Bryan Danielson vows to break 36-year-old star’s arm at Wrestle Kingdom 18, whom WWE reportedly wants to sign

Over the years, fans have seen some fine wrestling talent with extraordinary technical prowess. Bryan Danielson is one such name who exemplifies sheer strength of will and technical skills. It seems he has set his eyes on breaking Kazuchika Okada‘s arm, as they both are set to collide at the Wrestle Kingdom 18 event.

The much-awaited bout is scheduled for January 4, 2024. The American Dragon was recently part of an interview with New Japan Pro Wrestling. He mentioned his strategy of testing Okada’s wrestling skills after he would break away his right arm. A battered and bruised Danielson looked hungry for a fight as he sounded threatening to Okada’s wrestling career. 

My goal is legitimately to break Okada's right arm. Then we're going to see how good he is because the true test of how good somebody is, when you take away their best weapon. You can take away my arm, my eye and I'm still better than 99.9% of the wrestlers on planet Earth.

Brayan Danielson on Kazuchika Okada

Additionally, the former WWE Champion laid his focus on how he would take away Okada’s strength to deliver his finisher, The Rainmaker. He also quoted the NJPW legend, Antonio Inoki, and taunted Okada about whether he was equivalent to him or not. 

Meanwhile, WWE will be keeping a close eye on this contest. With reports of Kazuchika’s NJPW contract expiring in 2024, reports have suggested that Triple H might bring him aboard. It would be an interesting scenario, as Okada would be one of the biggest Japanese stars setting foot in WWE Shinsuke Nakamura.

Bryan Danielson is still injured ahead of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

Bryan Danielson shocked the world when he picked up a win against Kazuchika Okada at the Forbidden Door. However, it had an impediment because Okada broke his opponent’s arm. Despite the injury, Danielson still pushed for 10 minutes until the match came to an end.

It seems that the NJPW star will have a physical advantage ahead of his clash with Danielson. The latter recently revealed in his interview with NJPW that he still hasn’t fully recovered from the injury. 

I wrestled for another ten minutes with a broken arm and because I fought through, I couldn’t hold my son for two months. I still don’t have full strength in my right arm, because I did come back a little bit early.

Bryan Danielson on his injury

In light of his injury, Danielson has seemingly vowed to become the first person to make Okada tap after 2015. Being in the twilight of his in-ring career, his fans would watch the match with a lot of expectations. NJPW recently revealed the full card for Wrestle Kingdom 18. It will be headlined by Tetsuya Naito challenging SANADA for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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