Rumor: Daniel Bryan’s Possible Replacement as General Manager

Oh brother. Last week, WWE shocked the wrestling world by clearing Daniel Bryan to return to in-ring competition. Fans were very excited at the prospect as Bryan hadn’t wrestled in nearly three years. However, he’s still “Smackdown Live” General Manager, meaning a replacement is needed. WWE may have found one.

Remember how Bryan got his job?

The Raw and SmackDown Live General Managers are revealed: Raw, July 18, 2016

According to cagesideseats.com, Hulk Hogan could be making his return to WWE as Bryan’s replacement as the new General Manager. Hogan has been gone from WWE since July 2015 due to his scandal over various racist comments. His return has been rumored as of late with WWE reportedly in talks for a comeback.

Just in case you haven’t thought about Bryan’s return enough yet.

Opinion: I’m not sure about this. At the end of the day, I grew up a Hulkamaniac and will be one for the rest of my life. That being said, Hogan doesn’t quite fit in something like this. “Smackdown Live” is the more wrestling oriented show and Hogan is as over the top as you can get. On top of that he’s going to overshadow so many people and his act has a pretty limited shelf life. This could work in the short term but I’m hesitant about the long term.

Hogan has a long history of returns.

The immortal Hulk Hogan returns to Monday Night Raw: Raw, Feb. 24, 2014

Do you want Hogan to get the job? If not, who should be the new GM? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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