Bryan Danielson was a major star in WWE for many years. However, in 2021, he decided to leave WWE and sign with AEW.
During an interview on The Gorilla Position, Danielson was asked if he regrets leaving WWE before Triple H took over the creative direction from Vince McMahon in the summer of 2022 to join AEW.
“No, not at all. No. I think how I view it is, obviously things have changed for the better there, substantially. How I view it is, one, I’ve had an incredible time doing what I’m doing. There are a lot of people who, and I think I’m one of these people, who prefer the style in AEW. That’s more wrestling focused as opposed to the drama focus. I like the idea that there is an alternative. When I put thought into what I wanted to do as far as leaving WWE, I was never somebody who disliked WWE. I’ve tried not say anything bad about WWE because I really enjoyed my time there and I enjoyed the people that I worked with. People that are there are still my friends. One of the things that I really wanted was to participate in this thing that makes the wrestling industry better for everybody involved. Having AEW, just the fact that AEW exists, is much better for all of us. I’m also preferential to the style. I like the style a little bit more.“
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