{"id":165682,"date":"2023-09-13T15:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=165682"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:14:25","slug":"danielson-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-full-time-wrestling-next-year-but-isnt-retiring-completely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/13\/danielson-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-full-time-wrestling-next-year-but-isnt-retiring-completely\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielson says he is stepping away from full time wrestling next year, but isn&#8217;t retiring completely"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3574803834\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Bryan Danielson says he is planning to step away from being a full time wrestler next year to prioritize time with his family, but he isn&#8217;t retiring completely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever reach a point where I declare I\u2019m absolutely done,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/news\/bryan-danielson-details-his-future\">Danielson tells Sports Illustrated<\/a>. \u201cI want the ability to show up when I want to show up. Terry Funk is someone I always admired. He retired a million times, but he loved it so much he couldn\u2019t help but keep doing it. And he did it when he wanted. For me, it might be a couple times a year, or it might be years between matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"18\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-6619ec5fbc184e2f8521fb27977e6b63\" data-google-query-id=\"CM7-6eeuqIEDFSHnlAkd6f8Ojg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">His timeline is stepping back around August next year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CM7-6eeuqIEDFSHnlAkd6f8Ojg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<p>\u201cIn my mind, it\u2019s around August of next year,\u201d Danielson says. \u201cMy daughter will say, \u2018Daddy, are you going to be done wrestling when I turn seven?\u2019 And I\u2019ll respond, \u2018Well, not exactly when you turn seven, but I\u2019ll be on the home stretch.\u2019 &#8230; My daughter turns seven in May, so it\u2019s a good time to close down the shop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says his AEW contract expires around that time anyway.<\/p>\n<p>One reason he&#8217;s circled August is he wants to be part of All In in London, England at Wembley Stadium next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get a chance to do All In this year,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I would like that chance next year. We have a show, WrestleDream, this October 1 in Seattle where I\u2019m wrestling Zack Sabre Jr. If we have another next year in Seattle? Maybe it will be then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"18\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-74a90b6457a14466a85e5eb7a51d06c5\" data-google-query-id=\"CM_-6eeuqIEDFSHnlAkd6f8Ojg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">Danielson also said mounting frequency of injuries is contributing to his decision. Danielson has only wrestled three singles matches in the last six months.<\/div>\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CM_-6eeuqIEDFSHnlAkd6f8Ojg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<p>\u201cThere is the realization that over the past year, I\u2019m getting hurt after every big match I have,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s a sign. I love wrestling, but I do not want to wrestle at the expense of my long-term health. I did the Iron Man match with Max (MJF), and then I didn\u2019t wrestle again until Anarchy in the Arena, and even that was a lot of smoke and mirrors. Then I wrestle Okada and I break my arm. The injuries are starting to pile up. At what point is that worth the risk? Especially when my kids want and need me at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the broken arm he suffered in his match against Okada contributed to his mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough I talk about the satisfaction of completing the match against Okada with the broken arm, it\u2019s actually the singular worst injury I\u2019ve had,\u201d admitted Danielson. \u201cMy neck injury was worse, but that was the result of years of abuse on my neck. It\u2019s the same with the concussions. No single concussion was worse than the break of my arm. And because of that, it put me at a point where I couldn\u2019t be there for my kids the way I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he continues to wrestle sporadically, it won&#8217;t necessarily be at the biggest events against the biggest names.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always thought I\u2019d wrestle until the day I die,\u201d he says. \u201cBut it\u2019s not going to be this regular, weekly wrestling. I don\u2019t even know if it\u2019s going to be wrestling at big shows. I\u2019ve always wanted to wrestle for DEFY in Seattle. How easy would it be for me to call the promoter and pop in some weekend? They wouldn\u2019t even need to promote me. I could come in, surprise people, and do my thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ THE FULL ARTICLE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/news\/bryan-danielson-details-his-future\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/12\/brian-cage-names-his-favorite-aew-match-so-far-how-he-approaches-wrestling-so-many-different-styles-aews-work-with-other-companies\/\">Brian Cage names his favorite AEW match so far, how he approaches wrestling so many different styles, AEW\u2019s work with other companies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/09\/13\/al-snow-feels-tony-khan-needs-to-stop-worrying-about-being-liked-comments-on-cm-punks-exit-from-aew\/\">Al Snow feels Tony Khan needs to stop worrying about being liked, comments on CM Punk\u2019s exit from AEW<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2604174568\"><div id=\"pwtor-3969756798\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bryan Danielson says he is planning to step away from being a full time wrestler next year to prioritize time with his family, but he isn&#8217;t retiring completely. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever reach a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/13\/danielson-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-full-time-wrestling-next-year-but-isnt-retiring-completely\/\" title=\"Danielson says he is stepping away from full time wrestling next year, but isn&#8217;t retiring completely\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6163,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew-news","category-prowrestlingnews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-13-at-3.09.15-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165684,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165682\/revisions\/165684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}