Bryan Danielson has confirmed that he asked WWE to work in Japan as part of him potentially re-signing with the company.
In May it was reported by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer that WWE and NJPW were "in talks" regarding a potential partnership and that Danielson was the "main crux" of the negotiations.
Speaking on In The Kliq podcast, Danielson was asked about the negotiations between WWE and NJPW.
"I don't know how far along the talks went and I don't know even if I was the start of them, for sure, but one of the things when I was talking to them when WWE was trying to re-sign me was, I said, 'I want to be able to work in Japan.' They were trying to come up with an agreement to where I would be able to go and do that. It was definitely something that was talked about. I don't know where it went or anything, all I know is now it seems like AEW has a really great relationship with New Japan. So, I feel like it couldn't have gone that well," Bryan said with a laugh.
Danielson has said many times that he hopes to compete in a G1 in NJPW as he wants to test himself.
Danielson is coming off a victory over NJPW star Minoru Suzuki on AEW Rampage and followed that up with a victory over Bobby Fish on AEW Dynamite. You can find results from both shows at Fightful's results section.
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