Rocky Romero wants to see Bryan Danielson have a rematch with Kazuchika Okada in Japan.
At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, Danielson and Okada headlined the show in a buzzworthy dream match. Danielson broke his arm during the bout, but he still emerged victorious. Despite the injury, the main event garnered plenty of praise and left fans hungry for more.
Speaking on Keepin' It Strong Style, Romero was asked to share his thoughts on Danielson's match with Okada. He recalled watching the match backstage with Orange Cassidy before he described how he believes there's more the two stars can do together.
“It’s unfortunate that Bryan broke his arm halfway through because obviously, it was still a great match, and what I do love though is the fact that with that ending, there’s more that you can do with that story, whether it be at Forbidden Door next year or wherever it goes. I feel like they haven’t hit their pinnacle yet. It was like the perfect first-time meeting. That’s exactly what a first-time meeting should be between two major wrestlers, and leave a little on the table, a little meat on the bone, so that you can really go in on the next one. I don’t know when that will be, but I hope that happens in the next year or so. Obviously, Bryan had a hard style, and I feel like it’s starting to catch up a little bit, so sooner is better than later," Romero said.
A potential rematch at Wrestle Kingdom came up in the conversation. Romero made it clear that he would love to see Okada and Danielson face each other in Japan. He detailed how the match would be structured differently, and the fans would react in a unique way as well. Romero also stated that it would be wild to have Danielson on a NJPW show.
“I would love to see that happen in Japan because they’ll just have so much more space to do what they want to do and how they’ll do it and how the fans will react. Forbidden Door is pretty special when it comes to fan reactions because it’s the most hardcore fans watching the product, who love both products or really love wrestling. Not to take away from that, but I feel like there’s something special about the aura of Japan and them meeting in Japan and how they would probably structure their match and do their match compared to how they would do it for an American crowd. So yeah, that would be nuts to have Bryan on a big show or Tokyo Dome or whatever, if it does happen," Romero said.
Danielson recently shared his thoughts on his match with Okada. Click here to see what he had to say.
Okada has discussed a potential rematch with Danielson and stated that he doesn't want to get there easily. Check out his comments here.
As of this writing, there is no official word on when Danielson will return to the ring.
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