Daniel Bryan and CM Punk signs to AEW!? (Full Recap)

Welcome back to Sidenote Suplex. Today's Topic: Daniel Bryan Has Signed A Contract With AEW? CM Punk heading to All Elite Wrestling? Daniel Bryan has reportedly signed with AEW. Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net reports Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) is "locked in" and "100% signed a contract with AEW." Haynes also reports "was wanting to work less dates for comparable money, he wanted the ability to be able to work in Japan, and wanted to have creative input on his character, which he got." Haynes goes on to report that the "tentative plans creatively" are for Bryan to debut at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on September 22. PWInsider reported on July 20 Bryan was not listed on the internal plans for WWE merchandising and licensing for 2021-2022. Bryan's contract with WWE expired following his match with Roman Reigns on the April 30 episode of WWE SmackDown. As per the stipulation of the match, Bryan was banished from SmackDown.Along with main eventing the April 30 episode of SmackDown against Reigns, Bryan main evented WrestleMania 37 in a triple threat match Reigns and Edge. Bryan is a former four-time WWE Champion. He has not wrestled outside of WWE since 2010. Bodyslam.net was told that Danielson was wanting to work less dates for comparable money, he wanted the ability to be able to work in Japan, and wanted to have creative input on his character, all of which he got. The plan was to hold off debuting Danielson until after all of their plans for All Out were wrapped up, and to bring him in after the PPV. However, with the news of CM Punk’s potential AEW debut may have caused plans to change. So, we can tentatively expect to see Bryan Danielson make his AEW debut when the company makes their huge debut in New York City. CM Punk is reportedly in ongoing talks for a return to the ring, according to Fightful. The most likely place for him to go is AEW, but a contract hasn’t been signed, nor has a timetable, return date, or creative plans been put in place. The report noted simply Punk and a company official have been talking about him wrestling once again. The report stated they haven’t confirmed with Punk or AEW officials about this news, but were told recently that higher-ups in WWE believe Punk is going to All Elite Wrestling. Punk was released from WWE in 2014. He fought twice in the UFC with an 0-1 record (1 no contest). He has also since pursued a career in acting and made a few appearances on FS1’s WWE Backstage. Back in 2019, Punk allegedly crashed an indie show under a mask but hasn’t had an official match since 2014. Get More Info Here: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/202... https://www.bodyslam.net/2021/07/21/e... https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/re... #danielbryan #cmpunk #aew