At the AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view, Bryan Danielson lost the AEW World Title to Jon Moxley. According to the stipulation, Danielson must retire from full-time wrestling.
Moxley planned to cover Danielson with a plastic bag after the match, but Wheeler Yuta and Darby Allin intervened. Yuta laid out with Allin, using a running knee, before placing the bag over Danielson’s head and transporting him out of the arena.
While appearing on Youngstown Studio, Moxley praised Danielson, stating that he is fortunate to be his teammate and coworker. He stated that Danielson is likely the greatest pure wrestler in the world.
Moxley stated, “All that being said, Bryan Danielson is not on the board anymore. I took that piece off the board and it is not a part of the game anymore. Some people might not be happy about that, and they might voice their displeasure about that, and they might shower me with vitriol about that, but I can handle that because there are some things that just have to be done, and somebody has got to do them. Someone has to have the constitution to be able to handle that vitriol and to be able to put themselves in a position to weather that storm, to stand tall in the rain and the wind, and the ice and the hail, and just to take whatever comes because there are things that somebody has to do. If people were shocked or appalled or felt that something crossed the line or was too shocking, well you’re gonna have to go and buy the replay on Bleacher Report or whatever it is. You’re gonna have to go and judge for yourself. You know, really look at the whole story and the whole context, and you tell me if that wasn’t entirely necessary. What would you do if you were in my position? It was just wanting violence for the sake of violence or was this just to move your pieces forward? Some pieces gotta get knocked off the board to achieve the objective, and there are things that need to be done, and I am moving pieces around the board, and that makes people uncomfortable, then so be it.”
You can check out the interview below:
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
