Bryan Danielson Reveals Which Wrestlers He Would Build AEW Around

Bryan Danielson is one of the most respected wrestlers of the past 20 years, and the ‘American Dragon’ has revealed who he would build AEW around if he were in charge.

Danielson has been part of AEW since 2021, and after retiring from full-time competition in 2024, Danielson has taken on numerous backstage roles in AEW, serving as one of AEW President Tony Khan’s most trusted confidantes. In a talk with The Daily Star, Danielson was asked which wrestlers he would build the company around if here were given the reins:

"At this stage, gosh, I'd want Will Ospreay for sure. I'd want Swerve Strickland. I'm going to say four. Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. I would want to kind of base my company around, those four people. Then there's younger people who- there's MJF, there's Hangman [Page]. There's like these people who I would want in the picture. Zack Sabre Jr. I would, I would get, because that's my jam," said Danielson.

Outside of Ospreay and ZSJ, every name Danielson mentioned is a former AEW World Champion, with many tipping Ospreay to hold the title sooner rather than later. Danielson has wrestled all seven men during his run in AEW, taking on ZSJ in an AEW ring at WrestleDream 2023 and in an NJPW ring at The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 in a pair of critically acclaimed bouts.

H/T: Fightful

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