Daniel Bryan medically cleared to return to in-ring action

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Mar 20, 2018 14:43:56 GMT -5 BRAINFADE said:

Mar 20, 2018 14:40:33 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Bryan once he gets his legs back under him should be right in the AJ Styles role. Can make everyone look good and is reliable always around the midcard or WWE title but most importantly he always has something to do

For sure. If I had more faith in the Smackdown booking (and if Road Dogg would f*** off), I'd be salivating over the potential WWE title picture- AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn.

I think as far as after the draft goes, you have Finn, Seth, Nak, Sami or KO, Daniel Bryan, Orton, Roode all of these guys can fluctuate between the WWE and Midcard titles on SD which can create a lot of intrigue moving forward

I still want Finn to take the title off Nak at some point this year but I wouldn't be mad if Seth takes the title off Finn and DB is able to walk into Mania as champ

[lionelp]

Nowhere near his biggest fan, but this has still made me so happy.

God dammit the possibilities are endless.

[BRAINFADE]

Mar 20, 2018 14:47:09 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Mar 20, 2018 14:43:56 GMT -5 BRAINFADE said:

For sure. If I had more faith in the Smackdown booking (and if Road Dogg would f*** off), I'd be salivating over the potential WWE title picture- AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn.

I think as far as after the draft goes, you have Finn, Seth, Nak, Sami or KO, Daniel Bryan, Orton, Roode all of these guys can fluctuate between the WWE and Midcard titles on SD which can create a lot of intrigue moving forward

I still want Finn to take the title off Nak at some point this year but I wouldn't be mad if Seth takes the title off Finn and DB is able to walk into Mania as champ

Are Finn and Seth going to SD after Mania?

[Mrs. Potato Dick]

While I'd like to see Miz/Bryan, I honestly don't see a suiting end. If Bryan wins, then everything Miz said means nothing. If Miz wins, then Bryan's triumphant comeback means nothing because he lost to 'a guy who don't take risks' or whatever he said.

There's no real solution, imo.

[KobashiChop]

I want to be happy about this, but given his previous attitude towards working through concussions and seizures I just feel very uncomfortable with it.

[thetower52]

I think we found BRAUNs tag team partner

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Mar 20, 2018 14:48:52 GMT -5 BRAINFADE said:

Mar 20, 2018 14:47:09 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

I think as far as after the draft goes, you have Finn, Seth, Nak, Sami or KO, Daniel Bryan, Orton, Roode all of these guys can fluctuate between the WWE and Midcard titles on SD which can create a lot of intrigue moving forward

I still want Finn to take the title off Nak at some point this year but I wouldn't be mad if Seth takes the title off Finn and DB is able to walk into Mania as champ

Are Finn and Seth going to SD after Mania?

Balor to me seems like an almost certainty since he's in that, "Pushed as important but they clearly have absolutely nothing in mind for him," position on Raw.

Rollins desperately should but I don't think he will.

[BRAINFADE]

Just had another thought. We could now potentially see Daniel Bryan vs. Pete Dunne!!!

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Mar 20, 2018 14:48:52 GMT -5 BRAINFADE said:

Mar 20, 2018 14:47:09 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

I think as far as after the draft goes, you have Finn, Seth, Nak, Sami or KO, Daniel Bryan, Orton, Roode all of these guys can fluctuate between the WWE and Midcard titles on SD which can create a lot of intrigue moving forward

I still want Finn to take the title off Nak at some point this year but I wouldn't be mad if Seth takes the title off Finn and DB is able to walk into Mania as champ

Are Finn and Seth going to SD after Mania?

That's been my theory for a few months in my equation that Raw gets AJ Styles and SD gets Finn and Seth to help fill that void

Finn for sure tho I think is gone and I think Seth needs a change of scenery but they might still want to hold out for him and Dean

[Lance Uppercut]

Hopefully that 2 years allowed him to rest up old injuries, and heal that neck (or make it stronger). Or develop a safer wrestling style

[Hypnosis]

Hopefully that means him having matches with Styles, Miz, Zayn, Nakamura, and Itami in WWE this year.

