5 Major Booking Steps For Daniel Bryan's AEW Debut
3. But He Does Confront A Top Name
When the arena lights dimmed at Road Rager, coming back on to reveal the now-Malakai Black, the crowd, understandably, went wild.
Then known as Aleister Black, the Dutchman had gone two years on WWE's main roster without achieving anything of note aside from an Extreme Rules 2019 banger vs. Cesaro. Vince McMahon failed Black to such an extent that it didn't even matter what his first move was post-WWE because he was going to achieve mass success regardless.
He did. Laying out Arn Anderson and Cody Rhodes with consecutive Black Mass kicks, Malakai was instantaneously framed as a top-tier player in AEW.
Bryan Danielson must receive the same treatment, but it shouldn't come at Cody's expense again, both for the promotion's reputation and that of 'The American Nightmare'. Instead, why not Kenny Omega?
As alluded to, 'The Best Bout Machine' is likely to be without the AEW World Championship at this stage, freeing him up for a programme with Danielson that doesn't have to take a championship into account, although if, in 2021, Kenny Omega and Bryan Danielson are bickering over the IMPACT World Championship, your writer's mind will literally explode.
Much like how Christian Cage had an interaction with Omega early on, this doesn't necessarily have to result in an immediate feud between Danielson and Omega (save that for later). It's merely a way to debut him in a major situation.