It’s believed that SmackDown Live Commissioner Daniel Bryan will be leaving WWE after his contract with the company expires in September of 2018. Earlier this year, Bryan teased wrestling Cody Rhodes, who is the ROH World Champion and also competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Bryan, who was forced to retire last year due to his history with concussions, has talked about wrestling again in the past. Whether that be in WWE or in another promotion. It’s well known that WWE will not clear him to compete.
Dave Meltzer discussed Bryan’s condition on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and indicated that he would probably not be able to return to New Japan Pro Wrestling once his WWE deal runs out. The reason that he most likely will not be able to compete in NJPW is due to him may not being able to pass the medical testing there. Here is a transcript of what Meltzer had said regarding the matter (h/t Ringside News):
“If you have a concussion [in New Japan] it’s the same thing: they keep you out, there’s no questions asked, and they don’t put you back in until you pass the testing. Now, do they have the same stuff as they do here? Our stuff, we use the stuff that Joseph Maroon did with the impact testing, and whatever they do [in Japan] is probably the same. But when guys have concussions in Japan they’re usually out for a while.”
