With nearly 2,000 matches under his belt, AEW's Bryan Danielson has tackled a wide variety of in-ring scenarios in his wrestling career. During a recent interview with "Fightful," Danielson revealed two grueling matches of his that he remains the most proud of.
"So I did an hour with Hangman Page, and the other one I was going to say and I did an Iron Man Match with MJF, which was actually over an hour. I was proud of both of those because I've always been a wrestling geek," Danielson said.
"I love like 80s NWA Ric Flair always doing these 60-minute draws. Not just 80s Ric Flair, like you look at the 70s NWA World Champions, they're always doing like these hour-long draws and I love that style. I love that thing. I was very proud of both of those matches because I thought we did a good job in the modern era where everybody, I don't want to say everybody, but so many people watch their TVs with their phone in their hand, and the second they stop being entertained they go [to look at their phone] and then they don't go back to that."
Danielson's bout with "Hangman" Adam Page occurred at "AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming" in December 2021, with Page's AEW World Championship on the line. As Danielson noted, this title match reached the 60-minute time limit, resulting in a draw between the competitors. At AEW Revolution 2023, Daniels surpassed the 60-minute mark as he and then-AEW World Champion MJF went into overtime in their Iron Man match due to a 3-3 tie. MJF eventually broke tie by hitting Danielson with an oxygen tank, then forcing him to tap out to the LeBell Lock.
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