Since he joined AEW again in 2021, Bryan Danielson has been capable of examine a number of issues off his bucket checklist, together with wrestling in Enviornment Mexico and attending to compete within the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Professional Wrestling. However for a quick second, Danielson might have had the chance to meet one other aim by competing in New Japan’s 2024 version of the G1 Climax event. Talking with Sports activities Illustrated, Danielson revealed the thought took place throughout his final match in Japan earlier this 12 months.
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“Over the winter, I instructed Gedo, the booker in New Japan ‘I’d like to do the G1 this 12 months!'” Danielson stated. “I’d simply wrestled Zack Sabre in Japan [in February]. I used to be so excited. All of it occurred within the warmth of the second.”
Ultimately, cooler heads prevailed, and Danielson’s focus is as a substitute on successful the AEW World Championship from Swerve Strickland at AEW All In. And the explanations that led to Danielson declining to do the G1 are the identical causes that make it unlikely for him to take action sooner or later, although he did not totally dismiss doing the event after he transitions from a full-time wrestling profession to part-time.
“I wish to suppose it will be doable,” Danielson stated. “I do not restrict prospects in my thoughts. Nevertheless it appears unlikely. My neck is not doing actual nice proper now. So there’s my well being. However even when Tony [Khan] freed me up for all the summer time and stated ‘Go do the G1,’ I would not wish to go away my spouse and youngsters for that lengthy. I do not suppose my spouse would suppose it was good for my well being, both. I’ve at all times needed to do the G1. I do not know if that is going to be within the playing cards for me, and that is OK.”
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