Bryan Danielson praises Darby Allin.
Darby Allin returned and joined forces with Team AEW on the May 15 episode of AEW Dynamite. He had been sidelined with a broken foot since AEW Dynamite; Big Business, but he was revealed as the replacement for Eddie Kingston in the Anarchy in the Arena match.
In a video AEW posted on their YouTube channel, Bryan Danielson addressed the crowd after AEW Dynamite went off the air.
"It’s great to be home. You guys have given me some incredible moments in my career. You guys are the reason I main-evented WrestleMania. The very last show that my dad came to before he passed away, you guys made him feel like his son was a star. When I was forced to retire, you guys were there with him. You guys laughed with me, you guys cheered for me, you guys cried with me. For that, I will always be grateful. Then this past October, at WrestleDream, you guys came and were the best crowd I’ve ever seen for a technical wrestling match. That warmed my heart. So I feel like, for a long time, I have been your Washington state guy. But ladies and gentlemen, I’ve seen somebody who’s done things that I could never even dream of. I think, when I’m gone, you guys have a new Washington state guy. I’m gonna be in the crowd chanting ‘Darby’ with you guys because this guy [points to Darby], he’s the fucking man," Danielson said.
Danielson is from Aberdeen, Washington, while Allin is from Seattle. AEW Dynamite was held in Everett, Washington, on May 15.
Darby Allin recently said facing Bryan Danielson as one of his goals. Check out his comments here.
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