.

No one does, unfortunately.

In addition, I think there should be some appellate process for WWE talent. If talent can get say 3 or more doctors chosen by the talent who are specialists in whatever injury/field to clear them, or two specialist doctors to clear them, one chosen by the talent and an independent doctor chosen by WWE, then that should override the necessity for WWE's doctor to clear them.

The problem is, I'd imagine there's no established appeals process for this scenario written into the WWE's talent contract. I'd be shocked if this wasn't addressed by talent in future contracts though. If I was representing talent, I'd make it a major sticking point in the future by bringing up Bryan's situation to my client.

Obviously, it's still the talent's decision and with no major competition, WWE has ALL the bargaining power currently. You'd need a big draw like Cena wanting to make it standard in WWE talent contracts to make it happen in the near future.

If his doctors are telling him he needs to retire then he should. Great career and he accomplished way more somebody of his size probably should have. In his book William Regal said that his wrestling career was over once he signed with WWE and everything else was extra.

Even making it to WWE from where he started as a fired WWE developmental from Shawn Michael's wrestling school, from the Indys, ROH's marque champion for over a year is simply amazing. He proved he wasn't just a vanilla midget (fuck off Gertner.) He was more than a B+. He was Daniel Bryan.

I doubt they will ever allow for a non-WWE doctor to medically clear an in-ring competitor. I am not a lawyer nor do I claim to be, but running a normal-than-higher risk of an in-ring death from action isn't something I see them taking a risk on ever.

Just seems if they deem it serious enough to disallow someone to get in the ring, there is most likely a good reason for it.

Grasping at straws here, if Bryan was cleared by HIS doctors, but not WWE's, and so stayed true to his word and is retiring so that he can continue wrestling elsewhere, I couldn't imagine WWE giving him an opportunity of a "send-off"... more of a future endeavor news post.

So with that small glimmer of hope, maybe it will be a Mark Henry-style swerve.

But probably not.

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Couldn't decide which of these vids to post, so went with both....

But I suppose him cutting his hair and shaving is coz he won't need it anymore. :(

That "Monster" video imo is the best promo video ever.

My issue isn't as much with WWE having the authority to not allow their talent to get in the ring, as much as it is that there's no appellate process AND no recourse or remedy for the talent if they disagree. They essentially are stuck for the remainder of their deal even if they want to perform AND get clearance from outside doctors/specialists to do so.

It's an overly broad contract that allows WWE to avoid their obligation to perform in good faith, in a scenario like Bryan's. WWE has no obligation to make good faith efforts to clear Bryan medically but Bryan still has a good faith obligation to WWE by NOT performing for another party. Bryan is the only one meeting his implied obligation to perform in good faith in this scenario it seems to me.

Meltzer mentioned the timing of this to be around Bryan receiving results of some tests he had independently of WWE just before the Rumble, so maybe they showed him something that made him feel he has to give up.

<font color=goldenrod>Well since this now sadly sounds like he really is hanging 'em up for good...will he be going into the Hall of Fame? If they put him in this year it might come across as a reactionary PR move but in a year or two? Why not?

Won titles at 3 WrestleManias (including the WM30 main event of course), but beyond all of that they've already acknowledged the work he's done outside of WWE and they seem more open to inducting people who didn't have lengthy careers in WWE itself. Add in that he managed to get the words "YES!" and "NO!" over to a ridiculous degree and helped pave the way for many of the wrestlers signed to NXT now I'd think he definitely merits inclusion.</font>

Hmm... interesting. Wasn't aware of this.

Or perhaps they cleared him as well? And that helped persuade WWE that he's ready.

It's up there. It's kind of got the unfortunate air of a tribute video about it in places though. :(

This sucks Sunny's ass.

After watching the Monster video, it seems to me that the DB storyline was the last very well-written story line that kept the majority of people tuning in to see what happened next.

The dude was actually fired and came back and defined greatness, in and out of the ring. Dude is amazing.

I do not understand this post.

Even HHH - at the beginning of the promo said "Listen, some people just don't get there"..... but then he and Steph took it to the point where it took the "reality" out of it. (Yea, remember when HHH said this was the Reality Era? lulz).

If they want to really engage the people, make it seem more real both in and out of the ring.

In an alternate universe the same people bitching about WWE nothe clearing him are bitching about WWE clearing him which clearly shOwsley they don't care about him.

In another alternate universe they're screaming for Vince's blood because he suffers brain damage concurrent with another concussion.

In another, same as above, but he's paralyzed.

Fuck you all.

Feelz for Bryan but this is probably best for him.

Daniel Bryan's build-up post Team Hell No (and really beginning after they lost the belts and he was trying to prove he wasn't the weak link) is probably one of my favourite build ups/rise to popularity for a rassler ever.

Actually, the whole Team Hell No thing and the build-up and creation of that was also pretty great too.

heh. Imagine if the further testing, as a result of WWE's doctors not clearing, is what ends up causing him to retire and potentially saving him years of his life?

So WWE's doctors being overly cautious may have been a boon to his health. Sheesh, let's revoke those guys' licences.

Actually, before that the whole Daniel Bryan/CM Punk and later Bryan/Punk/Kane feud was pretty great too.

Actually, I'll just say that ever since his loss to Sheamus in 15 seconds at Wrestlemania he was nothing but greatness.

Damn it... Well, at least he caught whatever was wrong before something seriously bad happened. DB broke down walls and cemented himself as a legend in a shorter period of time than pretty much anyone. The dude deserves every bit of the praise he gets and then some. A career cut short, but a career deserving of the hall of fame nonetheless. Will he be missed? YES! YES! YES!

Quoted For Truth :y:

:-\ Probably the only real option he had in regards to the rumored medical mess between him and the WWE. Maybe it lets him get rid of the rumored freeze on his contract so it can end within 2 years and then make another decision regarding his in-ring future.


Should be called the YES Bomb if that happens.

Reposting video I made years ago:

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Choking out Justin Roberts with a tie got him fired in 2010 for a few months.

With DBry and Cena gone from the picture I wonder if the Bellas will stick around #stuff

Nikki just had neck surgery. She's out too. Brie doesn't seem to really have the drive Nikki did to be a great diva's wrestler. She got married and is probably satisfied. Her LeBell Lock is piece of Josie shit.

<font color=goldenrod>Bryan gets to spend the rest of his life not taking a physical beating and having sex with a Bella Twin. That's not a bad living.</font>

How long you think shes gonna stay married to him if hes completely done with WWE. Plus shes gonna have to quit eventually..

Are you inferring the only reason she married him is because of the money/status that comes with being a WWE superstar? Seems a really strange post/assumption to make

No, in fact there were times where she was probably making more money than Daniel Bryan when he was an underneath guy. She signed a really good deal when the Twins came back and Total Divas. Just that wedding usually means end of career/getting on with your life.

This is why the company needs to stop hiring these fragile vanilla midgets kids and start hiring some actuql wrestlers. He's also not a WWE Hall of Famer.

Bye. Mr. 4/10

She was put into big programs with Stephanie and couldn't even be bothered to learn the move her husband brought to fame. She also totally broke character and was smiling during a fight with her sister in her other feud.

Smiling/breaking character after attacking your sister after she said "I wish you died in the womb." That can't happen.

Slicky hating women yet again.