Mark Briscoe wants to face Bryan Danielson in singles action.
Throughout his near 25 year career, Mark Briscoe has faced off with a ton of legendary performers, both in singles and tag team matches. As it turns out, Briscoe has never faced off with Bryan Danielson in a one-on-one affair.
While speaking to Fightful for a new interview, Mark Briscoe was asked to name some stars that he still wants to wrestle in AEW. In response, Briscoe first stated that he'd like to face anybody that he hasn't fought yet. Then, after bragging about scoring a recent victory over The Outrunners, Briscoe talked about how he hasn't faced Danielson in a singles match.
"We’ve done that dance [with The Outrunners], baby. We squeaked one by on them. Mark Briscoe and Bryan Danielson have never wrestled one-on-one. We’ve shared the same ring probably a dozen times, but never one-on-one."
Briscoe then went on to recall the first time that he shared a ring with Bryan Danielson back in 2004.
"The first time I was in the ring with Bryan, it was me and Jay versus Bryan and Samoa Joe. The event that me and my brother went to, that we gave the promoter our backyard wrestling VHS, which is where he agreed to train us at 15 and 16, parents has to sign liability waivers and what not. That was the Super 8 in 2000. Bryan Danielson is a Super 8 alum. He was just breaking in, but him and Spanky, the group that Shawn Michaels trained, they had this reputation, ‘Oh, Shawn Michaels trained these guys.’ I remember American Dragon versus Low Ki. That was one of those matches where, as a young wrestling fan, it has you so sucked in, drawn in, and captivated. The first time me and Bryan wrestled, I was in a little bit in awe of American Dragon, not to mention Samoa Joe’s big scary self. I’m probably 17-18 years old, but not nearly in my full grown body. Bryan kicked the shit out of me that match. Fast forward to 2006, 2007, 2008, when I start getting footing and confidence and a little more beef and bulk on me, we had a match in Japan in NOAH Junior Tag League, me and my brother versus him and Davey Richards. We both hurt our knee in the same match. The next day, we had a ten hour drive to Osaka. One of the NOAH guys put us in touch with a local healer medicine guy, alternative style doctor. Me and Bryan hobbled the streets of Osaka for two hours on bad knees to find this guy who did a little work on our knees and we hobbled on back."
Elsewhere in the interview, Briscoe reflected on his ROH World Championship victory. Learn more about those comments by clicking here.
Furthemore, check out Fightful's full interview with Briscoe in the video linked at the top of this article.
