Bryan Danielson incorporated plenty of striking into his wrestling arsenal, whether he was throwing a series of hand strikes to the head or kicks to all parts of the body.
While making the media rounds in England ahead of Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn, Danielson spoke to Boxing Social and was asked if he ever considered participating in a boxing bout.
"No, I have too much respect for boxers. I've done a lot of muay-thai training and a lot of jiu-jitsu training. One of my problems with my muay-thai is I'm better at kicking than I am with my punches. My muay-thai coach went and had me train with boxers. This is when I was living in Las Vegas. I went and trained with like 16-year-old kids, and they lit me up. [laughs]. Boxing movement, especially guys who are elite, with their head movement and stuff, I couldn't touch this 16-year-old kid, I couldn't touch him. He knew, at that point I had a decent number of concussions; he knew he wasn't supposed to hit me in the head too hard, and he just gently tapped me at will. We also had Anthony Ogogo with AEW and talking to him about boxing, when you get to [a high] level, it's just different," said Danielson.
Danielson hasn't wrestled since AEW WrestleDream 2024 when he lost the AEW World Title to Jon Moxley.
It is unknown if or when he will return to the ring due his neck injury. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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