REVEALED: Why AEW Added Bryan Danielson To Full-Time Commentary Team

Following a widely praised guest spot at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, it was officially announced over the weekend that Bryan Danielson would be a full-time commentator on AEW Dynamite beginning with the September 10 episode from Philadelphia's 2300 Arena.

Appearing on the Battleground podcast, Tony Khan explained why he added Bryan Danielson to the full-time commentary team.

"As we were preparing for Forbidden Door, I thought Bryan would be fantastic on the commentary team for that show. Knowing the background he has, knowing his insights into pro wrestling, and how prepared he is and how much research he does on pro wrestling worldwide. Knowing the stars competing at Forbidden Door, coming from different promotions - stars from Mexico and Japan and travelling from all over the world to compete at that show in London," Khan said.

"Also, I think Bryan's a great star and people want to see Bryan Danielson on television and hear Bryan Danielson on television. And thankfully, he's got very intelligent, insightful things to say when he does talk. So I really thought Bryan would be a great part of the commentary team, and he did a fantastic job on Forbidden Door. I had talked to him maybe after his promotional tour of Australia was complete about Bryan joining us on Wednesday. And it worked out perfect," he continued.

"He'll be joining us tomorrow night on Wednesday Night Dynamite as a host, a commentator, providing his really, really valuable insights into pro wrestling. I think it's great anytime we're able to bring on Bryan Danielson to do anything in AEW, but especially to provide very, very intelligent, insightful commentary on pro wrestling. That's a great thing in AEW that we have now with Bryan Danielson as a host on Wednesday Night Dynamite starting tomorrow."

Bryan Danielson has been a part of All Elite Wrestling since All Out 2021, although he retired as a full-time wrestler following WrestleDream 2024. The expectation amongst AEW talent, though, is that Danielson will eventually wrestle again.

H/T F4WOnline