AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson had yet another health scare.
Two weeks ago he suffered a scare in the ring as he faced off against Nigel McGuinness on Dynamite.
Danielson admitted to Uncrowned’s Anthony Aulla-Heffinger that he had issues just getting through the match.
“Midway through the match, I started losing strength in my legs. There’s a point later in the match where I’m trying to kick him and I can’t turn over my kicks. That’s something that I have the body mechanics to do because I have been doing it for so long, but here I am and I can’t turn my hip over for this kick,” he said.
After the match Danielson sought medical attention.
“When I got to the back, I went to the trainer right away and they worked on me for like 30 minutes. They said it was stemming from the neck stuff. It’s getting to a point where, physically, we’re seeing the signs. I haven’t been sleeping well because I have been having this shooting pain down my arm,” he said.
Danielson also revealed that perhaps his current retirement tour is the best for his health and his family.
“It would have been really hard to be done wrestling if I felt great, right? I love it so much, I still love it so much. I get out there and it’s a rush, when I’m out there I don’t feel pain. Wednesday, I just noticed it and there was this awareness that I didn’t have the strength in my legs that I normally have. That’s the point where it’s getting kind of hard,” he said.
This is Danielson’s first reign as AEW World Champion and it is with a stipulation. Once he loses the title he has agreed to retire from active ring competition.
