re: Monday Night Raw Thread: Bye Bye D-Bry edition

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All reports suggest this is real. There was a report last week that Vince offered him a non wrestling job, and another report yesterday that he was gonna do something at WM, possibly guest referee the main event.

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If so, I hope they go full break kayfabe mode and give him a proper tribute. And not just use him as a prop to build more Authority heat.

I wasn't given a job was I?

the preshow is basically all DB

they played the video of the lead up to WMXXX and the stills of him becoming WWEWHC

Of course, you are gonna hold up the cue cards for rt to read off of cone promo time. God bless him rt can't remember his lines any better than RKO

imagine you as Road Dog to rt being billy Gunn

I read a similar article of him asking for release, and also WWE delaying the clock on his contract. I firmly believe he will wrestle again. Probably had no choice with WWE and wanted to get out from under the delays of his contract.

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And not just use him as a prop to build more Authority heat.

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This is all part of the business. He knows that. If they have something planned for him at WM they could use his retirement as part of the angle.

From the mnrt facebook group

Dave Meltzer:
"I seriously doubt this is a swerve of any kind"
"Dr. Joseph Maroon was not going to clear him. It was an effective "no" for quite some time."
Sometime back, when he was wanting to wrestle again, (It would have been ROH & NJPW) two doctors cleared him (UCLA doc and Arizona Cardinals doc). Vince McMahon would not side against Maroon. Bryan asked for his release, Vince McMahon said no.
Thursday before Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan went to New York to have more tests done. Dave says Bryan will probably expand on that tonight.
"If you're really really smart, the testing methods they usually use for concussions ... the rest of your brain can compensate and create new pathways ... and it over-rides the bad areas ... essentially you can beat the typical tests."
The new test he had in New York is more thorough and checks all of the areas of the brain. "Danielson found out about (this test) and decided it was what he needed" It shows different levels of damage and how the brain heels.
The test was done the Thursday for the Rumble. He says that they'd need to do a test after a month and that the timing is odd. He got the results of the first test January 28th. There was going to be more testing done. "Maybe it scared him."
Dave thinks this is Bryan's decision, not WWE's.

So surreal watching this intro.

I'll always remember that yes chant at Mania. No one since Rock and SCSA have been able to get a crowd moving like that.

I feel honored to have a job

I will do my best to cause chaos