The reason why Bryan Danielson has been absent from the AEW commentary team
While speaking to Fightful Overbooked for a charity live stream, AEW President Tony Khan addressed Bryan Danielson’s recent absence from the AEW commentary team…
“Bryan’s beat up, and I’ve been giving him time to rest and recover. I would love to have Bryan out there all the time, but he’s been home with his family, and he’s doing very well.
But it’s a lot for Bryan being on the road. A lot of the value of Bryan stepping away from the ring and resting is him being home with his family, recovering, and trying to be off the road. So, I’ve been trying to take the pressure of the road off Bryan.
When he’s able to travel more and be pain-free, I think it’ll be great. I also think even just sitting in the chair and moving his head around while watching the monitor and stuff is hard. It’s harder than people understand with the injuries he’s had.
People don’t realize the toll that this business and this sport have taken on this man. He’s done so much for all of us, so it means the world to have him be part of this family.
But that also means he’s done everything he can in the ring for AEW at this point, and I don’t need to drag him out and beat him up every week even more when he’s hurting.”