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Post by JCBaggee on Apr 15, 2015 11:26:20 GMT -5
I imagine he'd have a job working down in the Performance Center as a trainer or something if he wanted it.
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 15, 2015 11:32:34 GMT -5
I mentioned this as part of the RAW thread or the spoilers thread. Had a feeling something wasn't right. Lame. Hope he comes back but at the same time makes you wonder if it really is time for the dude to call it quits. At the very least it's well past time to bite the bullet: get the surgery he needs, take off a year or more to recover completely, and then change his ring style to recent re-injuring himself.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Apr 15, 2015 11:33:00 GMT -5
*IF TRUE* This sucks. But you know what? I seem to remember during the build to Wrestlemania, some people suggesting Bryan's questionable health as a reason he shouldn't win the Rumble/Main event 'Mania/conquer Brock. I also remember said people were met with extreme venom. Near the end of last year, reports were that his health was pretty dire, and suddenly he was back. It seems like it was way too good to be true The feeling I had going in was that Bryan didn't need to be anywhere near the main event this year. With Brock you have to have a brutal match. While Brock is a safe wrestler in that type of match there is only so much you can "fake". I got the feeling that he was worse off than before when watching the Rumble. He really did nothing in that match and I got the suspicion that they put him in that match (and kept his workload light) in order to give the fans a gift but it backfired on them horribly. As I said before, he didn't need a Mania main event and with his health there was no reason to put him in that main spot. With the IC title he can have a much more relaxed schedule and can "take time off" much easier than being elevated in that main spot. It is a shame as he is one of my favorites and one of the best to ever step into a ring. WWE doesn't need him right now as there are plenty of people who can fill that void if booked properly (Ziggler, Reigns, Ambrose, Neville, Zayn, Owens). I'd prefer to see him step down and heel up to either have one last good run or not end up crippled (Dynamite,Hayabusa) or worse (Benoit). As a Reigns fan it has angered me how much they botched his push but I get the feeling that it was rushed/botched because Bryan ended up in worse shape than they originally thought, WWE panicked and rushed to try and get someone else in that main event spot. Just the plan was ill-conceived and backfired horribly. If this is it for Bryan I am eternally grateful that I got to see his one HUGE moment in person and considering I never thought I'd ever see the American Dragon do that makes me smile. If he does have to retire I wonder if it will change how they package/promote his DVD coming out this summer.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 15, 2015 11:39:48 GMT -5
At this point, if Bryan has to be out longer or is even forced to retire, so be it. In just five years in WWE, he's had so many memorable matches and angles and segments that it's almost criminal, and as a fan I'm plenty satisfied with that. Not to mention all the stuff he did outside WWE.
And seriously, I don't want to see Bryan end up like Angle and just be a physical wreck still throwing his body around to diminishing results and diminishing crowds.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 15, 2015 11:43:11 GMT -5
what about head trainer on tough enough while he's out?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 11:44:52 GMT -5
If I was Daniel Bryan, I'd retire. Why bother risking a more serious injury? May as well quit now. By now he must have enough money to live out the rest of his life in comfort. Getting out of the business with your health intact and financial future secured should be the goal of every wrestler. I would hope he has enough money, but who knows? He's got 40-50 more years to live, and I don't know how much he made. Punk seems set, but Punk had a much longer run in WWE, and a longer run on top. He also seems to have more on his plate in terms of life after wrestling. Bryan was just off for a long time making less money, took a big risk with the type of procedure he had, and now he's probably going to have to have the neck surgery he avoided in the first place or just retire. It's like, the guy wins the WWE title, and everything falls apart. f***ing sucks. I think he has enough money to saved up that he can live of interest from his bank for rest of his life. Plus dude doesn't look like he spends a lot of money.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Apr 15, 2015 11:52:14 GMT -5
what about head trainer on tough enough while he's out? That'd be cool. I was fearing he might seriously have to consider retiring. My hope is still he could at least make it to WM32 and then have great match with any of the NXT 5. I mean imagine Bryan vs. Hideo going full bore at he biggest WrestleMania! It would be awesome.
