WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan grateful in emotional speech to wife Brie Bella for improbable comeback ahead of WrestleMania34!

This is such a timely story based on what I’ve been going through over the past few years since the passing of my father. WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan gives a very emotional speech thanking his wife, Brie Bella, showing the importance of gratitude in the face of adversity and sharing his improbable comeback story from a serious injury which forced him to retire two years ago.

While I was grieving the loss of my father, my wife would send me motivational videos to help me fight through some of the same emotions Daniel Bryan experienced. He was forced to retire from WWE at age 34 in 2016 after suffering concussion-related seizures.

Bryan was a pro wrestler for 16 years, and said he enjoyed his time in the ring so much that when he announced his retirement in 2016, he noted, “I have loved this in a way that I have never loved anything else.”

But that love of wrestling came at a price.

Bryan’s rise from independent wrestler to WWE champion came with several concussions and was also suffering concussion-based seizures. “Within the first five months of my wrestling career, I already had three concussions,” he said during his retirement announcement two years ago. “It gets to the point that when you’ve been wrestling for 16 years, that adds up to a lot of concussions.”

“From the moment they told him No, he was on a mission to turn that no into a YES,” his wife and part-time wrestler Brie Bella wrote on Instagram. “I can’t wait for you all to hear his journey to this moment…his dedication, his mission and his passion. My daughter is lucky to have a Daddy who never gives up and who’s truly an amazing role model. I love you @bryanldanielson so happy that you’re back at the place you love, your home away from home…the squared circle.”

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