Daniel Bryan Unable to Compete at WWE "Extreme Rules"

WWE.com has confirmed that Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan will not be competing at “Extreme Rules” on April 26:

WWE.com has learned that Daniel Bryan is medically unable to compete tonight at WWE Extreme Rules. Therefore, there will be no Intercontinental Championship defense.

How will this breaking news affect the Intercontinental Championship picture? Stay with WWE.com all night long for updates as this story develops.

BREAKING: #ICChampion @WWEDanielBryan will be unable to compete tonight at #ExtremeRules: http://t.co/jwUxH2nr4y pic.twitter.com/hwNEgwmHyy

— WWE (@WWE) April 26, 2015

Bryan was originally scheduled to defend his title against Bad News Barrett.

Because of Bryan’s absence, Barrett will now go one-on-one with Neville on the Kick-off show.

WWE first confirmed this past week that Bryan was undergoing tests to see if he could physically compete. This news confirms that those tests went poorly.

There’s no word yet on whether he will be stripped of his Intercontinental Championship. It was around this time last year when Bryan had to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship because of a neck injury.

Editor’s Note

Well this blows chunks. There’s no way WWE doesn’t strip Bryan of the gold if this injury keeps him out for longer than a month. He was supposed to bring prestige back to the mid-card title, but unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that will be the case moving forward. Bryan needs to focus his attention on getting 100 percent healthy. That’s all that matters.

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