Bryan Danielson has laid out his last match dream scenario.
Danielson shows no signs of slowing down at the age of 41 and still has just under two years left on his AEW contract. Though Danielson has said in the past that he plans on slowing down as a full-time wrestler once his AEW contract ends, he doesn't plan on stopping his in-ring career.
Speaking to Ron Funches on One Fall, Danielson was asked about his potential last match.
"I would like to wrestle until, I would like to wrestle a match two weeks before I die and to not know that it's my last match. That would be my ideal situation. I'm not going to be a full-time wrestler for much longer [laughs]. All that said, I'm not going to be a full-time wrestler for much longer. When my AEW contract is up, that's pretty much me being done as a full-time wrestler. I like the way people like Terry Funk and Jerry Lawler do it, where they do it for fun. They don't do it all the time, they do it here and there, that sort of thing. As long as I have fun doing it and I experience joy doing it, it's something I want to continue doing for the rest of my life," he said.
Danielson continued, "One of the things that was brought to my attention when I was forced to retire is that you never know when your last match is going to be. The last match I had before I was forced to retire, I didn't know that was going to be my last match, and then it was, and I didn't know until two months later when they were like, 'I don't think we're going to let you comeback.' Then it turned out to not be my last match. I went years thinking it was my last match, then it wasn't."
Danielson said he doesn't take things for granted and that anything could be your last time doing something.
He concluded by saying, "I don't have any vision of what I'd like my last match to be. I certainly don't envision it being some epic match everyone talks about. In my mind, it would be a match that I'd be doing at some local Indie in front of 300 people. 'Okay, I'm just going out and having fun,' and it turns out to be my last match. That's how I envision it."
Danielson had the opportunity to capture the ROH World Title at AEW Full Gear, but lost in a four-way bout that also featured Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Claudio Castagnoli. Jericho was victorious in the bout, retaining the ROH World Championship.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Danielson explained why he finds joy in working with young talent. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
