Featured Columnist IVSeptember 8, 2024
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Two weeks after successful the AEW World Championship for the primary time at All In, Bryan Danielson efficiently defended it in a win over TNT champion Jack Perry at All Out on Saturday, hitting his foe with a Busaiku Knee that despatched the challenger flying.
Nevertheless, Danielson paid a horrible worth post-match.
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As Danielson celebrated his victory, Killswitch got here from behind and attacked him. A couple of moments later, Christian Cage strolled down the ramp with the remainder of The Patriarchy.
Announcers speculated that Cage might be cashing in on his On line casino Gauntlet Match victory at All In for AEW World Championship title shot. Nevertheless, Jon Moxley then stepped in between The Patriarchy and the ring. The remainder of the Blackpool Fight Membership joined him.
The crew then joined Danielson within the ring, elevating his arms in victory. Then in a surprising flip of occasions, Claudio Castagnoli uppercut punched Danielson, and Moxley choked him with a plastic bag. Pac then held Wheeler Yuta again from defending Danielson. Marina Shafir additionally obtained in on the motion.
AEW posted this on X post-incident:
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As a result of graphic nature of the assault on Bryan Danielson, we is not going to be sharing the footage. AEW doesn’t condone such actions.
Finally, that quartet took its depart, and medics and Yuta attended to the champion.
Danielson made his AEW debut in 2021, and though he made it clear all through a lot of his tenure within the firm that he had no real interest in changing into world champion, he was thrust into the title scene forward of All In.
Competing within the Owen Hart Basis Event, Danielson beat Shingo Takagi, Pac and “Hangman” Adam Web page to win it and develop into No. 1 contender for the AEW World Championship.
That set the stage for an All In match between Danielson and then-champion Swerve Strickland at Wembley Stadium in London, and so as to add much more intrigue, Danielson’s profession was on the road.
Danielson and Strickland engaged in a hard-hitting battle that noticed The American Dragon get busted open, and the presence of Danielson’s spouse and kids at ringside contributed to the drama.
Ultimately, Danielson made Swerve submit, setting off a large celebration amongst Danielson, his household and the Wembley devoted.
On the following episode of Dynamite, Danielson mentioned he would proceed as a full-time wrestler for so long as he was champion, and he declared that he would tackle all challengers.
After making that announcement, Danielson was attacked by Perry, who was contemporary off retaining the TNT title in a win over Darby Allin in a coffin match at All In.
That was all it took for Perry to be granted a title match towards Danielson in Chicago, which was a becoming location since Perry’s altercation with CM Punk at All In final yr is what led to one among Chicago’s favourite sons in Punk to be launched from AEW.
The gang was firmly on Danielson’s facet at All Out, and he parlayed that assist right into a title protection that can prolong his full-time in-ring profession by at the least yet one more match.
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