Top AEW Star Fractures Arm At Forbidden Door 2023

A horrible injury for a top star at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023.

by Andy H Murray
Bryan Danielson
AEW

Bryan Danielson is believed to have fractured his forearm while wrestled at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 last night.

'The American Dragon' stated as much during the post-show media scrum. Danielson was hurt while working Kazuchika Okada in the pay-per-view's main event, with his doctors anticipating a fractured forearm - and around 6-8 weeks on the sidelines for the Blackpool Combat Club man.

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Danielson stated, too, that he had suffered a torn labrum and compressed discs after wrestling MJF in a 60-minute Iron Man match at Revolution 2023 in March. Bryan chalked this off as "typical wrestler stuff", praising AEW's medical team for their assistance with his issues.

Last night was only Danielson's second match since facing MJF on 5 March, having participated in the eight-man Anarchy in the Arena fight at Double Or Nothing 2023 on 28 May.

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Danielson defeated Okada at Forbidden Door 2023, tapping the New Japan Pro Wrestling icon out, becoming the first wrestler to do so since Shinsuke Nakamura defeated 'The Rainmaker' in 2015.

The Blackpool Combat Club remain locked in a feud with The Elite on AEW television. Last night, Danielson's BCC stablemates Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli, along with Konosuke Takeshita and Shota Umino, were defeated by 'Hangman' Adam Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston, and Tomohiro Ishii.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.