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Mar 20, 2018 14:53:17 GMT -5 BRAINFADE said:

Just had another thought. We could now potentially see Daniel Bryan vs. Pete Dunne!!!

lol I don't think my heart can handle another forced retirement for Bryan.

[Bungle]

Well

My dream match vs Almas still can happen.

[tenshi]

We live in a world where Daniel Bryan can wrestle AJ Styles or Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE title after WrestleMania. Think about that.

[Richard]

MORE ON DANIEL BRYAN'S RETURN TO THE RING
by Dave Scherer @ 3:35 PM on 3/20/2018

WWE sent us the following press release about Daniel Bryan being cleared to wrestle. The announcement was brilliantly timed to drive viewership of tonight's Smackdown.

WWE® SUPERSTAR DANIEL BRYAN® MEDICALLY CLEARED TO RETURN

STAMFORD, Conn., March 20, 2018 – Following more than two years of extensive evaluations, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan has been medically cleared to return to in-ring competition by leading neurosurgeons, neurologists and concussion experts, including Dr. Robert Cantu, Dr. Javier Cárdenas and Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher.

Bryan underwent a full review of his medical history and received comprehensive neurological and physical evaluations independent of WWE. He was cleared by each doctor as well as WWE’s Medical Director, Dr. Joseph Maroon.

About Dr. Robert Cantu

Currently Dr. Cantu’s professional responsibilities include those of Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Co-Founder of the CTE Center at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Founding member, Co-Founder, Medical Director, and Chairman Medical Advisory Board Concussion Legacy Foundation, Boston, MA; Adjunct Professor Exercise and Sport Science and Medical Director National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Co-Director, Neurologic Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; Medical Director and Director of Clinical Research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts; and Neurosurgical Consultant Boston Eagles football team.

Dr. Cantu consults with numerous NFL, NHL and NBA teams, and served as Neurosurgical Consultant to the Boston Cannons professional soccer team from 2003-2010. Dr. Cantu also serves on the Mackey White TBI advisory committee to the NFLPA, and on the International Rugby Board’s independent advisory group on concussion.

About Dr. Javier Cárdenas

Javier Cárdenas, MD, is a neurologist and the director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Cárdenas’ expertise involves concussion, post-concussion syndrome, spinal trauma, and traumatic brain injury. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology; the National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee; and the Arizona Governor’s Advisory Council on Spinal and Head Injuries.

Dr. Cárdenas received his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and trained in child neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Cárdenas created the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center, which is the nation’s most comprehensive concussion prevention, treatment, and education program. He also created Barrow Brainbook, which Arizona high school students must complete to participate in school sports. It is the first mandated online concussion education and testing tool for student athletes in the country.

About Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher

Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher is a board-certified neurologist, specializing in sports neurology, including concussion, post-concussion syndrome, and the long-term effects of sports on athlete brain health. He serves as the National Director of The Sports Neurology Clinic. Dr. Kutcher is currently the Team Neurologist for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and served as the Team Neurologist for the United States Olympic Team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

He is the Director of the National Basketball Association’s concussion program and works as an advisor to the Players’ Associations of both the National Football League and the National Hockey League. He has also helped develop the concussion policies of the NCAA, several collegiate athletic programs and conferences, as well as local and national youth sport organizations.

About Dr. Joseph Maroon

Joseph C. Maroon, MD, is the Medical Director for WWE. Dr. Maroon is a board-certified clinical professor of neurological surgery and Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is also the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience. He is Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a member of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee for concussion.

Working with neuropsychologist, Mark Lovell, PhD, he co-developed ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing). ImPACT is the first FDA approved computerized system to determine concussion severity and the timing for return to contact sports. It is now the standard of care for concussion management in the NFL, NHL, major league baseball, NASCAR and is used in over 12,000 colleges and high schools in the United States. For over 20 years he has served as the neurosurgical consultant to professional and college athletes in football, baseball, golf, hockey and soccer, including the Pittsburgh Steelers.

About WWE

WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than 800 million homes worldwide in 20 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

[Nosnorb]

Mar 20, 2018 14:50:49 GMT -5 KobashiChop said:

I want to be happy about this, but given his previous attitude towards working through concussions and seizures I just feel very uncomfortable with it.