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Post by domrep on Apr 15, 2015 11:52:36 GMT -5
Well you have think that even though his base salary might be $600K, between taxes and all of that, how much has he really saved? Orton makes 3 million per year, PER YEAR. That probably doesn't include payoffs. I don't think DB ever got to that point.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 11:56:13 GMT -5
What they can do is have some heel take Bryan out for a year kayfabe-wise. Have the heel take out Bryan, rise up, Bryan has surgery, makes a return idk a 1 year, year and a half maybe 2 who knows, have Bryan recover and then boom, have him go against the superheel.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:06:48 GMT -5
I would hope he has enough money, but who knows? He's got 40-50 more years to live, and I don't know how much he made. Punk seems set, but Punk had a much longer run in WWE, and a longer run on top. He also seems to have more on his plate in terms of life after wrestling. Bryan was just off for a long time making less money, took a big risk with the type of procedure he had, and now he's probably going to have to have the neck surgery he avoided in the first place or just retire. It's like, the guy wins the WWE title, and everything falls apart. f***ing sucks. I think he has enough money to saved up that he can live of interest from his bank for rest of his life. Plus dude doesn't look like he spends a lot of money. Say he spends $50,000 a year, and that's shooting low, even for a guy who isn't about expensive things. If he has kids, it's gonna be more. 40 years, that's 2 million. Does he have that saved up? Is his house paid for? It's rude to even ask these questions, but I do wonder if he's truly set. Not that he'll never be able to make another dime in his life, but from his perspective, he is in his mid 30s and the main money-making years of his life are almost over and may end sooner than expected. That has to be concerning to him. I also think that he would go back to school and get a normal job if need be. At this point, I think I do want him to retire.
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Post by Catchphrase! on Apr 15, 2015 12:07:01 GMT -5
What they can do is have some heel take Bryan out for a year kayfabe-wise. Have the heel take out Bryan, rise up, Bryan has surgery, makes a return idk a 1 year, year and a half maybe 2 who knows, have Bryan recover and then boom, have him go against the superheel. Honestly, after a second issue, I can't see the WWE devoting time and effort into crafting a major storyline for Bryan again.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Apr 15, 2015 12:08:20 GMT -5
What they can do is have some heel take Bryan out for a year kayfabe-wise. Have the heel take out Bryan, rise up, Bryan has surgery, makes a return idk a 1 year, year and a half maybe 2 who knows, have Bryan recover and then boom, have him go against the superheel. Honestly, after a second issue, I can't see the WWE devoting time and effort into crafting a major storyline for Bryan again.
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Post by berlynwright on Apr 15, 2015 12:09:27 GMT -5
What they can do is have some heel take Bryan out for a year kayfabe-wise. Have the heel take out Bryan, rise up, Bryan has surgery, makes a return idk a 1 year, year and a half maybe 2 who knows, have Bryan recover and then boom, have him go against the superheel. The problem is they don't know if his body can hold for such long term investment/storyline. I think everyone found something fishy when he was in the ladder match and barely did any spot. it's sad, but it's life. he'll be back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:11:09 GMT -5
What they can do is have some heel take Bryan out for a year kayfabe-wise. Have the heel take out Bryan, rise up, Bryan has surgery, makes a return idk a 1 year, year and a half maybe 2 who knows, have Bryan recover and then boom, have him go against the superheel. Honestly, after a second issue, I can't see the WWE devoting time and effort into crafting a major storyline for Bryan again. The problem is they don't know if his body can hold for such long term investment/storyline. I think everyone found something fishy when he was in the ladder match and barely did any spot. it's sad, but it's life. he'll be back. It wouldn't really be a major storyline for Bryan exactly, more like a major storyline for a main event heel. If the heel takes out Bryan? He looks amazing so that can be the beginning of a mega-push. If Bryan returns? We know who his first challenger will be, a main eventing heel. It's more of an angle for the heel than Bryan because even if Bryan doesn't return, the heel looks amazing. Also even if Bryan doesn't come back, he's been written off and as part of the business, you put over other stars. If Bryan's leaving for sure then chances are he's going to elevate someone. It works out both ways. A similar situation happened with Rollins/Ambrose last year when Ambrose did the movie. Rollins took him out, he looked like a bigger threat. It's common practice.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 15, 2015 12:13:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:14:37 GMT -5
I think he has enough money to saved up that he can live of interest from his bank for rest of his life. Plus dude doesn't look like he spends a lot of money. Say he spends $50,000 a year, and that's shooting low, even for a guy who isn't about expensive things. If he has kids, it's gonna be more. 40 years, that's 2 million. Does he have that saved up? Is his house paid for? It's rude to even ask these questions, but I do wonder if he's truly set. Not that he'll never be able to make another dime in his life, but from his perspective, he is in his mid 30s and the main money-making years of his life are almost over and may end sooner than expected. That has to be concerning to him. I don't imagine he has many expenses but travel expenses. Like he and Brie live in a modest house in Arizona where the housing prices are pretty low and cheap so I wouldn't be shocked if they paid off the house in full or close to paying it off. I think a top guy like him makes 7 figures or in the very high six figures so even if he's spending 50,000 - 100,000 a year, he's probably taking in 550,000 to 600,000 a year in his bank account. Plus he has dual income with Brie. Plus I'm sure he had the biggest Wrestlemania payday of Wrestlemania 30 working two matches and being in dual main events and closing the show. I think it has been reported top guys have made anywhere from 250,000 - 1 million payday from Wrestlemania.
