Daniel Bryan medically cleared to return to in-ring action

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According to Meltzer...

The only difference between him and every other wrestler on the roster is that part of his agreement when getting WWE to send him to leading neurologists of Maroon's choosing to get evaluated, is that he agreed, after every match, until WWE was comfortable that he was okay, he would go to the WWE doctors backstage and get Impact testing and a neuropsychological evaluation done.

That's such a smart thing to do.

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Mar 22, 2018 8:58:01 GMT -5 @kn said:

According to Meltzer...

The only difference between him and every other wrestler on the roster is that part of his agreement when getting WWE to send him to leading neurologists of Maroon's choosing to get evaluated, is that he agreed, after every match, until WWE was comfortable that he was okay, he would go to the WWE doctors backstage and get Impact testing and a neuropsychological evaluation done.

Agreed. That's an excellent call

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Hopefully he has also agreed to NEVER DO ANOTHER FLYING HEADBUTT, PLEASE.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Mar 22, 2018 8:58:01 GMT -5 @kn said:

According to Meltzer...

The only difference between him and every other wrestler on the roster is that part of his agreement when getting WWE to send him to leading neurologists of Maroon's choosing to get evaluated, is that he agreed, after every match, until WWE was comfortable that he was okay, he would go to the WWE doctors backstage and get Impact testing and a neuropsychological evaluation done.

That's such a smart thing to do.

Yep, it's like putting minutes restrictions and such on injured stars who kept getting hurt, like Joel Embiid for the Sixers, you got your shot back but you gotta ease in and prove youre as good as the tests say and prove you can stay good. I believe he can but it's great backup by WWE.  

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Some people might not wanna see this but some do. Either way, peep this.

That's mastery right there. Just the small touches that go into something like that, they picked the best guys to work with Bryan.

[the2ndevil]

Mar 22, 2018 9:27:05 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Hopefully he has also agreed to NEVER DO ANOTHER FLYING HEADBUTT, PLEASE.

Or headbutts in general. The end of the ladder match at WrestleMania 31 is so hard to watch

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Mar 22, 2018 12:42:23 GMT -5 the2ndevil said:

Mar 22, 2018 9:27:05 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Hopefully he has also agreed to NEVER DO ANOTHER FLYING HEADBUTT, PLEASE.

Or headbutts in general. The end of the ladder match at WrestleMania 31 is so hard to watch

The last time he returned from injury he seemed hell bent on doing as many of them as possible. It was absurd.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Mar 22, 2018 10:23:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Some people might not wanna see this but some do. Either way, peep this.

That's mastery right there. Just the small touches that go into something like that, they picked the best guys to work with Bryan.

Exactly. If you're protecting a guy like Bryan you want him working with guys who are ultra safe 99% of the time and know how to protect their opponent while making it look like they're destroying them.

Unlike, say, Ryback.

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Wow...update...

Exclusive: Doctor Who Cleared WWE's Daniel Bryan For Wrestling Return Says He Shows No Evidence of Prior Brain Injury
By Tufayel Ahmed On 3/23/18 at 12:19 PM

The unlikely comeback story of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) favorite Daniel Bryan shook the grappling world this week. Two years after emotionally announcing his retirement from the ring, WWE said Tuesday the former world heavyweight champion, real name Bryan Danielson, has been cleared to compete again. Like his underdog character on WWE shows Raw and SmackDown Live, the real-life Danielson has seemingly overcome insurmountable odds. Upon retiring in February 2016, Danielson told ESPN he had suffered at least 10 documented concussions during his 16-year career and had even experienced post-concussion seizures “that I hid for a long time.”

But three top neurological doctors, and WWE’s own medical director Dr. Joseph Maroon, have given the veteran grappler the all-clear.

WWE said in a statement Tuesday that Danielson, 36, underwent “extensive evaluations” during his two years of retirement. “[Danielson] underwent a full review of his medical history and received comprehensive neurological and physical evaluations independent of WWE.”

One of the doctors that greenlit Danielson for an in-ring return is no stranger to dealing with athletes. Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Cantu is a leading expert in concussions who consults with teams across the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL). He also has his own concussion treatment center at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts.

Cantu tells Newsweek that upon evaluation of Danielson’s medical records in February, he found no sign of concussion-related injuries precluding the wrestler from returning to the ring.

