WWE Royal Rumble 2016: Daniel Bryan reportedly cleared by UCLA doctor

WWE superstar Daniel Bryan has reportedly been cleared by another doctor days before the Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble is one of the most hectic times of the year for WWE in terms of the rumors and speculation revolving around the 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal match itself. There are always surprise returns and everyone is always trying to figure out just who those surprises will be. Many fans are hoping that Daniel Bryan will be one of those surprises in the 2016 WWE Royal Rumble match and things seem to be shaping up to where that might just happen.

According to the Wrestling Observer, Bryan went to UCLA this week and underwent a series of test with a doctor at the university. The doctor then reportedly cleared him to return to the ring for all activities, which would seemingly indicate that he’s fit to enter the Rumble.

However, it’s worth noting that getting cleared by outside doctors hasn’t been the issue for Bryan as he’s been dealing with complications resulting from a concussion suffered not long after WrestleMania 31 in 2015. Instead, it’s been WWE’s reluctance to clear him for a return for one reason or another. In fact, the UCLA doctor is the second doctor outside of the company to clear Bryan for a return, yet we obviously have yet to see that assumedly because of WWE.

However, with much of the top of the WWE roster currently out with injuries heading into the Royal Rumble (John Cena, Randy Orton, Cesaro, Seth Rollins all being included in that), they could severely use a returning top-level player in the company right now and Daniel Bryan more than fits that bill. Now we will just have to wait until Sunday to see if this latest clearance by an outside doctor causes WWE to budge on their stance or not.