Subhojeet Mukherjee on July 25, 2024
Bryan Danielson is undoubtedly one of the premier professional wrestlers worldwide, having competed at the highest echelons for many years. However, he is set to retire from active competition this year and it appears he has been ordered by his doctor to not wrestle until All In this year.
Bryan Danielson has been grappling with neck injuries in recent months. In May, he revealed that doctors advised him he would soon need surgery, and by June, he stated that his neck was still not in good shape. Despite this, Danielson is scheduled to challenge Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at AEW All In.
In an extended interview clip shared on AEW’s YouTube channel, Danielson mentioned that AEW’s Doc Sampson advised him not to wrestle until the title match at Wembley Stadium. He expressed frustration over the restriction, noting that it was challenging to adhere to the doctor’s advice when he was eager to compete.
“Doc Sampson doesn’t want me to wrestle until Wembley, and that’s actually the harder part. It’s the part like, ‘What do you mean? I’m here in Nashville. Can’t I…? That sort of thing.”
Regarding his injury, Danielson described a conflict between his ambitions and his physical condition. He shared that while he felt driven to give his best performance, his body and his family, particularly his wife Brie, were concerned about his health. Doc Sampson emphasized that while Danielson’s neck is currently fixable, it’s crucial to prevent further damage. Danielson remains committed to making the most of his time in the ring and is looking forward to the experience of performing at Wembley Stadium.
“My neck isn’t great [laughs]. So it’s weird because this feels like the biggest match of my career, and there’s this war going on between my mind and my body of what I feel like I can do and what my body is telling that I probably shouldn’t do. Even when I talk to Brie and the family, it’s like, ‘Well, I want to do this,’ and she’s saying, ‘But what about your neck? What about this?’ Even talking to Doc Sampson, I’m like. ‘I gotta go hard, I gotta do this.’ He’s like, ‘Right now, your neck is fixable. You gotta make sure that it stays fixable.’ So I’m gonna go out there, I’m gonna do my best, and just try to enjoy the moment. I mean, Wembley Stadium. How awesome?”
Bryan Danielson also confirmed the date for his AEW contract expiry. Tony Khan also addressed Bryan Danielson’s future with AEW after his retirement, so we’ll have to see whether Danielson will have surgery eventually.
What do you think of what Bryan Danielson had to say about not being allowed to wrestle until All In? Do you feel he will get neck surgery soon? Let us know in the comments section below!
July 25, 2024 7:16 am
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