Bryan Danielson is out to make AEW better.
In addition to his passionate promo on the 6/5 episode of AEW Dynamite addressing his final year as a full-time wrestler, which included the announcement that he has entered the 2024 Owen Hart Foundation Memorial Tournament, "The American Dragon" also spoke with The Hull Show for an interview talking about his roles in AEW.
During the discussion, the Blackpool Combat Club member was asked if he prefers his active in-ring duties or his growing, expanding role behind-the-scenes in All Elite Wrestling.
"I like both," Danielson. "The physical experience of wrestling is unlike anything else. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. You start to realize that your body can only take so much. That's where I almost prefer doing the backstage stuff now because, the repercussions....it's rewarding; I love seeing people I work with excel. There is nothing better than helping somebody and then they go out there and they do something awesome and seeing how happy they are when they come back from an amazing match or an amazing promo."
Danielson continued, "They come back and you see the fire in their eyes. 'Yeah, that's it.' That's where it's at for me now. I still love going out and wrestling. There is a certain joy that can't be replicated anywhere else. Now, what really inspires me or what I shoot for, is how do I make AEW better. How can I contribute to AEW and contribute to the younger stars that we have and help make them better or help them get to where they want to be. Wrestling can't be taught, but it can be learned. Giving them the tools so they can learn how to do this thing that they love too."
Check out the complete interview at 1310KFKA.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
