Daniel Bryan Released *GIVE OPINIONS*

[Great Tical]

I'm inclined to believe it's awork, based on my belief that BD/DB's push was Vince finally paying attention to 'that interwebs.' If this is the case, what better place to 'break the story' (start the storyline) than WWE.com?

 

[alistahr]

Well, that's interesting Fucktard, they HAVE A CONTRACT FROM FCW, Jackass.

oh my fucking god!!! everyone knows that but thats not part of the storyline, meaning, what you see on tv you fucking moron... you think a 10 year old knows what FCW is??
NO!
and they havent even mentioned it!!!

im talking storyline wise, i did the entire time... and this is part of it.. if you wanna be an idiot and cry about it online, do some research and know your facts, i dont wanna have to own you all night so you can learn a thing or two

 

[Black Snow]

I think it's a work for one main reason: timing.

A few years back when Byte This! was still around Vince McMahon was a guest. I vaguely recall him chastising the host (I think it was Michael Cole but I'm not totally sure.) Why? Because he was hyping the upcoming PPV instead of the big RAW special. He was very steadfast in saying that you work your hype from event to event. You don't jump to the one that you feel is bigger until the smaller one is over.

Take how this storyline has been working. The first season of NXT ends and the graduates attack the very next week on RAW which just so happens to be the day before the second season of NXT debuts. It builds hype. It makes you want to watch. On top of that they continue to reshow the end of RAW. No, it isn't just cut down into a short RAW Rebound package. The show the whole thing on NXT, Superstars and Smackdown. They hype reshowing it prior to commercial breaks. They treat it with extreme importance.

Now that cow has been milked. Isn't it interesting that Friday night, as Smackdown is ending the week long NXT put over finally ends that the WWE releases Bryan? Sure, maybe they didn't come to their decision until today but it feels like a very clever, shrew move. The fans have all weekend to question to validity of Bryan's release (and thus not think about Slammiversary; two birds, one stone) so that by the time Monday rolls around for another episode of RAW we are all salivating to find out if NXT - and more specifically, Bryan - plans to show up.

The WWE is playing their cards very close to their chest. Sorry for all of the lame metaphors, but they're waiting for use to completely pick each piece of meat apart. They're waiting until we've chewed the fat and gotten it down to the bone. THEN they throw out another piece and not a moment sooner.

Maybe it's nothing but in my book firing Bryan specifically on Friday night speaks volumes to it's lack of validity.

 

[bullandrood]

Long time lurker,first time poster here..

Like most people i'm -inclined- to believe this is a work,simply because unless something REALLY BAD went wrong,it would be completely stupid for WWE to release him right now. Of course,things like this has happened before (see Mr. Kennedy) But, I don't see him failing a drug test,or really getting some higher-up wrestler or suit mad...I could be wrong,though. Let's hope it's a work..because i've been hyped for this NXT storyline all week,and without Bryan in it, I wouldn't be nearly as hyped.

 

[dman1373]

if this is a work i love it but if this is for real then i hate the wwe. This I think is a work just for the fact that its getting people talking. Its creating interest. 45 members and 366 guests are on this at 1:30 at night. This reminds me of the matt hardy work that led to the best fued of 2005. Oh and also I would like to mention all of brian danyielson's tweets (its tweets, right?) on his twitter are gone
http://twitter.com/danielbryannxt

 

[xc0nz]

Daniel Bryan is NOT released from the wwe. It's a storyline they are writing due to last weeks raw ending. He is NOT released from the wwe. He even updated his twitter account with a different name and mentioned nothing about being released but only "wings of change." Here is a link that explains it.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1734-Pro-Wrestling-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Daniel-Bryan-released-by-WWE

 

[baldjedi]

We can only hope it is a storyline because of the attention he has been getting of late. If they really did decide to let him go after all of this then the WWE is once again confused in what they are doing. We shall see what they are up to and hope they do not screw this up even further.

