Bryan Danielson Says His Friendship With Tony Khan Is Outside The Lens Of Making A Wrestling Show

Bryan Danielson discusses his friendship with AEW president Tony Khan.

On the AEW Collision prior to AEW All Out, many fans were unsure who would step up to defend Ricky Steamboat against Ricky Starks, with the previous answer obviously being CM Punk. However, Bryan Danielson would answer the call, returning a month ahead of schedule from a broken arm. Danielson would go on to win this match.

On last Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Bryan would note that he will be retiring once his daughter turns seven in the next year.

In a new interview with Sports Illustrated, Danielson discussed his friendship with Tony Khan. Khan has recently stated if something were to happen to him, he would trust AEW in the hands of “The American Dragon”.

“Even if I never wrestled in AEW again, I feel like me and Tony will still talk,” said Danielson, who is one of Khan’s most trusted advisers. “We get along so well. Both of us relate to the world through wrestling. We’ll be talking about something in the world, then he’ll bring up a reference that so few people know, but I’ll know. I enjoy being around him, I enjoy his company. To me, that’s friendship.

“We’ve connected and we’ve developed loyalty. He’s someone who has been there for me in hard times, and I want to be there for him, too. That’s a friendship outside the lens of making a wrestling show.”

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Elsewhere in the interview, Danielson admitted that he has getting hurt after every match and he had taken it as a sign to wind down his career.

Bryan Danielson recently described how he believes he needed to step up to replace Punk at All Out.

Danielson is also going to face Zack Sabre Jr at the upcoming AEW WrestleDream PPV.

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