Tony Khan Explains Decision To Make Bryan Danielson Full-Time AEW Dynamite Commentator
Tony Khan comments on Bryan Danielson’s transition to a full-time commentator on AEW Dynamite.
It was recently announced that, beginning September 10, Bryan Danielson will join the AEW Dynamite commentary team on a full-time basis. Danielson is one of the legendary competitors of his era and recently concluded his full-time wrestling career at AEW’s WrestleDream 2024.
Speaking on the Battleground podcast, Tony Khan discussed his decision to assign Danielson to this new role, praising his inside knowledge and noting that fans want to see and hear from him on television.
“As we were preparing for Forbidden Door, I thought Bryan would be fantastic on the commentary team for that show, knowing the background he has, knowing his insights into pro wrestling and how prepared he is and how much research he does on pro wrestling worldwide, knowing the stars competing at Forbidden Door, coming from different promotions, stars from Mexico and Japan, and traveling from all over the world to compete at that show in London. Also, I think Bryan’s a great star, and people want to see Bryan Danielson on television and hear Bryan Danielson on television, and thankfully, he’s got very intelligent, insightful things to say when he does talk.
“I really thought Bryan would be a great part of the commentary team, and he did a fantastic job on Forbidden Door. So I had talked to him, maybe after his promotional tour of Australia was complete, about Bryan joining us on Wednesday, and it worked out perfect. He’ll be joining us tomorrow night, on Wednesday Night Dynamite as a host, a commentator, providing his really, really valuable insights into pro wrestling. I think it’s great anytime we’re able to bring on Bryan Danielson to do anything in AEW, but especially to provide very, very intelligent, insightful commentary on pro wrestling. That’s a great thing in AEW that we have now with Bryan Danielson as a host on Wednesday night’s Dynamite starting tomorrow.
Fans can check out the lineup for the next episode of AEW Dynamite here.
Check out the full interview with Tony Khan embedded above.
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