 

[xc0nz]

Think about it...they reintroduced johnny nitro as john morrison. They have done stuff like this before. Remember when vince "died" because his limo blew up? And they put that on wwe.com and it turned out to be fake. Daniel Bryan is not released but his new name is Bryan Danielson. He's not going anywhere.

 

[Y2Joem]

didn't they future endeavored Drew Mcyntire months ago? though his firing was all over WWE.com, (obviously part of the storyline)

then they future endeavored Carlito due to drug related issues with his firing posted on the main page of wwe.com

I would want to believe that this is a work and the two previous "firings" were done to confuse the internet

 

[thetruemike]

yeah its a work, WWE is capitalizing on making fun of us and it is working. I wonder if they did it to see how much Bryan is loved by his fans. They have fans saying they are glad he is released for Cena attack and they have the whole IWC in the wtf phase. If it's not a work then WWE would certainly received a lot of backlash (pun intended) from didnt wrestling communities and fans but it wouldnt affect them too much until the angle is over again dead. But Bryan Danielson tweet is the same motto as the one Wade Barrett uses so its academic. It leaves us saying, maybe he is or maybe he isnt? You saw Get Him To The Greek? WWE is mind f**king the shyt outta us lmao

 

[DexVendetta88]

Now this is definitely a dick move by the WWE. However, for all we know it could be all part of a work of such. I mean they already did it with Drew McIntyre by removing his profile on the WWE website when he was supposedly "fired". So who knows, it may be another work. If it isn't though, then the WWE just really dropped the ball on this one because I remember them hyping up Danielson (yes I still call him that, I don't really give a fuck if the WWE wants him to be known as Daniel Bryan) on NXT, and then making him lose every single match. I mean c'mon, this guy has more talent in his pinky than John Cena for Christ's sakes. What might've ruined it was his charisma, and mic skills which unfortuantely the WWE finds more important now than actual wrestling ability. Anywho, if he is gone for real then all I can say is he deserved something a lot better than the WWE.

 

[Davi323]

If in fact, someone felt the need to "inform the top WWE Executives", does that not indicate even more that it has to be a work? I mean really, why would they need to be informed about a developmental wrestler being released from his contract? Does the board of directors at Coca-Cola get notified every time a delivery driver gets fired? Fuck no. Basically, if this was a legit firing (and I highly doubt it is), then the supposed news blurb about the high level WWE executives is bullshit, made up by a non-trustworthy wrestling news site. There is simply no way that the firing of a developmental wrestler would be brought to the attention of the WWE top level execs...they could give a shit about whether or not a developmental guy was let go or not.

 

[craftyjacket]

Source: F4Wonline.com

- Word has been sent out within WWE that the release of Daniel Bryan is legit.

Higher-ups, including execs Donna Goldsmith and Michelle Wilson, in the company were informed of his departure before the news item was posted on WWE's website tonight.

It's still possible that this is all a part of WWE "going out of the norm" and it's a big storyline but it's hard to believe that they would work the storyline on higher-ups in the company.

:|

 

[DiscipleofWrestling]

If... IF... the firing of Bryan Danielson is legitimate, this is a damn shame. I never got to see Danielson's work in ROH, but all I ever heard was a TON of praise for him. When he debuted in NXT, I was shocked and pleased that the hype was quite believable. Danielson made the show for me until the weeks kept moving on, and he kept losing and losing. I lost interest in the show, not because of Danielson but because of the way they were using Danielson.

But it seemed in the last couple weeks they were using him extremely well. He had incredible promos against Michael Cole, worked very good matches, and seemed to be getting a lot of steam out of this Cole/Miz feud. After this week, I would have thought that Danielson would have had a prominent role in this new NXT Season 1 group.

I don't know what's going on within the company if he had heat over some of the antics from last week or perhaps he asked for his release for some reason. Maybe this is a joke on all of us, and WWE is doing something creatively for Danielson. If the firing is true, this is a disappointment from a creative and professional wrestling standpoint. I'll save judgment for who or what is to blame for all of this, but, needless to say, ROH and TNA are likely going to go after Danielson's services.

