Bryan Danielson will face AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland on Sunday at ALL IN: London. According to the match rules, Danielson must retire if he does not win the title on Sunday.
Former AEW star Matt Hardy believes Danielson will win the AEW Championship from Swerve on his “Extreme Life of…” podcast.
“Swerve had a hell of a run,” Hardy said. “Swerve had a really nice run as champion, but it is time for the American Dragon. It is time for Bryan Danielson to win the AEW world title. It’s really fitting.”
Hardy continued, “I mean, I think if you would ask Tony Khan who is his true right hand man, who does he believe in and trust in more than anyone else, who would he take advice from? It would be Bryan Danielson. He has really been like a heart and soul when it comes to AEW. I think he is someone deserving of an AEW world title run and I think that happens because I think he is looking very much forward to stepping away, but it is not at All In. It’s not time yet. It’s going to be a little bit later, and I think we’re going to get a significant and really nice run out of Bryan here as he really winds down his career, especially on this last portion of the career. It feels in some way very similar to John Cena saying, ‘I’m retiring.’ I think John Cena is going to have a great run and eventually retires. I think Bryan Danielson is going to have an amazing year, especially if he can stay healthy.”
Danielson’s wife will be in attendance for the World Title bout on pay-per-view in London this Sunday.
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(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
