Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided updates on Daniel Bryan’s role at the PPV while also focusing on the Roman Reigns storyline arc that has been unfolding on TV. Meltzer confirmed that Daniel Bryan’s ‘career-altering’ announcement angle had been scrapped as the company just didn’t have enough time to build it up for SummerSlam.
He even added while Reigns and Bryan are not expected to wrestle at the show, Creative will book angle at the show to advance the feud between the two former WWE Champions.
In case you didn’t know…
WWE teased an exciting new direction for Bryan after he lost the SmackDown Tag Team titles along with Erick Rowan at Extreme Rules 2019. Bryan teased making an announcement that will alter his career and take it to the next level. It sounded great on paper and the enthusiasm forced viewers to tune into SmackDown Live.
However, the announcement kept getting postponed until it got overshadowed by the entire Roman Reigns assault saga. Erick Rowan was revealed as the potential attacker by Buddy Murphy. Bryan has since publicly shot down Murphy’s claims and the storyline is now a messy cliffhanger.
The heart of the matter
On the Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer claimed that WWE has scrapped the Daniel Bryan angle and that both Reigns and Bryan may not wrestle at the show. However, there will be an angle that pushes forward their feud.
Meltzer’s report of Reigns not wrestling contradicts WrestleVotes’ claim of WWE looking at the Big Dog possibly going up against Buddy Murphy at the PPV.
As we had reported earlier, WWE will have a meeting later tonight to discuss the final card, which has already seen multiple matches being cancelled.
What’s next?
The path towards SummerSlam is going to be full of twists and turns as Vince McMahon and the WWE are still not sure about a few angles heading into the show. We’ll keep you updated on all the rumors and news regarding SummerSlam 2019.
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