WWE Denies That Daniel Bryan Release Rumor Is True

Over the weekend, a rumor that WWE was releasing Daniel Bryan picked up some steam when it was floated by longtime wrestling writer/reviewer Scott Keith at his blog. The nature of it (an anonymous email from a supposed WWE human resources employee) was more than suspicious enough that most sites, including SEScoops, didn’t pick it up. However, since a similar situation led to Keith getting the story about John Cena’s hiatus to film a TV show right, some sites did decide to pick up the story.

Mike Johnson debunked the rumor in a post at PWInsider while Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor Dave Meltzer tweeted late last night that WWE was denying it:

WWE denies it. https://t.co/9stK1UtlAT

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) January 13, 2016

It should come as no surprise, then, that WWE issued the following statement to WrestlingInc.com’s Raj Giri this morning:

There is no truth to this letter from a supposed WWE employee.

That should be that for now, I guess. Bryan has not been cleared to wrestle since suffering a concussion during the spring European tour last year. While he tests normally, there is concern that he’s suffered too many concussions during his career to keep wrestling, with Meltzer having speculated on his podcast last week that the number is around 20.