 

[AttitudeEra2.0]

Ok if this is legit then WOW WWE just when I start thinking you're gonna turn around you screw again...no surprise. But i did a little research. I went on WWe's twitter and they tweeted the daniel bryan "firing", but i checked for a tweet of carlito release and it was no where to be found...hmm.....

 

[mral82]

I think it's all a work 'cause he deleted his Daniel Bryan twitter account and made a Bryan Danielson one plus his release info is not on the WWE Corporate site. WWE makes us the fans work for the info like Matt Hardy askin if he should stat w/ the E or wrestle elsewhere that storyline between Drew and Matt is awork and so is this one. McMahon knows how to play us like a cheap violin just go back and watch the McMahon-Hart segment from Raw, everybody was cheerin for him and not booin him. So yes Daniel Bryan is released but not Bryan Danielson. As far as him pissin off anybody he's got the backin of Regal, Michaels, Jericho, and most of the other people. So if he's really gone then that sux but I don't think he is. And People Shelton wanted to be released due to wantin to be a full time student.

 

[JJ15776]

There is NO CHANCE this is legitimate. Literally, zero percent. None whatsoever.

1.He didn't delete his Twitter - he changed it to Bryan Danielson. His first post mentioned the "Winds of change" - the slogan of Wade Barrett and the NXT group.

2.His release isn't even mentioned on WWE's news page. You can get to his release by clicking on the link, but go to their news page (where it mentions every other release) and find the article on him being released. It's not there.

3.Come on, seriously. How could it possibly be more obvious this is a work?

4.The fact that people think this is true make me and .

 

[fragilehalo99]

I am sure this is a work and we will all see Bryan Danielson show up on RAW in the next couple weeks, if not then it sucks but I can't wait to see him show up on the indies again!

 

[Evolution10]

Its real simple.. The WWE has all of you, on these boards, frantically discussing NXT or a member of the Season 1 cast for the 2nd time in a week. Buzz around the internet im sure is looked at by someone working over there. Dont be surprised if all this is done on purpose.

 

[The Max Attack]

Some "sources" say that the whole choking Justin Roberts by his tie, was what got him "released"

I still think its a work. (Even though the part where he was choked out and the part where he spit on Cena were edited from the NXT and Smackdown replays of the incident)

If its legit, its the biggest and dumbest thing the WWE has ever done

But I will give it a 95% chance that it is a work. And he will return Monday as Bryan Danielson

 

[jarredclements]

Well here's what I don't understand. In the storyline, the NXT Rookies (not counting Barrett) don't really have contracts. They're not "officially" in WWE. Even Jerry Lawler started to say, "They're not even with the company anymore", on Raw.

 

[mister_b1LL]

This has got to be a work. It just has to. Bryan Danielson, along with being the best freaking wrestler in the business today, was also the biggest reason why people watched NXT. They can't just release him when they know Danielson could probably make Vince a crapload of money. I'm really hoping this is a work, and if it is, WWE fooled us hella as well as made the right decision!!!

 

[RawIsRamsey]

It will take Danielson himself going "Yeah, I've been released" on Twitter for anyone to believe it's not a work...so let's hope we don't see that message or the last 16 weeks have been for nothing.

 

[Vanderhook]

It's a work. Easy way to repackage Daniel Bryan into Bryan Danielson. Also, he was the only NXT rookie to be "given a contract" outside of Wade Barrett. It's a storyline reaction to the NXT rampage on RAW.

 

[DeKayNy]

I am torn whether this is a work, but unfortunately I'm leaning to his release being legitimate.

