Daniel Bryan on Total Bellas: Honestly, we’re just trying to survive

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella seem to be going through a bit of a rough patch on the hit reality show Total Bellas. In the latest episode of Total Bellas, Brie attempted to spice up her marriage with Daniel Bryan after being inspired by her sister Nikki Bella and her boyfriend Artem’s PDA.

“Watching Nicole and Artem makes me remember how Bryan and I were in the beginning,” Brie explained in a confessional.

However, the idea did not go down well with her husband. Bree and Daniel ending up fighting over issues in their marriage including whether they wanted a second child.

“Right after hearing Brie say, ‘Well, our family is not gonna be as big as we had planned it to be,’ I’m mildly annoyed by the demand for more PDA.” Bryan said.

Since Total Bellas runs a bit behind real-time, it is still dealing with the issue of Brie and Bryan trying for a baby. Of course, the Bella Twins recently announced that they are both pregnant. On Total Bellas though, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are struggling to survive in the relationship.

“When I come here, I’m all about Brie and Birdie. But she’s got Birdie, she’s got Nicole, she’s got her businesses, she’s got all these other things, so it’s easier for me to fall kind of by the wayside. And that’s one of the compromises that we’ve made, and I think that’s the issue. We’re both feeling this disconnection. It just shows kind of where we’re at in our relationship.” Daniel confessed during Total Bellas.

Brie admitted that her husband was right but she also felt like she needed room to grow.

“In the beginning of us dating, I was just wrestling and just living my life. And I’m evolving as a woman,” she said. “I’m getting opportunities I never in my life thought I would ever get. I have worked so hard to get here. And I get why it’s hard for Bryan. We both have changed and we do both want different things, and we have to be okay with that.”

The episode ended on a melancholy note. Bryan said in a confessional, “I often wonder if this kind of relationship is sustainable at all. There’s so much missing, I think, in each of our emotional lives. We need to get back on the same page. Honestly, we’re just trying to survive. That’s what it feels like.”