Daniel Bryan hits out at “cyber bullies” in wake of Brie Bella-Liv Morgan incident

Ahead of tonight’s Raw, which will mark the first onscreen appearance of Brie Bella since last week’s internet-breaking incident with Liv Morgan, Daniel Bryan has publicly spoken out in defence of his wife.

In a series of tweets, Bryan addressed the online hatred Brie has endured over the past seven days and asked for an end to cyber bullying. The complete statement reads:

“I am proud of how strong my wife is. After accidentally injuring Liv Morgan last week, the first time Bri’s ever hurt another performer, she’s been subject to a constant barrage of social media attacks. Almost every wrestler has accidentally hurt someone, but rarely do you see this kind of hate when it happens.

For example, I concussed Randy Orton in 2012 after hitting him with what was supposed to be a chair to the back. Unfortunately part of the side hit him in the back of the head, and he was forced to miss a PPV.

In 2009 in our last match against each other, I concussed Nigel McGuinness after doing a dive into him in the crowd, where his head hit the floor. And there are others.

As for the Yes kicks, two weeks ago I accidentally kicked Andrade [Almas] directly in the head due to a miscommunication on my part. I feel fortunate that he was ok, because there are few feelings worse than hurting someone.

Despite all of that, never did I receive the backlash Bri did this week. With all the negative things said about my wife, nobody was harder on her than she was on herself.

Thank you to the many people who reached out to support her, both publicly and privately. We all wish Liv Morgan a speedy recovery. #EndCyberbullying“

‘Silence hate’

Brie has also issued her first statement since the (fairly odd) tweet she posted the day after the incident, taking to Instagram to also hit out at “miserable” cyber bullies:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZgWIFnnem/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading

It will be interesting to see what reaction Brie receives from the WWE faithful tonight, if she is used on the show at all. It will also be intriguing to see whether WWE acknowledge the situation onscreen in storylines and turn it into an angle or whether it will be be glossed over.

Do you think the Brie Bella-Liv Morgan accident should be turned into an angle? Or should they be kept well apart and never work together again? Let us know in the comments below.

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