The reason the WWE has relegated Daniel Bryan to the mid-card title picture is due to their concern over his health. According to PWInsider, the neck injury that Daniel Bryan had last year remains the problem after he went through a special form of rehabilitation instead of a more advanced surgery. The WWE is worried his injuries will be reoccurring because of the form of rehab he went through. Their concern is that the injury was only fixed for the short term and that it will flare up again because he did not go for the more permanent fix. The thought is that if Daniel Bryan had chosen to go with that procedure, that he would most likely be higher on the card.