10 Weirdest Abandoned WWE Moments

1. Daniel Bryan's Career-Defining Announcement

Mojo Rawley
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"I've been thinking a lot in recent days..."

"Every time I do a media interview, I get asked who I'd like to wrestle. Every time. I keep saying Zack Sabre, Jr., but he works for New Japan. I also mention Kenny Omega, but he works for AEW. I also explicitly and repeatedly state that I'd probably sign a new f*cking three-year deal if I got to work Gran Metalik for 12 minutes on one random episode of SmackDown, but that's pointless as well, even though he works here, wants to do more work here, and isn't involved in anything. He's in catering. I could wrestle him right here as SmackDown rolls on, but it's just not something they want to happen. So you know what? I'm an easygoing guy with little ambition who has been weirdly Fedpilled, given my value system, and I'm still done. Goodbye. I'm All Elite now."

This didn't happen, nor did any announcement happen, despite it apparently being so monumental. This was especially weird. Daniel Bryan in late 2019 promised something big, major, earth-shaking, and it was just...dropped.

This wasn't some TV match that Vince decided on the day was boring. It was a massive narrative development. Dropped stone cold. Can't you see that this is just awful?

Why can't a maximum of 2.3 million of you see that it's just awful?

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