WWE Champion Daniel Bryan appears to be taking time off. The Champion was not advertised for today’s Starrcade live event in Cincinnati, OH. Bryan is also not advertised for this Sunday’s live show Madison, WI.
As a further note Bryan isn’t being advertised for next weekend’s Smackdown Live house show events. The shows are taking place in Arlington, TX and Calgary, Canada. Bryan is still scheduled to appear at Tuesday’s SmackDown Television taping in Minneapolis, MN.
Opinion: There’s no reported injury concerns for Bryan and he may well just be taking some needed time off. WWE does like their top Champion to appear at the house shows to boost ticket sales and AJ Styles as a prime example of this over the past year. Bryan’s concussion history is well documented and a reduced house show schedule for him going forward may be perfect…although whether he will be taking time off of the house show loop going forward isn’t confirmed. Bryan is also acclimatising to his new ‘heel’ gimmick on the Blue brand. WWE may be looking to help further establish his new persona by keeping him off of certain shows and no longer being a champion ‘for the people.’ Again, this is not confirmed and just speculation at this point.
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