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Daniel Bryan

According to a report by Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select, Daniel Bryan's WWE contract expired or was set to expire after his match against Roman Reigns on SmackDown. Bryan was unsuccessful in his bid to win the WWE Universal Championship and is now banished from the Blue brand. He has also been added to the Alumni section on WWE.com since then.

In a recent interview with TV Line, Daniel Bryan addressed his WWE future:

"It’s funny that people gravitate towards the date 'September,' and I think it’s because that’s when my last contract ended, but it doesn’t end in September. I’m still trying to figure out what that looks like… I had a tag team match on SmackDown last Friday, and it was a lot of fun, but my neck was just wrecked," Bryan said.

Fightful also reported that they had spoken to a number of people in WWE. People in the company said they had indeed heard that Daniel Bryan's contract was set to expire. However, Bryan himself has reportedly been tightlipped about his contract status backstage.