Shawn Michaels Gets Emotional After Learning Daniel Bryan Has Been Cleared

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was recently interviewed after learning that Daniel Bryan had been cleared to return to in-ring action after his 2016 retirement.

Michaels first explained how special the moment is for Bryan, because Michaels is familiar with the feeling of knowing what it is like to be forced away before you’re ready to go.

“I like everybody was thrilled for him because I know what it’s like to be forced away from this before you’re ready to let go, I know this is a special moment for him, clearly it’s an unbelievably special moment for the fans. This isn’t a comeback, this is a second chance. He’s a wonderful young man and I know he’s going to make the most of this opportunity, that’s for sure.”

Michaels also recalled meeting a young Bryan years ago at the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy. He knew Bryan was talented from that first day.

“I knew he was talented from the day I saw him, from the first time he walked into the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy. He’s a hard worker, he was unbelievably talented but like me, one of the things I knew he was going to have an uphill battle with was his size,” Shawn said. “You know that he’s going to be successful but I don’t think any of us anticipated this. He’s become the underdog. I don’t know that anybody’s ever captured people quite like Bryan has, certainly at this time and it’s a great thing to see.”

“When doctors tell you you can’t do this anymore, it’s heartbreaking. Truth is, it’s a lot easier to leave on your own terms than to be forced out on someone else’s terms. Now he’s got the opportunity that very few people have and that’s to have everything. He’ going to have that wonderful family, he’s going to get an opportunity and a second chance at a career he loves being in and as far as I’m concerned, that’s living Heaven on Earth.”

Check out the interview Michaels had with WWE?

Shawn Michaels on Daniel Bryan's emotional return to the ring: Exclusive, March 31, 2018

What dream matches do you want to see Bryan compete in? Did you want Bryan to return in the first place, given his injuries?

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