Bryan Danielson opens up about Vince McMahon’s curiosity in AEW’s success during his run in WWE

The former WWE chairman supposedly told Bryan Danielson to 'spy' on AEW's product.

Bryan Danielson opens up about Vince McMahon’s curiosity in AEW’s success during his run in WWE

Bryan Danielson and Vince McMahon (via AEW/WWE)

Bryan Danielson has been one of the most integral stars of AEW. He debuted in the company in 2021 and has been working as an influential figure on and off screen. However, before that, Bryan was in WWE, where he also had input in the WWE creative at one point. In an interview, he revealed that Vince McMahon was once curious to know about the AEW’s success.

In an interview with SXSW Panel, the former WWE Superstar divulged that when he was working with WWE creative back in the day, Vince McMahon had a curiosity about AEW. He revealed that once the former WWE chairman called him and asked what AEW was doing, they were not. Thereafter, the formerly known Daniel Bryan watched 8-week content of AEW to come to the conclusion that Tony Khan‘s promotion has been experimenting with their product.

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Vince McMahon actually called me one night, I was part of WWE creative, and he called me one night and said, ‘What is AEW doing that we’re not doing?’ I went back and watched eight straight weeks of TV within the span of six days and was like, ‘there is a whole list of things.’
Bryan Danielson on Vince McMahon

Bryan Danielson has a good relationship with WWE. He has been a top star in the company once and has competed twice in the main event of WrestleMania. However, he left the company to join AEW in 2021. Aside from his incredible in-ring works, he has been doing notorious activities while staying in the company, like calling Elon Musk ‘impotent.”

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Besides, The American Dragon is going to stay with Tony Khan’s promotion for years to come. However, there is always a possibility of a WWE return down the line. It is going to be interesting to hear more from the AEW star in the weeks to come. In his most recent outing, he had an amazing match with Eddie Kingston at the AEW Revolution.

Bryan Danielson reveals the reason why he doesn’t want a world title run in AEW

The American Dragon Bryan Danielson has been one of the most popular professional wrestlers in the world. He has been a part of All Elite Wrestling for more than two years now. However, he has not yet won any world titles for the company. Recently, in an interview, the former WWE superstar shed light on his aspirations of winning the World Championship in AEW.

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In the aforementioned interview, Bryan stated that for him, AEW made the world of professional wrestling healthy. His part in making the world healthier is by pushing young talents and passing his stardom over to the upcoming superstars. Therefore, he often declines people’s pitch of making him a world champion in the company.

One of the things I loved about AEW is that it made the pro wrestling industry healthier. And so when I look at that, how do I make this industry that I loved since I was a child, healthier. The idea is the stardom that I have been given, pass that on to the younger wrestlers.
Bryan Danielson on a World Title run

The former WWE Champion has been working tremendously at AEW right now. He is giving off banger matches against stars like Eddie Kingston, MJF, and Zack Sabre Jr. The 42-year-old will face Will Ospreay at the upcoming Dynasty pay-per-view on April 21.

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