So Daniel Bryan..

[ben:friendship frog]

I know I'm almost definitely thinking too much about this, but D-Bry turned up to 'apologise' to Angle about the seige from last week, then when he's on the phone you can hear him speak about his annoyance at Shane, Angle and others, but the most interesting part to me was when he said this :
"I didn't tell anyone to be honest"
In hindsight hes probably talking about him being at RAW but at the time it felt like a "yeah I'm cleared but I haven't told them yet" moment.

I'm a huge DB mark so I know I'm grasping at straws, I just wish they'd either clear him, or at least stop with the teasing. Whether I'm grasping or not there's been a ton of teasing since he retired, and it's not fair on anyone, including him.

[hargh]

I wanted him to ask "Can't we hug it out?" before getting beat up by Kane.

[Mayonnaise]

Yeah, I'll admit I am starting to wonder if they are building to something with him and Angle at WM. There is something about the whole thing that seems fishy and WWE lost a lot of ground when they cleared Angle. Plus it is not like Bryan hasn't been wrestling, he's been training Nikki and Brie, he just hasn't done it in front of a live audience.

[Bub (BLM)]

It'd be great for the brand split if he was in fact cleared. They've got Roman pegged as THE guy on RAW, but having Bryan as the top face on SmackDown would certainly help the brand.

[Mozenrath]

Oct 30, 2017 23:17:10 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Yeah, I'll admit I am starting to wonder if they are building to something with him and Angle at WM. There is something about the whole thing that seems fishy and WWE lost a lot of ground when they cleared Angle. Plus it is not like Bryan hasn't been wrestling, he's been training Nikki and Brie, he just hasn't done it in front of a live audience.

I'm also curious if some of it is:
"I want to wrestle"
"Ehhhh... mayb-"
"Fulltime"
"f*** no."

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Oct 30, 2017 23:17:10 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Yeah, I'll admit I am starting to wonder if they are building to something with him and Angle at WM. There is something about the whole thing that seems fishy and WWE lost a lot of ground when they cleared Angle. Plus it is not like Bryan hasn't been wrestling, he's been training Nikki and Brie, he just hasn't done it in front of a live audience.

I think they're setting up Angle vs Triple H at Mania.

Bryan vs Miz at Mania, a match that's been over a year in the making.

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2017 23:17:10 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Yeah, I'll admit I am starting to wonder if they are building to something with him and Angle at WM. There is something about the whole thing that seems fishy and WWE lost a lot of ground when they cleared Angle. Plus it is not like Bryan hasn't been wrestling, he's been training Nikki and Brie, he just hasn't done it in front of a live audience.

I've been assuming Bryan has been cleared for quite a while now. It isn't like they're going to promote him tweeting he's leaving, one would assume.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Total wishful thinking.

Bryan is my all time favorite. Why you gotta do this to me, man?

[A Platypus Rave]

I thought it was pretty clear it was a I didn't tell anyone I'd be at Raw.

I suspect Shane or some of the Smackdown crew will yell at him on the show tomorrow (Or whenever he is on Smackdown again)

WWE did lose a bunch of ground with the clearing of Angle, but the concussion lawsuit is still out there.

[CH Punk]

Oct 30, 2017 23:35:58 GMT -5 @bootytime said:

Oct 30, 2017 23:17:10 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Yeah, I'll admit I am starting to wonder if they are building to something with him and Angle at WM. There is something about the whole thing that seems fishy and WWE lost a lot of ground when they cleared Angle. Plus it is not like Bryan hasn't been wrestling, he's been training Nikki and Brie, he just hasn't done it in front of a live audience.

I've been assuming Bryan has been cleared for quite a while now.

From what I understand, Bryan’s been cleared by numerous doctors since 2016 (hell, even before he retired). The issue is that WWE’s doctor, Joseph Maroon, has not cleared him most likely because of the ongoing concussion lawsuit.

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2017 23:39:57 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

I thought it was pretty clear it was a I didn't tell anyone I'd be at Raw.

I suspect Shane or some of the Smackdown crew will yell at him on the show tomorrow.

WWE did lose a bunch of ground with the clearing of Angle, but the concussion lawsuit is still out there.

