Bryan Danielson comments on his future and says he’s okay with possibly never wrestling again.
Danielson has not wrestled since he lost the AEW World Championship at AEW WrestleDream. Heading into the show, he made it clear that he would retire from full-time competition once he lost the title. Danielson had been banged up, and he had been dealing with neck issues.
In an interview with Denise Salcedo for Instinct Culture at the AEW All In: Texas on-sale event, Bryan Danielson was asked to comment on how his neck was doing.
“My neck is not great,” he said. “It’s causing me to not sleep good and some of these other things. But at the end of the day, I’m happy. At first, it was a little bit tough. It’s like, for parents out there, it’s like the first three weeks that you have a child and you’re not sleeping at all, but then you get used to not sleeping very well [laughs].
“So I’ve just become used to the not sleeping. Yeah, I’m happy. I’ve just had an incredible time just being with my family and being with my kids.”
Bryan Danielson On His Future
Danielson was then asked whether he would have the surgery. He stated that he was trying to avoid it. Danielson explained that he was trying other things first.
“I’m trying to avoid it [laughs]. Maybe [when asked if it’s possible to avoid,” Danielson said. “I’d like to avoid it as much as possible. The idea to me is that surgery is a last resort, not a first resort. I’m trying some other things first before going under the knife. That’s kind of my plan now.
When asked about wrestling again, Danielson said it was about 50/50 at the moment.
“If I had to guess right now, I would say it’s 50/50 if I’ll ever…and I’m okay with that,” Bryan Danielson said. “I loved the time I got to spend doing this, but I also love what I’m doing now.”
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