Me too. Considering that when he returned in 2015, he didn't change up his style to make it more safe and WWE put him in that idiotic "let's throw in all the top guys more over than Reigns into that" match at 'mania, I felt really uneasy when I saw the news.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Well if I was a certain Mike Mizanin I would be scared of a certain someone taking liberties with me in the ring.

[metylerca]

Tears of joy right now

[Rican]

Mar 20, 2018 14:58:06 GMT -5 Richard said:

MORE ON DANIEL BRYAN'S RETURN TO THE RING
by Dave Scherer @ 3:35 PM on 3/20/2018

WWE sent us the following press release about Daniel Bryan being cleared to wrestle. The announcement was brilliantly timed to drive viewership of tonight's Smackdown.

WWE® SUPERSTAR DANIEL BRYAN® MEDICALLY CLEARED TO RETURN

STAMFORD, Conn., March 20, 2018 – Following more than two years of extensive evaluations, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan has been medically cleared to return to in-ring competition by leading neurosurgeons, neurologists and concussion experts, including Dr. Robert Cantu, Dr. Javier Cárdenas and Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher.

Bryan underwent a full review of his medical history and received comprehensive neurological and physical evaluations independent of WWE. He was cleared by each doctor as well as WWE’s Medical Director, Dr. Joseph Maroon.

About Dr. Robert Cantu

Currently Dr. Cantu’s professional responsibilities include those of Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Co-Founder of the CTE Center at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Founding member, Co-Founder, Medical Director, and Chairman Medical Advisory Board Concussion Legacy Foundation, Boston, MA; Adjunct Professor Exercise and Sport Science and Medical Director National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Co-Director, Neurologic Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; Medical Director and Director of Clinical Research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts; and Neurosurgical Consultant Boston Eagles football team.

Dr. Cantu consults with numerous NFL, NHL and NBA teams, and served as Neurosurgical Consultant to the Boston Cannons professional soccer team from 2003-2010. Dr. Cantu also serves on the Mackey White TBI advisory committee to the NFLPA, and on the International Rugby Board’s independent advisory group on concussion.

About Dr. Javier Cárdenas

Javier Cárdenas, MD, is a neurologist and the director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Cárdenas’ expertise involves concussion, post-concussion syndrome, spinal trauma, and traumatic brain injury. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology; the National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee; and the Arizona Governor’s Advisory Council on Spinal and Head Injuries.

Dr. Cárdenas received his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and trained in child neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Cárdenas created the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center, which is the nation’s most comprehensive concussion prevention, treatment, and education program. He also created Barrow Brainbook, which Arizona high school students must complete to participate in school sports. It is the first mandated online concussion education and testing tool for student athletes in the country.

About Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher

Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher is a board-certified neurologist, specializing in sports neurology, including concussion, post-concussion syndrome, and the long-term effects of sports on athlete brain health. He serves as the National Director of The Sports Neurology Clinic. Dr. Kutcher is currently the Team Neurologist for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and served as the Team Neurologist for the United States Olympic Team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

He is the Director of the National Basketball Association’s concussion program and works as an advisor to the Players’ Associations of both the National Football League and the National Hockey League. He has also helped develop the concussion policies of the NCAA, several collegiate athletic programs and conferences, as well as local and national youth sport organizations.

About Dr. Joseph Maroon

Joseph C. Maroon, MD, is the Medical Director for WWE. Dr. Maroon is a board-certified clinical professor of neurological surgery and Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is also the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience. He is Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a member of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee for concussion.

Working with neuropsychologist, Mark Lovell, PhD, he co-developed ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing). ImPACT is the first FDA approved computerized system to determine concussion severity and the timing for return to contact sports. It is now the standard of care for concussion management in the NFL, NHL, major league baseball, NASCAR and is used in over 12,000 colleges and high schools in the United States. For over 20 years he has served as the neurosurgical consultant to professional and college athletes in football, baseball, golf, hockey and soccer, including the Pittsburgh Steelers.

About WWE

WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than 800 million homes worldwide in 20 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

Those people all sound a whole lot smarter than me so if they all say hes good to go I'm sure hes good to go

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Guess I'm watching SDL tonight.