Bryan Danielson drops major hint at retirement on AEW Collision

Bryan Danielson is one of the most talented and extremely popular wrestlers of the modern era. He is known for his time in WWE as Daniel Bryan, where he was the five-time world champion and gained huge popularity and fame. Bryan became extremely popular for his feud with Authority and the “Yes” movement. He moved to AEW in 2021 and currently is a part of the Blackpool Combat Club. With everything going right for him, he hinted about his retirement in his latest appearance.
Bryan Danielson hints at retirement
Bryan Danielson came out on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite and Tony Schaivone asked him about what’s next for him. Where Danielson revealed that he had promised his daughter that when she turns seven, he would start wrapping up his career in the ring. He said that his daughter is six now and he promised that he does not break promises with his loved ones. If that’s the case, he has only a year left in his in-ring career, so he will make it count.
Bryan said,
“So, I told my daughter, that once she turned seven, I would start finishing up on my career, and she is six right now, and I'm a man who keeps my promises, especially to the people I love. So, guess what, time is running out.”
He continued, “If this is my final year, then it’ll be the most epic year of my career”.
He then challenged Zack Sabre Jr. for a match for WrestleDream on October 1st and got interrupted by Ricky Starks, who expressed his frustration on what happened at All Out during the Strap Match. While both arguing with each other Big Bill attacked him and Ricky Stark choked him.
He already retired
With Bryan teasing his retirement, he already got retired in 2016 due to a neck injury and got medically cleared to compete and cancelled his retirement in 2018. As Bryan cancelled his previous retirement, will we see another retirement plan getting cancelled? Everything is upon Bryan’s decision.
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