Report: Bryan Danielson "Probably Won't Wrestle For Quite Some Time"

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door has potentially just taken a massive hit.

by Michael Sidgwick
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In potentially devastating news, it appears that the true wrestling dream match mooted for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door could well be off.

That is according to Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer, who revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio that Danielson "probably won't wrestle for quite some time, missing Forbidden Door and Blood & Guts".

The situation is shrouded in mystery; while it was revealed that Danielson suffered an undisclosed injury during the Anarchy In The Arena match at Double Or Nothing, it has been hinted that the match with Zack Sabre, Jr. was set to take place this Sunday. Sabre, Jr. himself issued the challenge recently, and Danielson's manager William Regal discussed it openly on the most recent edition of Rampage - at which Danielson's injury status must have been known internally.

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Oddly, Danielson is set to discuss his status for both events live on Dynamite tonight. This might have made sense, had the match been confirmed and heavily advertised - it would be good practise to let fans know well in advance that it had been postponed or cancelled - but it has only ever been alluded to.

We will find out for certain on Dynamite tonight - it's always possible that Alvarez was misinformed - but opting for a "Here's a great match you could have seen!" approach, on the go-home show no less, seems very weird.

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Fingers crossed for good news.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!