On October 2nd, Bryan Danielson clashed with Kazuchika Okada in a title vs. title match for the fifth anniversary of AEW Dynamite.
Danielson was victorious in the bout, retaining the AEW World Title, but failing to gain the AEW Continental Title as Okada's belt was only on the line for the first 20 minutes.
Speaking to Anthony Sulla-Heffinger of The Uncrowned, Danielson revealed the growing pains he went through in the bout.
“Midway through the match, I started losing strength in my legs,” Danielson admitted. “There’s a point later in the match where I’m trying to kick him and I can’t turn over my kicks. That’s something that I have the body mechanics to do because I have been doing it for so long, but here I am and I can’t turn my hip over for this kick. When I got to the back, I went to the trainer right away and they worked on me for like 30 minutes. They said it was stemming from the neck stuff. It’s getting to a point where, physically, we’re seeing the signs. I haven’t been sleeping well because I have been having this shooting pain down my arm.”
Danielson has said that his full-time career will be over when he loses the AEW World Title.
He is set to defend the title against Jon Moxley at AEW WrestleDream. Fans can check out the lineup for the show by clicking here.
