Bryan Danielson on AEW Dynamite commentator role, interest in running ROH
Bryan Danielson says he found out about his new AEW commentary role the same way everyone else did.
Starting with the September 10 episode of Dynamite, Danielson will be a full-time member of the broadcast team. During a recent interview with Pario Magazine, Danielson revealed that while he and Tony Khan had discussed the idea previously, he only found out for sure when it was announced on social media.
“I found out the same way everybody else found out on Sunday… they sent me the tweet that Tony Khan sent,” Danielson said.
Danielson was in Australia promoting AEW’s February shows when he learned the news. It was Saturday in the United States, but Sunday in Australia.
“It had been mentioned, but then I found out the same way everybody else found out on Sunday. I got a text message, ‘Hey, man. So, you’re gonna be at Dynamite this week, right?’ And I was like, ‘Huh?’ Then they sent me the tweet that Tony Khan sent out and I was just like, ‘Oh, okay. Yep, I guess so.’“
“Tony and I had talked about the possibility of it but I didn’t know it was a real thing until Sunday.”
Also during the interview, Danielson was asked if he had any interest in potentially running Ring of Honor. Danielson said he would be interested but is not angling for the job.
“That would interest me. I don’t think Tony has interest in that. I think Tony does a really great job of juggling all these plates. He does a pretty great job with it. I’m always open to doing whatever the company needs.”
“I would love to do it. I think Ring of Honor is a really cool product and especially for our younger talent to be able to get them exposure.”
Danielson then praised several matches on the August 29 ROH Death Before Dishonor show.
“I wouldn’t say that my version of it would be any better than Tony Khan’s version. That’s not my thing. I don’t think that, you know what I mean? I’m not here angling for a job to take over Ring of Honor.”
Danielson’s full interview with Pario Magazine is available below:
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