WWE Smackdown GM Daniel Bryan recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, and below are some interview highlights.

On his WWE in-ring future:

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“I assume that if I don’t wrestle by WrestleMania, I probably won’t be wrestling with WWE at all,” said Bryan. “That’s my assumption.”

On whether or not he believes he will be cleared by WWE to return to the ring:

“It’s not a black and white answer,” said Bryan. “There are a lot of issues with me getting cleared by WWE. They have a very strict protocol, which is a good thing, but the timeline of all that happening was not the best for me. It’s an interesting situation that will develop.”

On his recent appearance at a Springfield Thunderbirds hockey game, during which he dropped the first puck:

“This is one of my favorite things to do,” said Bryan, still smiling after the event. “They’ve had me do a lot of autograph signings since I’ve retired, and it’s really nice to interact with our fans on a personal level. We interact with them on a macro level in the arena, but we don’t get to interact with them on a personal level like this.”