{"id":10211,"date":"2016-02-08T12:27:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=10211"},"modified":"2016-02-08T22:37:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T04:37:23","slug":"breaking-daniel-bryan-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/08\/breaking-daniel-bryan-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG STORY &#8211; Daniel Bryan announces retirement, to appear on Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2887433910\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Sidelined WWE star Daniel Bryan announced Monday afternoon prior to Raw that he is retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan did not qualify his announcement\u00a0as &#8220;retiring from WWE,&#8221; suggesting he might try to wrestle elsewhere.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I&#39;ll have a chance to elaborate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gratitude?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gratitude<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bryan Danielson (@bryandanielson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryandanielson\/status\/696757295879819264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since suffering his latest concussion nearly one year ago,\u00a0Bryan has reportedly cleared by independent doctors to wrestle again. However, WWE has not been willing to clear Bryan to wrestle.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s Raw will emanate from Bryan&#8217;s home area of Seattle, where he will make a formal announcement on live TV.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan will then appear on Tuesday night&#8217;s edition of SportsCenter on ESPNews to discuss his retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wwedanielbryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEDanielBryan<\/a> will join me on &quot;Off the top rope&quot;. Tuesday 9p <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SportsCenter<\/a>. His first interview on his impending retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Coach (@Thecoachrules) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thecoachrules\/status\/696766328129110016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1212616346\"><div id=\"pwtor-1681088061\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sidelined WWE star Daniel Bryan announced Monday afternoon prior to Raw that he is retiring. Bryan did not qualify his announcement\u00a0as &#8220;retiring from WWE,&#8221; suggesting he might try to wrestle elsewhere. 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