Bryan Danielson doesn't see himself in the AEW World Title picture.
Despite being touted as the best wrestler in the world, and one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Bryan Danielson has never held a championship in AEW despite multiple attempts. Danielson is competing in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament where the winner gets a shot at the AEW World Title at AEW All In.
“I don’t want to be in that [world champion] position–I don’t feel like that’s my position anymore,” Danielson told Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. “The quality of wrestling in AEW is so high, it’s really hard to main-event pay-per-views. That’s not something my body can really do anymore. I know there are a percentage of fans who would like that, but I don’t think it’s my place. And here’s the truth: I don’t want anything to do creatively with my own stuff. I also don’t know where people get the notion that I do. It’s very hard in wrestling to be objective about yourself, so I leave that in the hands of other people.
“That was the same thing in WWE, even when I was part of the creative team. The head writer of SmackDown at the time, Ryan Callahan, asked me what I wanted to do, and I remember saying I didn’t want to talk about what I wanted to do. I don’t think you can be objective about that stuff.”
Danielson will face Shingo Takagi in the first round of the tournament at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Fans can check out the lineup for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door by clicking here.
