[4/26] WWE Extreme Rules: Extreme Cruise Control
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I love me some DB, but at this point. I don't care about 750 splash, and it's not momentum or lack of interest. Its more like right now, he is Tim Duncan status. Guy shouldn't be in the ring immediately unless he is going out in a year. Needs to do part time, and relax to strengthen his neck like HBK with his back.
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Despite being recently pulled from WWE’s European tour due to injury, WWE has continued to advertise Daniel Bryan for tonight’s WWE Extreme Rules PPV in Chicago. Bryan has been scheduled for week’s to defend his WWE Intercontinental Title, which he won in a ladder match at WrestleMania 31 against Bad News Barrett at Extreme Rules.
The question has been, why has WWE continued to advertise the match knowing that Daniel Bryan is physically unable to perform? Bryan has not wrestled in a couple of weeks now, yet the official WWE website has continued to advertise Daniel Bryan vs. Bad News Barrett for tonight, both on the regular WWE site and on the official Extreme Ruleswebsite.
Today, the day of the show, it appears changes are starting to be made by WWE. On theschedule portion of WWE where the Extreme Rules show is listed, Daniel Bryan’s name has now been removed from the show’s listing, according to a report from PWInsider. However, Bryan’s name still appears advertised on the Extreme Rules sub-section of the WWE website.
A recent report by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that he has been told Bryan is expected out of action by WWE personnel for up to five weeks. If this is indeed the case, there is virtually no scenario where Bryan will be wrestling tonight, and WWE has been aware of this for several weeks now. Continuing to advertise a star wrestler such as Bryan performing on a show that they know he will not be wrestling on is a questionable decision, for sure.
All kinds of possible options are out there should Bryan indeed miss five weeks of action. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson has suggested that the Bryan/Barrett match could still happen, though it would likely involve a very quick title switch in order to get the belt off of Bryan without him having to risk his health. Johnson suggested that Barrett would then be ordered to put the belt on the line immediately, with Neville considered the strongest candidate to immediately challenge (and possibly win) the Intercontinental belt.
Another interesting name out there would be NXT’s Finn Balor. Balor has been reported to be set to debut with the main roster at any moment now. What better way for Balor to make his debut than to win the WWE Intercontinental strap in his first match on the main roster? If Bryan is out of action for a long period, this would certainly be an exciting way to switch directions moving forward.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2044659/ww...-bryans-status-for-wwe-extreme-rules-tonight/
The question has been, why has WWE continued to advertise the match knowing that Daniel Bryan is physically unable to perform? Bryan has not wrestled in a couple of weeks now, yet the official WWE website has continued to advertise Daniel Bryan vs. Bad News Barrett for tonight, both on the regular WWE site and on the official Extreme Ruleswebsite.
Today, the day of the show, it appears changes are starting to be made by WWE. On theschedule portion of WWE where the Extreme Rules show is listed, Daniel Bryan’s name has now been removed from the show’s listing, according to a report from PWInsider. However, Bryan’s name still appears advertised on the Extreme Rules sub-section of the WWE website.
A recent report by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that he has been told Bryan is expected out of action by WWE personnel for up to five weeks. If this is indeed the case, there is virtually no scenario where Bryan will be wrestling tonight, and WWE has been aware of this for several weeks now. Continuing to advertise a star wrestler such as Bryan performing on a show that they know he will not be wrestling on is a questionable decision, for sure.
All kinds of possible options are out there should Bryan indeed miss five weeks of action. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson has suggested that the Bryan/Barrett match could still happen, though it would likely involve a very quick title switch in order to get the belt off of Bryan without him having to risk his health. Johnson suggested that Barrett would then be ordered to put the belt on the line immediately, with Neville considered the strongest candidate to immediately challenge (and possibly win) the Intercontinental belt.
Another interesting name out there would be NXT’s Finn Balor. Balor has been reported to be set to debut with the main roster at any moment now. What better way for Balor to make his debut than to win the WWE Intercontinental strap in his first match on the main roster? If Bryan is out of action for a long period, this would certainly be an exciting way to switch directions moving forward.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2044659/ww...-bryans-status-for-wwe-extreme-rules-tonight/
If he joins the J.o.B squad after this feudRusev is done. He's going to be looking like this soon
TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
Whelp, seeing as I forgot this was even going on tonight, there might not be any reason to watch at this point.
Still, this is definitely Not Good. Hoping for good news, but seeing as there are rumors out saying that whatever's wrong with him may be enough to keep him off the next PPV as well, I'm not sure that good news will be forthcoming.
Edit: It looks like it's going to be Barrett vs. Neville on the pre-show as the replacement match.
Dat Bruh Bill
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Networks been freezing all day 
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D-Bry sacrificed himself so that New Day could get that PPV check! 
Who gave Bryan the concussion? 
Who was it that said people here was over reacting about Bryan being injured?
Silkk
Can't Change My Damn Avi :beli:
Boy how i wish this was true, but he's one of the top unit movers in NXT and with them about to start touring, no way he's coming up now. If so, they would have done it in the UK
Sounds horrible...like I said, Naomi's match and um...that's about it. Everything else sounds very boring and conventional.
With Bryan not on the card now who is gonna be Chicago's hero now... Ambrose?