Tony Khan Provides Update on Bryan Danielson Amid Ongoing Absence From AEW TV

AEW President Tony Khan recently provided an update on Bryan Danielson amid his ongoing absence from television.

Danielson last performed commentary duties for All Elite Wrestling at Dynamite: Spring BreakThru this past April.

Speaking on Jeremy Lambert’s 24-Hours In The Weeds charity show, Tony Khan said he’d love to see Bryan Danielson all the time but acknowledged that the former world champion is beat up and he doesn’t want to “drag him out and beat him up” week in and week out.

Here’s what Tony Khan said [per Fightful]:

“I think Bryan’s incredible at everything he does. Bryan’s beat up, and I’ve been giving him time to rest and recover. I would love to have Bryan (Danielson) out there all the time, but he’s been home and with his family, and he’s doing very well. But it’s a lot for Bryan being on the road, and a lot of the utility of Bryan stepping away from the ring and resting is him being home with his family and recovering and trying to be off the road.

“So, I’ve been trying to take the pressure of the road off Bryan, but when he’s able to travel more and be pain-free, I think it’ll be great. I also think it’s even just sitting in the chair and moving his head around in the monitor and stuff; it’s hard. It’s harder than people understand with the injuries he’s had. People don’t realize the toll that this business and this sport has taken on this man. He’s done so much for all of us, so it means the world to have him in AEW and be part of this family, but also, that means now he’s done everything he can in the ring for AEW at this point, and I don’t need to drag him out and beat him up every week even more when he’s hurting.”

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Danielson has previously spoken about the issues he’s encountered while being on the road as a commentator. You can check his comments HERE.