SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan took time away from WWE to be with his wife, Brie Bella, while she was giving birth to the couple’s first child, Birdie. At some point, though, duty calls and he revealed on Twitter today that he’s going back to work next week:
Looking forward to watching history be made at @WWE #MITB on Sunday but Tuesday it's back to work for me at #SDLive! #YesYesYes
— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) June 16, 2017
This is good news not necessarily because he’ll be back on the blue brand but because it likely also means — or at least that is our sincere hope — that he’ll be back at the desk with Renee Young for Talking Smack. SmackDown Live has been chugging along just fine but Talking Smack has suffered greatly in his absence. His chemistry with Renee Young is off the charts and we can only hope we finally get to see them together again next week.
Either way, welcome back, Bryan!