HHH on Daniel Bryan Potential Return In Ring

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Daniel Bryan was forced to retire from WWE in his prime after a series of concussions made it too dangerous for the world champion to continue wrestling. Since then, Bryan (and his personal doctors) believes his brain has healed enough to return to the ring — but WWE’s medical staff isn’t buying it.

On Tuesday, TheWrap asked Triple H — a part-time WWE Superstar and the full-time executive vice president of Talent — if there is some sort of an exception to be found in the pro-wrestling promotion’s strict policy that might allow Bryan to return to action. After all, if not, it seems likely that the current “SmackDown Live” general manager could (and will) take his wrestling tights to a less risk-averse competitor.

Read Triple H’s full response below.

"There can be no exception medically. If the belief is that he’s not healthy enough and there’s a risk [for him] to perform, then I don’t know why you’d allow him to step into the ring unless it can be proven otherwise. There will be no exceptions.

We have some of the best medical people in the world that work for us. Our wellness policy, our concussion programming, our protocols — I’ll put them up there against any on the planet.

That is a new science in a way, too. So we’re gonna look at it from all aspects, but the medical experts will make the determination as to whether he can ever step into that ring or not.

Look, personally for him, I know it would be something he would love to do, and part of me feels like I hope he has that opportunity. But at the same point in time, he’s married and has a child. Certainly, [we put] the human being first."

www.thewrap.com/daniel-bryan-triple-h-wwe-return-smackdown/

[Deleted]

Saw this before I went to bed but forgot to post so I'm glad you posted it. On one hand I agree that yeah Bryan is a family man and his health is most important. On the other hand the part of me wonders how much this is Trips speaking and how much of this is Vince's son speaking.

[Hit Girl]

HHH is right. Not worth the risk to WWE.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Jan 10, 2018 10:34:12 GMT -5 @kn said:

Saw this before I went to bed but forgot to post so I'm glad you posted it. On one hand I agree that yeah Bryan is a family man and his health is most important. On the other hand the part of me wonders how much this is Trips speaking and how much of this is Vince's son speaking.

A little bit of both more than likely. As in ring competitor and someone who had their career threatened I’m sure HHH feels for him but obviously there’s a big difference between knee and brain injuries

However, on the corporate side you can’t let a man who’s openly stated he’s lied about his injuries as well as been diagnosed with brain injuries get back in the ring and have something potentially happen to him. WWE can’t tell Daniel to sign a waiver and wash their hands with it because they will get massacred knowing putting him out there was wrong in the first place.

If Daniel wrestles again it won’t be in there company and they are fine with that because they are not budging on their corporate side of things.

[KofiMania]

The way the question seems to be phrased is whether there would be an exception made for Bryan to wrestle, and he almost has to say no to that question. I still wonder whether he has been cleared and is gearing up for a Mania match however.

[KofiMania]

If he doesn't get cleared, I think NJPW World will have a hell of a lot of new subscribers come this time next year.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

The thread title and question HHH was asked don't correlate.

The question asked is if an exception for Bryan would be made. So that's the question answered. He vaguely comments on Bryan coming back, it's not really what he's talking about.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Jan 10, 2018 10:41:01 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

If he doesn't get cleared, I think NJPW World will have a hell of a lot of new subscribers come this time next year.

After what happened with Shibata and his head injuries catching up to him, they will probably do every test possible on Bryan to make sure he’s able to compete

[Dub H]

No exceptions!

Except Angle

[KofiMania]

Jan 10, 2018 10:43:30 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Jan 10, 2018 10:41:01 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

If he doesn't get cleared, I think NJPW World will have a hell of a lot of new subscribers come this time next year.

After what happened with Shibata and his head injuries catching up to him, they will probably do every test possible on Bryan to make sure he’s able to compete

From everything I've heard, Bryan has been cleared by the vast majority of doctors he's gone to. But Dr. Maroon is the one not budging.

[KofiMania]

Jan 10, 2018 10:44:43 GMT -5 Dub H said:

No exceptions!

Except Angle

I don't think Angle was exempted from WWE's medical testing. He also wasn't in the E for baseline concussion testing to determine whether he's "back to normal" or has lost any brain functionality.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Jan 10, 2018 10:44:45 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Jan 10, 2018 10:43:30 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

After what happened with Shibata and his head injuries catching up to him, they will probably do every test possible on Bryan to make sure he’s able to compete

From everything I've heard, Bryan has been cleared by the vast majority of doctors he's gone to. But Dr. Maroon is the one not budging.

