ZitatAlles anzeigenDaniel Bryan Says He’s Working On Wrestling Return Due To Misunderstanding With Concussion Test
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The odds of Daniel Bryan returning to wrestling get better every day … as he explained this week that there was a “huge, huge misunderstanding” with the test that originally forced him to retire.
Bryan discussed the situation on this week’s E&C Pod of Awesomeness and said he was originally cleared to return to action by his doctors and teams of concussion specialists assigned by WWE in Phoenix and at UCLA, but WWE officials still wouldn’t let him wrestle again.
Daniel then began experimental, non-FDA approved testing at Evoke Neuroscience in New York City that came with bad news. Doctors said he had a lesion in the back part of his brain.
Bryan said, “I’m just like, ‘Holy sh*t. A lesion.’ I’m like, ‘That’s it, I’m done. I’m finished.'”
A week later Vince McMahon asked Bryan to give his retirement speech on Monday Night Raw in Seattle. Days after his speech, he was contacted by one of the doctors who originally cleared him asking what had happened.
Bryan explained, “I told him what happened and I said, ‘They found a lesion in the temporal-parietal region of my brain.’ He goes, ‘Wait, hold up, a lesion?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ And I don’t know what lesion means to you guys, a lesion to me means you have a cut. I have a cut on my brain. He goes, ‘No. Lesion, in medical terminology, is a very vague thing. It just means something is there. We don’t know what it is, so we call it a lesion in the temporal-parietal region of your brain.'”
According to Daniel, it turns out all “lesion” meant was his reflexes in that part of the brain were slower compared to the athletes they usually tested. Compared to a normal person, Bryan was fine. “So I have average reflex time. I was like, ‘Oh no. I don’t think they understand. I’m just an average person, I’m not a real athlete!’ It’s just like, ‘Oh no, there’s been this huge, huge misunderstanding!'”
But the current GM didn’t blame the doctors at Evoke, nor did the the revelation make him want to return to wrestling. At the time he was still trying to have a baby with his wife, Brie Bella.
But once he became the general manager of Smackdown Live, the itch to return came roaring back.
“So all of a sudden I’m around it and I’m not being able to do the part that I love the most. And then they had me out there for an AJ Styles-Dean Ambrose match and it literally tore my heart apart.”
Bryan continued, “And then I was just like, ‘You know what? No. I’m not okay with this.'”
He then began working with the Joe Namath Neurological Research Center in Florida to improve his brain function. They began running tests which showed Bryan had the brain of an average college football player — banged up but not at high risk for brain damage — and thanks to the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treatments (HBOT) he’s been receiving, which we reported on earlier this week, his brain could be fully healthy if he undergoes more treatments.
Bryan said, “There’s this vast improvement. And Brie sees the vast improvement. And then Dr. (Barry) Miskin thinks within 120 total treatments, so 80 treatments more, that my brain could get back to where if you looked at it from any other spectrum, you would think that I’d have never done any contact sports in my entire life.”
Bryan said “there’s no reason why I can’t return to doing what I love” and hopes to come back to wrestling in a part-time, 50-100 matches a year schedule.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenWWE News: Luke Harper and Erick Rowan reportedly being repackaged
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Could we see Harper and Rowan escape the land of the lost lower mid-carders?
On a recent episode of the Pro Wrestling Sheet Podcast, Ryan Satin stated that Eric Rowan and Luke Harper were on the verge of being repackaged.
Prior to signing with WWE, both Harper and Rowan were accomplished professional wrestlers in their own right. Harper had success with promotions such as Chikara, Jersey All-Pro and Ring of Honor, just to name a few. He was best-known under the name "Big Rig Brodie Lee."
As for Rowan, he was not as well-travelled as Harper but did see a lot of action in Japan under the name "Thoruf Marius."
Ryan Satin reported that both Luke Harper and Erick Rowan were on the verge of a repackaging. While neither has been seen much on television lately, the idea is that both have a lot left to offer, but they are still seen by the fans as Bray Wyatt's henchmen. With that being said, WWE officials want to give both brand new gimmicks and try to distance them from the former leader of The Wyatt Family.
It's also worth noting that they do, in fact, plan on reuniting Harper and Rowan in a tag-team to compete together on the Smackdown Live roster.
Summerslam weekend is just around the corner. While Harper and Rowan are not booked to perform this weekend, the recent rumours of their potential repackaging should serve as good news for fans and possibly lead to a more successful future for the two Superstars.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenSportskeeda WWE Exclusive: Major backstage heat on JBL and Naomi
Naomi and JBL have irked the WWE by spoiling a major SummerSlam surprise.
As reported by The Dirty Sheets via our "DS Breaking News" show on YouTube and iTunes, it appears that Kevin Dunn was not pleased with JBL and Naomi for their comments during commentary on SmackDown.
Naomi joined the SmackDown announce team for commentary on SmackDown during the Natalya vs Becky Lynch match.
During the commentary, JBL made an unscripted comment where he asked Naomi if she had anything special planned for her ring entrance at SummerSlam, to which Naomi responded affirmatively.
Unfortunately for Naomi and JBL, the WWE had absolutely no plans to give Naomi an extra sense special entrance on Sunday. The WWE are already planning special entrances for Nakamura and Finn Balor, and may now be forced to come up with something for Naomi at the 11th hour. This mishap also comes at a time where WWE have reduces their investment into ring entrances, which has included dropping pyro.
Kevin Dunn has been Vince McMahon's right-hand man for many years and is the head of WWE production.
Naomi will defend her SmackDown Women's Championship against Natalya at SummerSlam in Brooklyn this Sunday.