Bryan Danielson Expresses Frustration Over Constant Losses After 6/26 AEW Dynamite

Bryan Danielson undeniably ranks among the top professional wrestlers globally and he never wants to disappoint people matter what. That’s why Danielson has vowed to never disappoint his fans and family again after Dynamite this week.

At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Bryan Danielson is set to face Shingo Takagi in a quarterfinal match of the Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament. On the June 26 episode of AEW Dynamite, Takagi teamed up with Hiromu Takahashi and Titan to face Wheeler Yuta, Jon Moxley, and Claudio Castagnoli. The match descended into chaos, with Takagi launching a vicious attack on Yuta. Danielson rushed in to make the save and ended up in an intense staredown with Takagi.

In a digital exclusive, Bryan Danielson shared his thoughts following his intense confrontation with Shingo Takagi. Danielson revealed that their animosity runs deeper than their recent encounter, as Takagi had disrespected him in the past. This history of disdain has only fueled Danielson’s determination to defeat Takagi in their upcoming match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

“I have a lot of hopes for this Owen Hart Tournament, and when I saw that it was gonna be me and Shingo in the great round, I was really excited because Shingo’s incredible. Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and I thought it was gonna be two guys who respect each other, going out there and then just giving everything they have because the winner of the Owen Hart Tournament goes on to main event All In, Wembley Stadium. Let’s go out there and see who’s better. Let’s go out there and see who’s the best wrestler. But then, last Friday on Rampage, I go out there, he has a really impressive win against AR Fox, Shingo does, and I go to shake his hand, and we’ve shaken hands before. He brushes right past me.”

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Danielson then admitted that his mindset of simply wanting to face the best wrestlers was no longer working for him. He noted that Takagi made it personal by attacking Yuta, someone he considered like a son. Danielson expressed his frustration with disappointing the fans, his family, and himself, and vowed that it wouldn’t happen at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

“Tonight, post-match, what he did to Wheeler Yuta, especially with Yuta coming off of injury, makes me lose a little bit of respect for Shingo. Now I realize this attitude that I have, this attitude that I have of, ‘Yeah, okay, I respect this guy. I wanna go out there and wrestle and I wanna see who’s better.’ You know what, quite frankly, the last year that I said was gonna be the most epic year of my career, that really hasn’t worked out for me, has it? It really hasn’t worked out for me, has it? So Shingo, you wanna take out a guy who just came back from injury, who’s part of the BCC, who I personally took under my wing?

He’s like my child. He’s like my son. You want to try to take him out just to get at me? Well guess what? This Bryan Danielson who’s just going out there and happy to just compete and wants to wrestle the best wrestlers, that’s not the guy who you’re gonna see on Sunday. Shingo, I’m tired of it. I’m tired of all of it. I’m tired of your disrespect. I’m tired of you trying to hurt the people that I love. You know what else I’m tired of? I’m tired of getting in these matches, I’m tired of losing. I’m tired of disappointing my fans, of disappointing my family, disappointing myself. Sunday, Forbidden Door, that ain’t gonna happen. Shingo, you’re gonna get the worst of it.”

We will have to wait and see whether The American Dragon will be able to defeat Shingo Takagi at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view on June 30th, as a lot is certainly riding on his victory.

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