Bryan Danielson lost the AEW World Championship to Jon Moxley at WrestleDream and his full-time career came to an end with this loss.
On his “What Happened When” podcast, AEW commentator Tony Schiavone had the following to say about Bryan:
“I feel very lucky about being a part of Ric Flair’s career and being able to hold the microphone for him, but then again, we flash forward to what is the modern day wrestling.
I feel very fortunate to have been there for Bryan Danielson, probably his last match, because he’s got to get healthy.
To me, am I wrong to say he’s the best of all time, a man like me who has watched Ric Flair, who’s seen Shawn Michaels, wrong to say that Bryan Danielson is the best of all time?”
Podcast co-host Conrad Thompson then said:
“You think Bryan Danielson is above Shawn, above Ric, above Bret (Hart), above everybody else? Bryan Danielson is the number one for you?”
Schiavone replied:
“Yes, for me.”
When asked if Bryan will wrestle again, Schiavone said:
“I don’t know if Bryan is going to wrestle again or not, but I know he needs a rest. He mentioned on TV that he’s going to need surgery before the year is up, so I really don’t know if he’s going to wrestle again or not, but I do know, man, he needed to slow down.
I talked to Bryan a lot backstage and told him all time, number one, how awesome he is, and number two, how concerned I am for him because, for instance, he goes out and wrestles Okada right before he goes to wrestle Jon Moxley. It’s like, dude, slow down, and I don’t think the guy knows how to slow down.
Hopefully, this will slow him down, or at least make him take a break for a little while. I still think he’s the best. I think he’s the best because of just being a number one guy, just being a stand up great guy and a guy who is really smart in the business ways.
Tony Khan depends on him for a lot. He really is one of the best hires that we’ve had since I’ve been a part of AEW.”
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