So he will have to pass one more test from NJPW doctors if they are smart

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Mixed feeling about this statement. I'm sure Triple H personally likes Bryan. He put him over at WM and Bryan is employed to do basically nothing and collect a nice paycheck out of it.

On the other hand the WWE's top doctor is a snake oil salesmen of the medical world and his findings are (apparently) going against the findings of several of Bryan's personal doctors. Key word though: 'personal'. Personal doctors have been willing the bend the rules and tread fine lines for their patients before so it's hard to know who to really believe in all of this.

Triple H is also right about one more thing, Bryan has a wife and a kid and I feel like that was Paul Levesque talking to Bryan Danielson.

EDIT: based on the replies I received, I stand corrected about my last statement regarding an on-air seizure and I am retracting that sentence.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Jan 10, 2018 10:48:03 GMT -5 Slanted and Enchanted said:

Mixed feeling about this statement. I'm sure Triple H personally likes Bryan. He put him over at WM and Bryan is employed to do basically nothing and collect a nice paycheck out of it.

On the other hand the WWE's top doctor is a snake oil salesmen of the medical world and his findings are (apparently) going against the findings of several of Bryan's personal doctors. Key word though: 'personal'. Personal doctors have been willing the bend the rules and tread fine lines for their patients before so it's hard to know who to really believe in all of this. Frankly I'll never be able to get that image of Daniel Bryan having seizures on live television out of my head.

Triple H is also right about one more thing, Bryan has a wife and a kid and I feel like that was Paul Levesque talking to Bryan Danielson.

I thought it was said that wasn’t a seizure on TV?

[The Yes Man]

Jan 10, 2018 10:48:03 GMT -5 Slanted and Enchanted said:

Mixed feeling about this statement. I'm sure Triple H personally likes Bryan. He put him over at WM and Bryan is employed to do basically nothing and collect a nice paycheck out of it.

On the other hand the WWE's top doctor is a snake oil salesmen of the medical world and his findings are (apparently) going against the findings of several of Bryan's personal doctors. Key word though: 'personal'. Personal doctors have been willing the bend the rules and tread fine lines for their patients before so it's hard to know who to really believe in all of this. Frankly I'll never be able to get that image of Daniel Bryan having seizures on live television out of my head.

Triple H is also right about one more thing, Bryan has a wife and a kid and I feel like that was Paul Levesque talking to Bryan Danielson.

He never had a seizure on TV.

[Allie Kitsune]

Jan 10, 2018 10:44:43 GMT -5 Dub H said:

No exceptions!

Except Angle

The lawsuit is about concussions, not jacked-up necks.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

Jan 10, 2018 10:48:03 GMT -5 Slanted and Enchanted said:

Mixed feeling about this statement. I'm sure Triple H personally likes Bryan. He put him over at WM and Bryan is employed to do basically nothing and collect a nice paycheck out of it.

On the other hand the WWE's top doctor is a snake oil salesmen of the medical world and his findings are (apparently) going against the findings of several of Bryan's personal doctors. Key word though: 'personal'. Personal doctors have been willing the bend the rules and tread fine lines for their patients before so it's hard to know who to really believe in all of this. Frankly I'll never be able to get that image of Daniel Bryan having seizures on live television out of my head.

Triple H is also right about one more thing, Bryan has a wife and a kid and I feel like that was Paul Levesque talking to Bryan Danielson.

He never had a seizure on TV.

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Based on the replies I got, I stand corrected and I retract my previous statement about any on-air seizure. My apologies.

[freeze Austin]

WWE doesn't have to let him wrestle, but likewise he doesn't have to take the advice of WWE doctors or other WWE employees or armchair wrestlers on message boards. Bryan is more than likely going to wrestle again, it's just not going to be for WWE.

It's his life and his choice. Everyone takes a risk when they wrestle or take part in any other contact sport, regardless of injury history. No one should scream foul when ROH or NJPW or any other company decides to let him do what he loves and wrestle for them.

[DMO-]

Still patiently waiting for this to be one giant swerve.