Bryan Danielson may never wrestle again.
Throughout his career, Bryan Danielson has dealt with a number of severe injuries, often leading to him wrestling when his body isn't in great shape. Despite the fact that he's currently in bad physical condition, Danielson is still keep his head high and is in great spirits.
"Not great. The reality of what I’ve done to my body is sometimes you feel not great." Danielson said while speaking to Fightful for an interview that was conducted in December. "Other than that, you get so comfortable with discomfort. But that said, when you say like, ‘Okay, how does your body feel? Do you feel like you could go out and wrestle?’ I'm like, ‘Absolutely not. There's no, in no way, shape or form in the next three months. Does it feel like I could do anything even remotely physical like that,’ right? But that said, I'm happy, right?"
Danielson went on to reiterate that his health is his number one priority, saying that there's a 50-50 chance that he may never wrestle again.
"I mean, my priority is my health. I think of the odds of me wrestling again ever are probably 50-50 at this point. My desire is to not get neck surgery. So if I could, this idea of living comfortably, right? Okay, if I could live comfortably without neck surgery, but it means that I wouldn't get to wrestle again, I think I'd be okay with that trade-off. I had neck surgery before and it wasn't a good experience. It kind of messed up my spine in the upper area for the rest of my life. Like now my spine is altered. So it's like, okay, if we can get to a point where I'm a little bit more comfortable without needing neck surgery but they say you can't wrestle anymore, I think that's a fair trade-off. I've had a good run, kid."
Elsewhere in the interview, Danielson provided an update on his AEW contract status. Learn more by clicking here.
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