Bryan Danielson had a moment of clarity following AEW Rampage last night.
Following his AEW Continental Classic win over Daniel Garcia last night on AEW Rampage, Bryan Danielson spit on Garcia in the closing moments of the show.
In an exclusive interview on AEW’s social media following the show, Danielson explained why he spit on someone he once tried to recruit into the Blackpool Combat Club.
“Sometimes I do things, and I don’t know why,” Bryan Danielson said. “And I come back here and meditate; I figure out why. A lot of stuff comes up when I started that match, a lot of stuff that comes up from last year. Things that I try to forget but my body remembers. Last year, telling Daniel Garcia that his entire life, he’s wanted to be a wrestler and not a sports entertainer.
“And then when it happened, when I was facing Chris Jericho in a Ring of Honor World Title match, he completely betrayed me. And I get it. I get it! That happens in wrestling. But if he would’ve joined the BCC, I would have treated him like a son. I would have treated him like a son!
“And it also brings up this fear that I’ve promised my daughter that this would be my last full-time year as a professional wrestler, and this fear of by the time I go home, I make that promise that she doesn’t want me anymore. And I couldn’t articulate it when I was out there. But my body felt it. My body felt that fear because eventually, she’s gonna grow up, and she’s not gonna want her dad around.
“And am I giving up this thing that I love so much for somebody who might not even want me? But then, and I’ve talked about this before, that’s when you have to look deep down to see if you truly understand what love is. I’m going to stop being a full-time wrestler. I’m gonna go back and be with my daughter; I’m gonna be with my son. Even when they don’t want me there.
“Because even when they don’t want me there, they need me there. You can see in Daniel Garcia last year, he didn’t want me there. One year later, he’s still struggling to find his identity. He needed me there. That doesn’t make the spitting right. But if you want to know why I spit on Daniel Garcia, that’s why.”
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