Unlike some of you who posted on here, I actually did my research - If another person posts that WWE announced that they did not fire Bryan Danielson, they just fired Daniel Bryan...for those that can not read here is the official statement that IS still on the News tab on WWE.com and was NOT removed (yes this was posted before but some of you are obviously not comprehending - I'm sorry I put this in parentheses being as some of you choose to disregard items in such a format):

WWE has come to terms on the release of NXT first season rookie Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) as of today June 11, 2010. We wish Daniel Bryan the best in all future endeavors.

Ya see? Just like Carlito's release:

WWE Superstar Carlito (Carlos Colon) has been released from his World Wrestling Entertainment contract as of today May 21, 2010. Carlito’s termination was due to his first violation of the WWE Wellness Program and his subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility.

Okay, I know this may be rough for you all to wrap your minds around, but let's take a look at the similarities here - Carlito is the name he wrestled under, he was released. Carlos Colon, Carlito's given name is in parentheses. WWE made it clear that they would make it known when a wrestler was suspended or terminated due to a Wellness Program violation...Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) was obviously not released for a Wellness Program violation or that would be the reason given, if an employee is fired under other circumstances in WWE other than a Wellness Program violation, they DO NOT elaborate. Let's now take a look at the release of Mike Knox for an example, who was also not fired for anything to do with the Wellness Program:

WWE has come to terms on the release of Mike Knox as of today, April 22, 2010. We wish him the best in all future endeavors.

Daniel Bryan and Bryan Danielson have been announced to be released by the WWE with an official statement on their website.

Moving on - Dave Meltzer originally reported that it was a work but after the original post reporting that there was internal knowledge of the firing of Bryan Danielson to higher-ups in the company that are not involved in storyline decisions and would definitely not be mislead by the company they are employed by unless it was absolutely true. Who are Donna Goldsmith and Michelle Wilson, you ask? Donna Goldsmith is the Chief Operating Officer for WWE, Michelle Wilson is the Executive Vice President of Marketing..."Wilson oversees WWE’s global marketing and integrated brand initiatives, including pay-per-view, advertising, promotions, research, creative services, and public and government relations." - WWE website. Why would Michelle Wilson be included in a storyline on WWE TV, why would she be lied to by the company she works for and told an employee is fired who actually is not fired? What company do you know that does that? Read her responsibilities, WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO WITH THE SITUATION BESIDES THE FACT THAT SHE PROBABLY RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING THAT BRYAN DANIELSON HAS BEEN RELEASED?!

Okay -Now, this is all not looking so good. The one thing that I am inclined to think that is a little suspicious...Daniel Bryan changed his Twitter name from DanielBryanNXT to bryandanielson - this doesn't look great either - BUT - he moved all of his former tweets from DanielBryanNXT to his new Twitter name - Some of which were tweets from when he was employed by WWE and I would think that WWE would have a right to tell him to remove those tweets, some of the tweets regarded storylines on NXT, WWE trademarks and covers their asses and has rights to all of this information, I would think.

Now, my final thought...why would this be good for WWE even if it was a work? Yes the IWC would know it is a work, but with all of this information coming out to sway us to believe it is legitimate...Monday night after RAW I was more excited than I've been about wrestling in many years - I'm a Bryan Danielson mark just as many of you are...we were all hesitant to think that WWE would be able to carry this storyline and not screw something up - Well it seems they already did not even a week into it with his release. I still want to see where it goes, yeah, but am I as enthused? Hell no! The NXT1 faction simply is not the same without Bryan Danielson. It is NOT a good move for WWE to make this up out of nowhere after the mostly positive buzz they received from this great ending to RAW.

I'm really hoping I am wrong, I want this to be a work, I want Bryan Danielson in the WWE and part of this angle, but let's stop repeating ourselves and look at all of the information gathered before saying something stupid...it wouldn't kill some of you to do some investigating before making yourselves look like morons with ignorant comments when all the information is right there just as it is for everyone who chooses to discuss this that actually looked into it and got KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION just as well as all of you can do.

Sorry for the long post...but holy hell - some of these repetitive posts were just plain dumb!