Bryan Danielson critiques his AEW commentary performance
Four months into his new AEW role, Bryan Danielson still feels like he’s finding his footing on commentary.
Danielson became a member of the AEW Dynamite announce team in September 2025, taking on a new on-screen position one year after retiring as a full-time wrestler. He recently spoke to Undisputed and critiqued his performance on commentary so far.
“A lot of times, I still think I’m rotten,” Danielson said while laughing. “It’s hard to gauge the show in terms of what worked and didn’t when I’m doing commentary. I do the show and then I watch it back, and I’m getting advice from a lot of talented people.”
Though he still thinks he needs to improve, Danielson noted that he’s giving himself grace because he’s learning the job on the fly. He’s having a lot of fun on commentary and loves the people he gets to work with.
“In a sense, doing commentary, it is like wrestling,” Danielson said. “There is an exhilaration to it. I love whenever I get the chance to work with Excalibur, Taz, or Tony Schiavone. The whole experience, it’s fun. So I enjoy the feeling of doing it. Then I go and rewatch and listen, which is similar to what I did as a wrestler. I’m not where I want to be. I’m also giving myself some grace — almost everyone else in that position has been trained and I’m winging it.”
One difficult part of the job for Danielson has been the weekly travel schedule, which is hard on his injured neck. He hasn’t fully closed the book on having more matches in the future, but Danielson is doing everything he can to avoid ever having to undergo neck surgery.
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