20 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (May 7)

9. “We Got Rid Of Him”

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Daniel Bryan is gone (at least from Friday nights), but the babyface favourite got a mention on SmackDown during Roman Reigns' opening speech. The Universal Champ called for Paul Heyman to "eulogise" Bryan and give him a 10-bell salute.

That came after Roman had already said Daniel "didn't want to be here" and that he "got rid of him". Was this a sly dig from WWE's writers towards Bryan? Dan has spoken about his desire to wrestle outside the promotion's walls, after all.

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