Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
According to one source — following neck surgery — the strength in Daniel
Bryan’s right arm is not only not making gains during his current recovery
process, but is actually getting weaker. As a result, WWE has become concerned
with how well Bryan is coming along in his rehabilitation.
Apparently the situation surrounding Bryan and the status of the WWE World
Heavyweight Championship was the talk of the town backstage at RAW on Monday
night in Indianapolis. He was sent back to Pittsburgh to see Dr. Joseph Maroon,
who performed his neck procedure, to see why he wasn’t coming along as well as
originally expected.
Because of the uncertainty regarding Bryan’s physical status heading into the
Money In The Bank pay-per-view on June 29th, WWE made the decision to announce
that either he will compete against Kane for the title in a “Stretcher Match,”
or the actual Money In The Bank ladder match itself would be for the WWE World
Heavyweight Championship. The reason WWE went with this idea is because of the
feeling that they shouldn’t have a pay-per-view without the title on the line.
As far as last Sunday’s WWE Payback PPV is concerned, the feeling is that the
title was on the line due to the angle that was built up around it heading into
the show.
While at this point nothing is definite, the feeling is that if push comes to
shove, Bryan will wrestle on the 6/29 PPV, even if he isn’t as physically ready
as he would like to be.
It should be noted, by the way, that WWE is also contemplating adding a
second Money In The Bank ladder match, if the primary one becomes a match where
the vacant title is at stake, where the winner would be the person who captures
the briefcase, guaranteeing them a future title shot.