“I evaluated Bryan for a neurological opinion on return to WWE on February 26, 2018. Included in his medical records were multiple evaluations by renowned concussion clinicians,” says Cantu by email.

“I determined that Bryan is currently asymptomatic, has a normal detailed neurological and cognitive neuropsychological examination, normal EEG, and an MRI that showed no definite evidence of a prior brain injury. It is my medical opinion that there is no absolute contraindication to his return to in-ring action in WWE."

Cantu is also one of the foremost experts in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease that has been found in athletes and army veterans who are at risk of repeat head trauma. Currently, the most definitive diagnosis of CTE is during an autopsy of the brain after death. However, symptoms of CTE can be diagnosed in the living, including depression, aggressive behavior and dementia.

In 2007, Cantu was one of three neurological experts who diagnosed what is said to be the first case of CTE in professional wrestling in Chris Benoit.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Holy shit.

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Given this news I'll make a new thread since it's more than Bryan being cleared.

[benstudd]

Mar 21, 2018 15:20:10 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

Mar 21, 2018 15:06:06 GMT -5 benstudd said:

Thank you. When Bryan won the belt Mania, the fans had to force his hand cause his pick was Orton vs Batista. 

Like, that period was a surreal time as a viewer because it felt like they were trying to come up with a compromise with the crowd to not boo Orton/Batista.

They went with Wyatt/Bryan, didn't work.

They then went with HHH/Bryan which at least had a build and they thought it might have at least turned the tide a bit. It only worked to the fact they still cheered but not as loudly.

The week when they added the "Winner gets into the title match" stip felt like it was the company giving into the fan's demands and it was getting tighter and tighter before they did it. Maybe it was planned to be that specific time but you could tell watching it, it was a real push and pull and in a way, it made for really compelling TV.

Yea it was compelling because stuff was playing in front of everybody. It's like fans were writing the storylines. I remember Hunter saying "what are in the Reality Era". But it never happened again. 

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Mar 22, 2018 10:23:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Some people might not wanna see this but some do. Either way, peep this.

That's mastery right there. Just the small touches that go into something like that, they picked the best guys to work with Bryan.

Why would people NOT want to see this, it shows how much they have Daniel's back in the ring to protect him, that was perfectly executed, Sami's talented as hell but we already knew that 

[The Thread Barbi]

But will Titus get suspended again guys and girls?

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Mar 24, 2018 4:24:30 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 22, 2018 10:23:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Some people might not wanna see this but some do. Either way, peep this.

That's mastery right there. Just the small touches that go into something like that, they picked the best guys to work with Bryan.

Why would people NOT want to see this, it shows how much they have Daniel's back in the ring to protect him, that was perfectly executed, Sami's talented as hell but we already knew that 

People were freaking out at the thought of Bryan potentially taking moves hence why I said it lol. Even if he's not being affected, dudes can't even watch him take bumps anymore apparently.

[The Ichi]

Granted, props to Zayn, but isn't the fact that people have to do "safe" versions of their moves on him a bit worrying?

[KofiMania]

Mar 24, 2018 16:00:50 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

Granted, props to Zayn, but isn't the fact that people have to do "safe" versions of their moves on him a bit worrying?

Who says they "have to?" Considering the tests have shown he doesn't have any brain damage, doing a safe version just seems to be a precaution versus a necessity.

Also, all moves should be done "safely." Superkicks should not be actually hitting people in the head.

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

I’m not going through 22 pages to see if it’s been said already....

We should have seen the writing on the wall when the beard started getting scraggly & he grew his hair back out.

As a performer Bryan works best when he looks like a hippie madman, throwing knees into people’s faces with his hair just flying all about...

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

Mar 22, 2018 10:23:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Some people might not wanna see this but some do. Either way, peep this.

That's mastery right there. Just the small touches that go into something like that, they picked the best guys to work with Bryan.

I would LOVE to see something like this from an alternate angle showing how they protected him on the apron bomb.

Everything about that, from the angle we saw it at, looked vicious as shit - as was the intention. But i’ve been trying to figure out how they made it look that vicious (minus than the camera angle they used) without, ya know, actually hurting him.

Kudos to all involved. These 3 could very well steal the show at Maina. Damn shame Shane has to feed his spot monkey AH-DEEK-SHUN and be involved 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Hit Girl]

No headbutts. No diving through the ropes. As long as he avoids stupid unnecessary shit, he'll be OK.