Tony Khan has commented on what the future holds for Bryan Danielson in AEW.
The American Dragon has made it no secret that 2024 will be his final year as a full-time in-ring competitor. Preparing for one last massive match, Danielson will challenge Swerve Strickland for the World Championship in the main event of All In at Wembley Stadium, arguably the biggest match that AEW could offer Danielson at this stage of his career.
While appearing on The Rich Eisen Show, Khan discussed the impact Danielson has had on AEW with TJ Jefferson and how it will be an emotional day when The American Dragon competes in his final full-time match:
“We have so many great captains on this team and that’s what is exciting. We have great leadership and great people here, and I think it’s fair to say Bryan Danielson is a huge part of the company also, The American Dragon. Very excited to go to Wembley Stadium and we know that Bryan Danielson will be challenging Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.
Swerve has said this will be Bryan’s final countdown. I can’t say how much time Bryan has left in the ring, but he has said this will be his final year, this is going to be the year Bryan hangs it up from full-time wrestling. At that point it’s going to be a sad day for pro wrestling, and for me personally. It’s great to have Bryan that I can talk to and have in the locker room with us every week.“
“I Hope Bryan Will Stay Here For The Rest Of His Life”: Tony Khan
While Danielson’s time inside the squared circle will be pretty much over by the end of the year, it does not necessarily mean that he will be done with wrestling altogether. Continuing in the interview, Khan remained optimistic that Danielson would still be a part of the company for the foreseeable future in a non-wrestling capacity and added The American Dragon is planning on sticking around:
“Absolutely. 100 percent. I hope Bryan will stay here for the rest of his life, and I know he’s planning to stay with us for a long time going forward as part of the company, hopefully. I would want Bryan to stay with us as long as humanly possible.”
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