Bryan Danielson comments on the style differences between WWE and AEW.
Bryan Danielson left WWE to join AEW in 2021 after accomplishing nearly everything there was to accomplish in WWE. The style in WWE has changed with Triple H taking over as the chief content officer in 2022, and gaining full control of creative in the fall of 2023.
Speaking to The Gorilla Position, Danielson was asked if he had any second f joining AEW seeing how WWE changed after he left.
"No, not at all," he stated. "No. I think how I view it is, obviously things have changed for the better there, substantially. How I view it is, one, I've had an incredible time doing what I'm doing. There are a lot of people who, and I think I'm one of these people, who prefer the style in AEW. That's more wrestling focused as opposed to the drama focus. I like the idea that there is an alternative. When I put thought into what I wanted to do as far as leaving WWE, I was never somebody who disliked WWE. I've tried not say anything bad about WWE because I really enjoyed my time there and I enjoyed the people that I worked with. People that are there are still my friends. One of the things that I really wanted was to participate in this thing that makes the wrestling industry better for everybody involved. Having AEW, just the fact that AEW exists, is much better for all of us. I'm also preferential to the style. I like the style a little bit more."
Danielson is set to challenge Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Title at AEW All In.
Elsewhere during the interview, Danielson commented on the meeting between Shane McMahon and Tony Khan. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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