Major New Update On Daniel Bryan's WWE Status

Some in WWE are reportedly expecting Bryan to become #AllElite.

by Andrew Pollard
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With Daniel Bryan currently a free agent, PWInsider has a new update on where things stand with the American Dragon and WWE right now.

According to PWI, there has been zero internal discussion lately of Bryan returning to Vince McMahon's sports entertainment juggernaut.

Going further, this report states how D-Bry is not listed on any internal resources where it pertains to WWE roster members. The multiple-time World Champion is also not on any lists of talents for merchandising during 2021-2022, and is similarly not scheduled to have any further Mattel action figure released at this point in time.

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PWI states how some within WWE are taking this to mean that Bryan is not re-signing with the company and will eventually end up penning a deal with AEW. That is obviously not any sort of confirmation that the Yes! Man is definitely set to become #AllElite, of course.

Since losing a Career vs. Title match against Universal Champion Roman Reigns on the 30 April episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan's WWE.com profile has been featured on the Alumni roster page.

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At the time of that match, Bryan's latest contract expired. While the belief has been that he will end up returning to the company rather than signing a deal elsewhere, it remains to be seen exactly when and where Bryan Danielson will resurface.

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