The SmackDown Live General Manager, Daniel Bryan was in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, March 18 to attend the Special Olympics IX Mena Games at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The National in the United Arab Emirates reported that in a media interview, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion was directly asked about the possibility of his in-return at WrestleMania including teaming up with The SmacKDown Live Commissioner, Shane McMahon to take on the duo of Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn.
“I don’t know and I don’t think they know. I think it all depends on whether or not I get cleared. As of this moment, as of today, I am not cleared by WWE. I have done everything in my power. Everything they have asked me to and I have gone above and beyond as far as ‘Ok, what doctors do you need me to see. Send me to any doctor you want, any doctor that you want and lets get their feedback on what is going on with me’. So far every doctor has cleared me that they have sent me too and so there is a chance. I used to think that the percentage of the WWE ever clearing me was low. I think with the stuff that I have done it has gone a little higher but I don’t know how much higher. With how everything is there is one day to go if I don’t get cleared [storyline wise] and then there is another way to go if I am cleared. I am hoping to be cleared but I don’t know which way it goes.”
دانيال براين سيشارك في مباراة كرة سلة @WWEDanielBryan @WorldGamesAD ??? pic.twitter.com/kBYtY43Xqq
— WWE MENA (@WWEmena) March 18, 2018
According to Wrestling Observer, there are new doctors who have cleared Daniel in recent months after the Superstar’s belief that his brain has responded favourably to hyperbaric chamber treatment, a special treatment that football legend, Joe Namath has been doing and has claimed great results from.
دانيال براين خلال زيارته للأولمبياد الخاصة بأبوظبي حرص على تشجيع منتخبات كرة السلة@WWEDanielBryan @WorldGamesAD pic.twitter.com/xrgh5XJ8Kg
— WWE MENA (@WWEmena) March 18, 2018
Bryan is scheduled to return to SmackDown Live this week resuming his role as the General Manager.
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