If I was running the company I'd just keep Bryan in the bag and wait to see what happens there, which is what I think they're doing. Bryan probably doesn't like that. That's about it.

[Deleted]

I figured it was Bryan saying he didn't tell anyone he'd be at Raw especially after he said that to Kurt earlier. Since Bryan didn't tell anyone besides Kurt, that makes the person on the phone one of the ones to find out.

[Evil Homer]

wouldnt it be glorious if Angle was a surprise entrant in the rumble, with Bryan entering shortly after and the 2 face off . That pop would be insane, sure he would be eliminated pretty quickly

[angryfan]

Oct 30, 2017 23:46:46 GMT -5 Evil Homer said:

wouldnt it be glorious if Angle was a surprise entrant in the rumble, with Bryan entering shortly after and the 2 face off . That pop would be insane, sure he would be eliminated pretty quickly

Knowing WWE it would be like last time Bryan was in the Rumble, where he gets eliminated by someone they really want to be a big babyface for doing it.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Oct 30, 2017 23:54:21 GMT -5 angryfan said:

Oct 30, 2017 23:46:46 GMT -5 Evil Homer said:

wouldnt it be glorious if Angle was a surprise entrant in the rumble, with Bryan entering shortly after and the 2 face off . That pop would be insane, sure he would be eliminated pretty quickly

Knowing WWE it would be like last time Bryan was in the Rumble, where he gets eliminated by someone they really want to be a big babyface for doing it.

...They wanted Wyatt as the big babyface for eliminating Bryan?

[angryfan]

Oct 30, 2017 23:55:53 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Oct 30, 2017 23:54:21 GMT -5 angryfan said:

Knowing WWE it would be like last time Bryan was in the Rumble, where he gets eliminated by someone they really want to be a big babyface for doing it.

...They wanted Wyatt as the big babyface for eliminating Bryan?

Of course. Wyatt eliminates Bryan, plus he lost a feud to Cena, and he's been cutting nonsensical promos that mean nothing but could, maybe, somehow, lead to catchphrases, that's the formula.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Oct 30, 2017 23:55:53 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Oct 30, 2017 23:54:21 GMT -5 angryfan said:

Knowing WWE it would be like last time Bryan was in the Rumble, where he gets eliminated by someone they really want to be a big babyface for doing it.

...They wanted Wyatt as the big babyface for eliminating Bryan?

No, but they wanted the "Shattered Dreams" TitanTron to come just to make their position crystal clear.

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

They're almost certainly leading to Angle and Trips at WM, which is a shame because I'd rather Angle/Bryan if Bryan's wrestling again, and as much as I very much dislike Bryan, I think they'd have the best match of the night (because the alternate Angle/Trips match may be good but do we need to see that unless it means the Authority FINALLY is gone, and as much as I liked Reigns/Lesnar the first time, I don't trust Lesnar to not mail it in and as much as I love Roman he's not going to drag anything good out of Lesnar this time around. Sorry, but Brock's burned everyone far too much and I've soured on him beyond belief since the Ambrose match).

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Oct 30, 2017 23:39:57 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

I thought it was pretty clear it was a I didn't tell anyone I'd be at Raw.

I suspect Shane or some of the Smackdown crew will yell at him on the show tomorrow (Or whenever he is on Smackdown again)

WWE did lose a bunch of ground with the clearing of Angle, but the concussion lawsuit is still out there.

The concussion suit is still out there, but if that's what's keeping WWE shy I could see any decision to clear him coming in based on how they feel about the lawsuit at any given time. Last news was that the company was very close to being able to have the entire thing chucked out before even going to the point of seeing testimony, just because the judge has seen right through every element of it and trashed the whole case hardcore. They only have a few days left to have each complainant provide an affidavit in video form that includes unfavorable details like if they worked for other companies and shit, and if WWE is feeling like this case is going to reach the chopping block before seeing any actual danger point, they may be setting the stage to roll Bryan back in. Not saying it is what's happening, but right now that concussion suit looks like it's dead in the water.

[thetower52]

Was Kane grabbing Bryan the most physical thing he’s done since he retired?