Daniel Bryan poses in SmackDown ring

Where does Bryan go from hither? (Credit: WWE)

Daniel Bryan is finished on SmackDown – and his future with WWE remains unclear.

The former globe champion came upwardly short in his Universal Title match with Roman Reigns on Friday night, which spelled the terminate of his run on the bluish brand as per the terms of their bout.

Subsequently the Tribal Chief's big win, Bryan has now been banned from the show, which puts things in an interesting spot when it comes to his status in the visitor and across.

The Leader of the Yes Movement has made plenty of comments over the past year most his priorities as a performer and a parent, and how things have changed for him more than recently.

Now, it seems like WWE fans are witnesses the twilight of his career in Vince McMahon's company, although there'due south no guarantee that'due south the end of him in the band.

What does it all hateful?

Is Daniel Bryan going to retire?

That seems unlikely – Daniel Bryan has talked a lot most wanting to scale back his in-ring work and cover more of a part time schedule, which is certainly something we could see.

Back in December, he told BT Sport: 'I'1000 switching priorities in my life where for years wrestling has been the central focus. Like my contract is coming upwards soon, and we're looking at me transitioning to perhaps less than a full-time wrestler.

'My time of being a full-fourth dimension wrestler are numbered. I'yard more than going to be like a full-time dad, role-time wrestler. Wrestling is my side task, daddy is my virtually of import job.'

Will Daniel Bryan go to Raw or NXT?

Of class, Bryan leaving SmackDown is no guarantee that his time in WWE is upwards – and a much more plausible scenario could meet him round off his full-time run with a stint on either Raw or NXT.

He would be a huge benefit to either brand, and he could be a plumbing fixtures challenger to Bobby Lashley – or even US Champion Sheamus – over the summer months if that'southward something the company wanted to explore.

WWE NXT superstar Pete Dunne

At that place are no shortage of dream matches in NXT (Photo: WWE)

However, for many fans the more than appealing option is a move to the blackness and aureate brand where he could go far the ring with everyone from Kyle O'Reilly and Finn Balor to KUSHIDA and Pete Dunne.

Information technology's a mouth-watering prospect, and 1 that would make a lot of sense.

Is Daniel Bryan going to AEW or IMPACT Wrestling?

This one is much harder to answer, with Daniel Bryan still under contract with WWE and showing no firsthand signs of leaving right away.

For a while it seemed like the superstar could but re-sign on a more part-time bargain, there's notwithstanding a existent possibility he could decide to finish his career in another promotion to tick some bits off his bucket list.

It should be noted that Although Bryan has vocalised his desire to wrestle exterior of WWE, he also seemed to suggest he would like to be able to both rather than leaving the company for a alter of scenery.

'It'd be interesting if I could wrestle in different companies and WWE,' he recently said. 'That'southward actually something I'g trying to weasel my mode into correct now.'

Fans will exist watching eagerly to see where the fries autumn and what the hereafter holds for Bryan.

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