Daniel Bryan recently spoke with Sport 360 about his health, his in-ring future and being stripped of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship back in 2014.
After overcoming the odds in 2014, riding the wave of the Yes! Movement and capturing the WWE World Heavyweight championship at WrestleMania XXX, Bryan’s world fell apart when his father passed away shortly after and doctors told him he was working with a career-threatening neck injury. Bryan said:
“It’s was very frustrating, but more the health aspect of it is: the title part isn’t the big deal. The big deal is how wrestling is the way I express myself creatively, not being able to do it has made me frustrated. I’ve tried to transition this into gardening, but it’s not the same. I’m working on it though!
“When I came back from neck surgery I felt like I didn’t miss a bit in terms of fan support. It will be interesting to see what it will be like when/if I come back from this one. I feel like when you get multiple injuries then fans start to lose faith in you.”
His latest hiatus from the ring has to do with concussions. WWE doctors haven’t cleared him to wrestle, but Bryan is optimistic that he’ll be back in action one day.
“No, at least not in my mind. WWE might be thinking that, but I feel great. I feel like I’m ready to wrestle. If they called me to wrestle tomorrow, I would. It’s just a matter of getting cleared. I’ve had a long history of concussions, so they are a bit hesitant to get me back.”
You can check out the full interview by at Sport360.com.