Bryan Danielson joining AEW commentary team full-time
Bryan Danielson has a new full-time role with AEW.
Starting this Wednesday (September 10), Danielson will be a member of the AEW Dynamite commentary team on a full-time basis. He recently did commentary at AEW & NJPW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view and earned praise for his performance.
The announcement was made on X/Twitter today by Tony Khan, who did not say if it will be a four-man commentary team going forward or if there will be any changes. Excalibur, Taz & Tony Schiavone are the regular broadcast team for Dynamite.
The legendary Danielson wrapped up his full-time career in the ring when he dropped the AEW World Championship in October 2024. He still makes occasional appearances for the promotion and contributes behind the scenes. Danielson, 44, has not fully closed the book on ever competing again, but he feels fulfilled with his career and doesn’t have anything left on his bucket list.
“With the last six months of my wrestling career being in as much pain as I was, that put me in this thing of ‘I think I’m ready to be done,’” he said on a recent media tour to promote AEW’s return to Australia in 2026. “I’m very fulfilled by my career, very fulfilled by my life right now, and I still get to stay involved with professional wrestling which is something I love to this day.”
Wednesday’s Dynamite is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. It’s the final week of AEW’s residency at the former ECW Arena.