Bryan Danielson is just days away from challenging Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Heavyweight Title at All In this Sunday from Wembley Stadium, with the stipulation that should he lose, he will have to retire.
His wrestling contract with AEW expired earlier this month. Danielson previously confirmed his full-time days in the ring are closing this year, but he will continue to wrestle a handful of matches yearly.
Danielson previously noted in an interview with Jim Ross that he may need neck surgery at the end of the year. While speaking with Bleacher Report, Danielson noted that his neck is trashed, but he does his best to manage the pain.
“My neck is trashed. But other than that, I feel good. One of the things that I’m good at is experiencing pain and it not necessarily affecting me much. It doesn’t really affect my mental space. The only thing that it does kind of affect is my parenting because our son is four and wild. He loves jumping on my back and jumping on my neck, and I’m like, ‘Argh, stop!”
He continued, “It affects my training and that sort of thing. But other than that, I feel good. The odds are, by the end of the year, I’m probably going to have to get neck surgery or whatever it is. But right now, it feels manageable. And when I get out and wrestle, I feel invincible. So that’s not even a concern.”
Danielson is the current betting odds favorite to win the World Title. Check out the full All In odds here.
