The Leader of Yes Movement Daniel Bryan last wrestled in WWE against Universal Champion Roman Reigns in Career vs. Title match on April 30th epsiode of Friday Night Smackdown, in which he lost. As per the stipulation, he banished from the blue brand and later, it was revealed that his WWE contract was expired and didn’t signed a new contract.
Recently, there were reports that Daniel Bryan has signed with rival promotion AEW. It was also rumored that Bryan might make his All Elite Wrestling debut on September 22nd at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam, which will take place in the New York City borough of Queens at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Now we got an backstage update about Daniel Bryan in WWE. According to the WrestleVotes, Daniel Bryan name hasn’t been brought up within creative meetings over the months.
Regarding the Daniel Bryan rumor since I’ve got a TON of questions on it: I don’t have many direct AEW contacts, however, I did ask my WWE contacts when’s the last time Bryan’s name has been brought up within creative or even talked about? “Months” was the answer. So that’s that.
Regarding the Daniel Bryan rumor since I’ve got a TON of questions on it: I don’t have many direct AEW contacts, however, I did ask my WWE contacts when’s the last time Bryan’s name has been brought up within creative or even talked about? “Months” was the answer. So that’s that.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) July 22, 2021
Earlier, it was also reported that there were no internal discussions about Daniel Bryan’s WWE return and also not listed Bryan in internal roster. That report also states that some people in WWE believed that Bryan is going to sign with AEW due to fact that there is no mention of him within WWE. However, still there is no confirmation about Daniel Bryan’s signing with AEW but stay tuned for more updates.