Bryan Danielson Initially Feared The Worst Following Cody Rhodes AEW Departure

Bryan Danielson recently spoke to metro.co.uk about his reaction upon hearing that Cody and Brandi Rhodes were leaving AEW. He revealed that he initially feared the worst before hearing the full story, explaining:

"You have to understand my relationship to this story breaking is a little bit different because I’m not on the internet very much. So I woke up, had no idea, I texted Tony Khan something about some idea I had or whatever."

Danielson then says that after he left for the airport that day, he received a text from his wife, Brie Bella, alluding to news about Cody and Brandi. 

"And the first thing that went through my head is, 'Oh no, did something happen? Did they get in a crash? Did something bad happen to their daughter?' I’m thinking, worst case scenario.

"I call [Brie] and I say, 'What happened with Cody and Brandi?' And she said, 'They’re leaving AEW.' And it was almost a relief."

Danielson also talked about his continued love of wrestling, even after over two decades in the business:

"I’ve been wrestling for 22 years now, and I still really, truly, deeply love it. There’s also this gratitude and this sense of wonder that, 'Here I am in this moment and how does this even happen?'"