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Post by bluemeii on Apr 15, 2015 12:15:07 GMT -5
Honestly, after a second issue, I can't see the WWE devoting time and effort into crafting a major storyline for Bryan again. The problem is they don't know if his body can hold for such long term investment/storyline. I think everyone found something fishy when he was in the ladder match and barely did any spot. it's sad, but it's life. he'll be back. It wouldn't really be a major storyline for Bryan exactly, more like a major storyline for a main event heel. If the heel takes out Bryan? He looks amazing so that can be the beginning of a mega-push. If Bryan returns? We know who his first challenger will be, a main eventing heel. It's more of an angle for the heel than Bryan because even if Bryan doesn't return, the heel looks amazing. Also even if Bryan doesn't come back, he's been written off and as part of the business, you put over other stars. If Bryan's leaving for sure then chances are he's going to elevate someone. It works out both ways. A similar situation happened with Rollins/Ambrose last year when Ambrose did the movie. Rollins took him out, he looked like a bigger threat. It's common practice. Which ties in with the what do you do with Rusev thread. Have him be the guy that takes Bryan out long term and just annihilate anyone who challenges him for the belt.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:16:42 GMT -5
It wouldn't really be a major storyline for Bryan exactly, more like a major storyline for a main event heel. If the heel takes out Bryan? He looks amazing so that can be the beginning of a mega-push. If Bryan returns? We know who his first challenger will be, a main eventing heel. It's more of an angle for the heel than Bryan because even if Bryan doesn't return, the heel looks amazing. Also even if Bryan doesn't come back, he's been written off and as part of the business, you put over other stars. If Bryan's leaving for sure then chances are he's going to elevate someone. It works out both ways. A similar situation happened with Rollins/Ambrose last year when Ambrose did the movie. Rollins took him out, he looked like a bigger threat. It's common practice. Which ties in with the what do you do with Rusev thread. Have him be the guy that takes Bryan out long term and just annihilate anyone who challenges him for the belt. Exactly, it works well for someone like Rusev. If not Rusev have Ambrose go heel and put that on him so he can get some major heat. Whoever will write Bryan out of the story will be really hated.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:16:46 GMT -5
Say he spends $50,000 a year, and that's shooting low, even for a guy who isn't about expensive things. If he has kids, it's gonna be more. 40 years, that's 2 million. Does he have that saved up? Is his house paid for? It's rude to even ask these questions, but I do wonder if he's truly set. Not that he'll never be able to make another dime in his life, but from his perspective, he is in his mid 30s and the main money-making years of his life are almost over and may end sooner than expected. That has to be concerning to him. I don't imagine he has many expenses but travel expenses. Like he and Brie live in a modest house in Arizona where the housing prices are pretty low and cheap so I wouldn't be shocked if they paid off the house in full or close to paying it off. I think a top guy like him makes 7 figures or in the very high six figures so even if he's spending 50,000 - 100,000 a year, he's probably taking in 550,000 to 600,000 a year in his bank account. Plus he has dual income with Brie. Plus I'm sure he had the biggest Wrestlemania payday of Wrestlemania 30 working two matches and being in dual main events and closing the show. I think it has been reported top guys have made anywhere from 250,000 - 1 million payday from Wrestlemania. NO dammit, Daniel Bryan will be penniless and will be very very sad! Enough with your positive, sound financial sense.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Apr 15, 2015 12:20:06 GMT -5
f*** whoever let him work hurt in the first place. Quit being enablers, you goofs.
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