Back in February, WWE announced an “Appreciation Night” for the recently-retired Daniel Bryan. The special tribute was one of a handful of appearances at the end of March. This week, just days before the Madison Square Garden event, ticketholders received this email:
Due to a scheduling conflict, the ceremony to honor former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan on March 25, 2016, has been postponed.
While this honoring may occur at a later date, WWE Live – Road to WrestleMania, this Friday at Madison Square Garden, will still take place as scheduled. The event will feature many of your favorite WWE Superstars. After nearly 5 years, Triple H returns to action in the ring in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden!
Also see Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Ric Flair, Sheamus, AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Kevin Owens and many more!
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and look forward to your continued support of the WWE and Madison Square Garden. –– via Reddit
Now Bryan has been pulled from his scheduled dates in New Jersey, and on the upcoming post-WrestleMania tour of the UK. WWE has cited “scheduling conflicts,” but revealed in a statement to WrestlngInc.com that “Daniel Bryan requested time off and it was granted.”
This has sparked rumors that there’s more to what’s happening, and that it could possibly be part of a well-kept secret storyline being run by WWE. Perhaps it’s me projecting my own struggles with severe post-concussion syndrome, but for Bryan’s sake I hope that’s what it is, and not anything happening with his poor injured brain. And if it is, well, the man deserves some peace and quiet to rest and teach his dog how to swim, don’t you think?
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