There is more bad news for injured WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan as it was revealed at Tuesday's SmackDown tapings that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion will have to undergo a second surgery.
Multiple outlets report coming out of Tuesday's SmackDown tapings in Houston, set to air on Friday, that The Big Show came out to kick off the program and announced that Bryan will need to undergo a procedure on his elbow.
Show then had the crowd start a "YES" chant and a video encouraging Bryan to have a speedy recovery was shown.
Bryan underwent surgery in mid-May to repair his injured neck that was damaged due to years of wear-and-tear he put his body from his in-ring style. Bryan is expected to tone down the way he works in the ring when he is able to come back, but now there is no timetable for his return.
Bryan lost feeling in his arm following the initial surgery on his neck and he and the doctors have gone back and forth over whether another operation was necessary.
Bryan tried to fix the problem through rehab, all the while saying he'd rather get the surgery over and done with if it's needed so he could return, but the rehab didn't help him and now another surgery ins necessary.
Bryan had a career-defining night at WrestleMania XXX on April 6 in New Orleans, defeating Triple H and going on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Randy Orton and Batista to close out the show.
Bryan then engaged in a feud with Kane in the aftermath of the Show of Shows until the neck injury sidelined him and canceled a program he was rumored to have with Brock Lesnar leading into SummerSlam and Night of Champions.
Cena took Bryan's place, winning the vacant gold at Money in the Bank and dropping it to Lesnar at SummerSlam before picking up a DQ victory the following month. Lesnar is now not expected to wrestle again until January.
There as a hope that Bryan would be back by the Royal Rumble on Jan. 25, 2015, but it appears as though that timetable might be a little too tight depending on when the surgery occurs.
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