Is Bryan Danielson retired or not?
Allow “The American Dragon” to explain himself.
The newest addition to the AEW commentary team discussed his retirement status at length during an appearance on a new episode of INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet.
The following are some of the highlights.
On his retirement status: “I hate the [retired] word because I was forced to retire before [in 2016]. So I never consider myself fully retired. Like — this is how I think and this is how a lot of wrestlers think, ‘Well, I think I could do this in this situation if needed or called upon or whatever it is.’ But yeah, you know, effectively for the Bryan Danielson that I used to be, yeah, that guy doesn’t exist anymore.”
On if he would still consider an in-ring return if he’s not capable of having the style of matches fans expect from him: “I would love to, not on TV, right? I think I could go have fun matches and have fun doing the fun matches. But then I don’t think that that’s the TV — that’s not the kind of wrestling fans would want to pay to see Bryan Danielson do.”
Check out the complete interview at ChrisVanVliet.com.
