Bryan Danielson: podcast appearances and interviews

Bryan Lloyd Danielson, born May 22, 1981, is an American sports commentator and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling where he serves as a color commentator for its flagship show Dynamite and performs as a part-time in-ring competitor. Danielson is known for his extensive wrestling career, which includes notable periods in WWE and the independent circuit. He began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit and signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2000. He also made appearances in WWE until 2003 and joined Ring of Honor in 2002, where he became a mainstay, winning the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship once each and unifying these titles. He was awarded the inaugural ROH Survival of the Fittest tournament and was named to the ROH Hall of Fame in 2022. His international wrestling achievements include winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling; he also held titles in other promotions such as PWG, FIP, and wXw. Danielson returned to WWE in 2009, won multiple championships including four WWE Championships, and headlined WrestleMania twice. After initially retiring in 2016 due to injury concerns, he worked as WWE's general manager of SmackDown until 2018. His WWE contract expired in 2021, and he subsequently joined AEW where he has continued to achieve success, including winning the AEW World Championship at All In 2024 before losing it at WrestleDream 2024.