The Leader of Yes Movement Daniel Bryan lost Universal Title match against Roman Reigns on last week Smackdown and banished from blue brand. Following that, it was reported that Bryan’s WWE Contract expired after his match and currently he was no longer under WWE contract.
Now, fans are wondering how Daniel Bryan treated or what protocols regarding mentioning Bryan’s name by talent in WWE shows. According to the PWInsider, there has been “zero edict” from WWE management to talent about not to mention Bryan’s name on Raw or Smackdown.
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Daniel Bryan’s name already used by Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman on opening segment of Friday Night Smackdown. His name also mentioned on this week’s edition of WWE The Bump and After The Bell podcast. It was also noted that Daniel Bryan not treated same as CM Punk, who name is banned to mention in WWE following his exit from the company.
In regard to Daniel Bryan’s status, there has been zero edict within WWE warning talents or employees not to mention Daniel Bryan on WWE programming. He was mentioned on this week’s edition of The Bump as well as the After the Bell podcast, which featured speculation as to whether Bryan could appear outside of WWE. If WWE was looking to distance themselves from Bryan after his bout against Roman Reigns and removing him internally from their roster, they are not actively doing so compared to say, CM Punk leaving and there being a lockdown on any mention of his name years ago.
It was also reported that WWE is pushing very hard to sign a new contract with WWE and leaving a door open for his return. Generally, WWE won’t mention the superstar name on WWE TV, who was no longer under the contract but if WWE continued to use Bryan name during the Reigns feud then, we can expect that Bryan will likely sign a new contract later.
