WWE Rumors: Examining Latest Buzz Around Daniel Bryan, Tyler Breeze and More

At this stage, Daniel Bryan is relegated to the WWE rumor mill while pining for the wrestling ring.

According to the latest word on the sidelined Superstar, the company may finally be ready to make a decision regarding his future. This follows a since-refuted story about him being on his way out of WWE. 

Tyler Breeze, meanwhile, can't be pumped about what lies ahead for him. The latest online rumblings point to WWE already looking past him.

A possible showdown for Stardust and backstage word on Zeb Colter round out the week's stories. Digging into those and the reports on both Bryan and Breeze, the following is a look at what to believe and what to doubt of the tales floating around the Internet.

Daniel Bryan Updates

WWE has not released Bryan. Several outlets picked up that story, but it appears to be a false one.

Scott Keith started the fire when he posted a letter, supposedly from a WWE employee, on his blog. The letter talked of WWE beginning to file the paperwork to let Bryan go.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder Dave Meltzer tweeted that WWE denied the story:

PWInsider.com's Mike Johnson reported, "There is absolutely nothing to to the rumor. Bryan is not in the process of being released and is still in great standing with the company."

But there still could be something happening with Bryan's career. After sitting in limbo for so long, he may be on his way to undergoing medical tests.

Johnson wrote, "Multiple sources have confirmed that Bryan is scheduled to head to Pittsburgh later this week, where Dr. Joseph Maroon (who oversees the company's Wellness Policy) is based."

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There's not enough info to confirm exactly why Bryan is traveling to Pittsburgh. An educated guess, though, points to him getting another look from Dr. Maroon. Bryan has to be growing impatient waiting around, so one would imagine that he's been pushing for a resolution of some kind.

Stardust vs. Stephen Amell, the Sequel?

Amell took down Stardust in tag team action at SummerSlam, capping off a rivalry that began online. Could the feud not be over between the actor and The Prince of Dark Matter, though?

At the Heroes and Villains convention in Secaucus, New Jersey, the two may meet again. On PWInsider.com, Johnson revealed, "There are plans to shoot footage involving the two this Saturday, January 23 at the event."

Whether that is just for something to throw up on WWE's YouTube page or material for the build to another match between them is unclear at this point.

There seems to be too little momentum with their story to pursue it. Stardust has fallen down the card anyway. He is far from a priority right now.

However, WWE may be hungry to get some added publicity by inserting Amell into the action again.

Zeb Colter Update

When Alberto Del Rio ditched Colter and soon joined The League of Nations, many assumed that Colter would return to Jack Swagger's side. After all, that's the duo that had the superior chemistry.

Instead, WWE has kept Colter off-screen.

That may be the case for the near future. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Wrestle Zone) reported that Colter is not scheduled to appear on TV as of now.

This is believable as rumors get.

WWE apparently can't find even the tiniest spot for Damien Sandow and has let Natalya atrophy on the bench for far too much of her career. It wouldn't be surprising at all if WWE Creative simply didn't have any ideas for what to do with Colter. Before joining Del Rio, he was on the sidelines for a long stretch.

This kind of baffling use of the roster is commonplace.

Giving Up on The Gorgeous One?

Breeze could soon find himself conversing in the catering area with Colter and Sandow. Just months after he moved to the main roster, WWE may have already decided that The King of Cuteville is a bit player.

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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Wrestling Inc), Triple H wanted to put Breeze in a similar position to Dolph Ziggler's, but Vince McMahon has since decided to end the wrestler's push.

What we see of Breeze on TV points to that being true.

After his brief feud with Ziggler, Breeze hasn't found a new rival. He and Goldust had a few interactions, but nothing major came of it.

On Monday's Raw, WWE threw him into a meaningless six-man tag match. Breeze took the pinfall. And he was not even close to the being the focus of the match.

That's all symbolic for his place on the card.

Breeze was never going to be on the rung where Roman Reigns stands, but it's odd that WWE didn't let the Breeze experiment play out a little longer. Even Fandango got a number of cracks at trying to win over the audience.

For The Gorgeous One, though, it already looks like his best bet is to head back to NXT.