Bryan Danielson’s AEW World Championship victory over Swerve Strickland final night time at AEW All In was an emotional victory, and in some ways a full circle one for the “American Dragon,” cementing the second stage of his profession after he returned from retirement in 2018. In some ways, it additionally made the win over Strickland even sweeter for Danielson.
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On the post-All In press scrum, together with his daughter Birdie by his facet, Danielson mirrored on his victory, and the way his earlier retirement, and his household being at ringside, allowed him to take pleasure in his match with Strickland greater than he would’ve earlier than retiring the primary time.
“One of many actual positives of my compelled retirement earlier than, is that since I’ve come again, I have been ready…I really feel like I have been capable of not simply take pleasure in all these moments, however actually savor them,” Danielson mentioned. “Like, after I go on the market, I really feel them and I can lock it in, and even simply speaking about it with you proper now, I am getting goosebumps. And yeah, one of many joys I consider that is, of this particular night time, is…I nearly don’t desire it to finish due to this, proper?
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“I appeared over a number of instances in the course of the match, and checked out her [Birdie], checked out my son, checked out my spouse, and nearly began crying. There was one level when the ketchup [blood], when there was a whole lot of ketchup, that I noticed her [Birdie] type of crying within the second row. They have been within the entrance row, and he or she moved again to the second row and he or she was crying. In the meantime, our son was laughing. And I used to be simply saying thanks to no matter’s on the market within the universe that is gifted me this life, as a result of…it simply looks as if magic, proper? So yeah, it is lovely.”
Danielson Compares Retiring On His Personal Phrases To His Pressured Retirement
As heartwarming as Danielson’s victory was, it could even be amongst his final, because the AEW World Champion has made no secret that he’s seeking to wind down his full-time profession, in favor of wrestling solely now and again going ahead. Whereas the wrestling world awaits this Wednesday to listen to what Danielson’s instant plans are, he does not view the tip of his full-time profession as unhappy, particularly since he’s now with the ability to exit on his personal phrases, with the intention to spend time together with his household, versus having to be compelled into retirement as he beforehand had.
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“It is such a distinction being compelled to retire and selecting to retire,” Danielson mentioned. “One of many issues that’s actually cool about this second…so my daughter and I have been simply on the market within the hallway, and he or she goes ‘Daddy, you are one of the best wrestler on the planet.’ And I mentioned ‘Effectively that is not completely true. There’s plenty of nice wrestlers.’ And he or she goes ‘No, you are one of the best!’ And…I requested her, I mentioned ‘Effectively, then why is daddy stopping wrestling?’ And he or she mentioned ‘Since you love me.’
“I need my children to know that I may hold doing this, for a for much longer time period, at a really excessive degree. However now it is time for me to go house and be with them. Like that is…candy woman, I really like you…I really like you and Buddy and mama greater than something on the planet, together with wrestling in entrance of fifty,000 individuals.”
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