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WWE News: Stone Cold Talks Daniel Bryan’s Retirement, The Rock Interviewed For Youtube Documentary, More

February 11, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

– Good Morning America ran a story this morning on Daniel Bryan’s retirement. Meanwhile, FOX 5 in New York ran a story on Titus O’Neil’s suspension.

– Stone Cold Steve Austin spoke to ABC 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania about the retirement of Daniel Bryan.

He said: “It’s a hard pill to swallow when you have to walk away from something that you truly love. That’s a guy who worked his tail off and the system was against him, he wasn’t the guy that was the chosen one. And because the fans believed so much in him, they had to make him the chosen one.

Austin said it will be a process for Bryan to come to terms with retirement. Austin mentioned that when he was done, Paul Orndorff told him there was life after wrestling. Once again, Austin also shot down rumors that he would wrestle at Wrestlemania 32.

– Bob Backlund is the latest guest on the Welcome to Connecticut podcast, hosted by Ken Tuccio. He spoke about his autobiography, working with Vince McMahon Sr and more.

– Youtube launched its new $9.99 subscription service Youtube Red, with a documentary about Lily “Superwoman” Singh on her world tour called A Trip To Unicorn Island. Singh is a big fan of The Rock, who is interviewed for the film. He talks about seeing her videos for the first time with his daughter Simone and being impressed.