In an appearance on the Nikki & Brie Show, Bryan Danielson spoke to his wife Brie about his status after his final match as a full-time competitor in AEW.
Addressing the semantics of his situation after losing the AEW World Title to Jon Moxley at WrestleDream, Danielson stated:
I was very cautious to not say ‘retirement,’ except for the match where if I lost (against Swerve), I would retire. After that, it was all, ‘the end of my full-time wrestling career.’ We don’t know what’s going to happen with my neck, but it honestly feels like I have a bobblehead.
To me, at the end of the day, I realized this with my last retirement, which was forced. I didn’t want to retire, but they wouldn’t let me wrestle again. What I found is people are sad for a bit. Then, everybody just moves on and it doesn’t matter. The hardest part for it is probably for the person who does it.
During the conversation, Brie confirmed that Danielson still needed to undergo neck surgery.
With the 2024 Owen Hart Cup winner content following his run in AEW, it is unknown if or when Danielson will return to the ring.
Source: Fightful