Daniel Bryan’s health has been a major topic of concern behind the scenes during WWE’s ongoing European tour.
The original plan for last night’s RAW was for Daniel Bryan to wrestle John Cena in a long, grueling match that would have pitted US Champion vs. IC Champion in a special attraction match for the UK crowd. The end result of Rusev attacking John Cena was scripted all along, but over the weekend, the decision was made to pull Bryan from the match and have Bad News Barrett wrestle Cena instead. The reason for Bryan’s removal was not disclosed to the producers.
While Daniel Bryan is still performing on the European tour, WWE is keeping his physicality limited. The talk backstage is that he’s either hurting or has an injury that could take him out of action soon. Bryan will undergo a thorough medical evaluation when he gets back to the United States.
As of this writing, Bryan is still scheduled to defend against Bad News Barrett at Extreme Rules on April 26th.
Bryan is telling people he’s not injured and is just hurting, but WWE is playing it safe until they get more conclusive information.