Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi in an Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal match took place at the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 pay-per-view event on Sunday night from the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY.
It was a hard-hitting affair with Shingo hitting a powerslam off the apron to the floor with Bryan selling his shoulder. Despite being checked on by the doctor, he proceeded. Shingo beatdown Bryan and taunted the crowd throughout to get more heat. Danielson fought back with strikes and kicks including several elbows in the corner. Danielson with a back suplex off the top rope. Shingo fired back with a suplex for 2 then mocked Bryan with his own yes chant and connected with a major league clothesline into a driver for 2. Danielson avoided a clothesline and put him in an arm submission. Bryan with a head kick then a german suplex. Danielson with a running knee strike for 2. Bryan with some stomping kicks to the head with the fans fully behind him before putting him in an arm triangle and raining down elbows to the head. Bryan put him in an armbar and won the bout.
Winner: Danielson
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