Kurt Angle was recently cleared by WWE and has wrestled a few matches for the company already. Many wrestling fans are scratching their heads and wondering why WWE has cleared Angle but not Daniel Bryan. Kurt recently participated in a Q&A session with fans (h/t to the Wrestling Estate for the quotes).
Angle was asked about WWE clearing him to return to the ring and explained why they haven’t cleared Daniel Bryan. Here is what he said:
“No, it’s not Daniel Bryan’s neck. No, it’s concussions. That’s a serious thing today. You obviously see in the NFL there are a lot of lawsuits being thrown back and forth. It’s a very dangerous thing. I talked to Daniel personally. I passed the physical. I haven’t had an issue with my neck in 12 years. I did break it four times in two years back between 2004 and 2006, but I’ve been fine since. You have a protocol you need to follow. The physical entails a certain amount of things and the most important is the concussion test.
Daniel couldn’t pass it. He had 10 concussions that he knows of. That’s huge liability. Can Daniel eventually wrestle? I think he can, but it comes down to him passing the concussion test. I know in time your brain heals, so we don’t know how much damage has been done thus far. Is there a possibility of him wrestling? Maybe, I hope so. I feel bad that he took it personally that I was able to wrestle. He wasn’t mad or upset; he just couldn’t understand how they passed me but not him. But they were two different things”
Angle also says that Bryan would be his selection for a dream match:
“If I had a dream match that I wanted, it would be against Daniel Bryan. He’s awesome.”
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