WWE News: Quick timeline regarding the firing of Bryan Danielson

By Rich Twilling

A lot has happened over the past few days regarding Bryan Danielson and his WWE career. Here is what we know so far and all eyes will be tuned into Raw tonight to see what (if anything) is mentioned next.

-Danielson was released from WWE on Friday. It seemed legit because WWE.com put it in their "News" section. They also used both his WWE name (Daniel Bryan), and his real name.

-At first, most everybody thought it was a work and the "firing" was merely part of the big NXT angle that began last Monday on Raw.

-Reports began to surface saying Danielson was let go because he took things too far by choking ring announcer Justin Roberts with his own tie.

-It was also reported that "a very important person" not currently working with WWE said Danielson's actions went way past their PG rating and that he should be let go. Many people believed this to be someone involved with Linda McMahon's Senate campaign.

-At this point, whereas a lot of people thought it was a work at the beginning, those same people were convinced now this was a legit firing.

-Then WWE Champion John Cena wrote a very long message on his Twitter page saying he wanted Danielson back in WWE, that he wanted to face him in a match, and that he would sign a petition to bring him back. I don't recall anyone going to bat for someone getting fired like that before, so now signs pointed again to work.

-Danielson himself said he was biding his time and waiting for the right moment to speak. He has previously announced changing his Twitter page name to Bryan Danielson and that "the winds of change are stirring." That phrase has been a popular one for Wade Barrett during the first season of NXT.

-Danielson's Twitter page remains easy to find in the WWE Network since WWE is still "following" Danielson's page.

If this is a work, WWE went out of their way to make it seem legit, even to a lot of their own employees. Either way, even more than last Monday's great NXT invasion angle beginning, this situation with Danielson has people stirring and buzzing.