Daniel Bryan (now going by the name of Bryan Danielson) made his surprise debut at AEW All Out PPV event, last night. Professional wrestling universe has been chattering about the veteran superstar joining the AEW roster in a big way. Moreover, he addressed the fans at the NOW Arena after making his AEW Debut at the bygone pay-per-view event.
“There’s some people around here who call themselves Elite,” Daniel Bryan said. “I’m going to be here to see if they truly are. So AEW, let’s f—ing go!”
As seen after the PPV main event match, Daniel Bryan rescued Christian Cage and The Jurassic Express from a beatdown at the hands of The Elite during the closing moments. He also hit his signature running knee on Nick Jackson, before hugging out with Christian Cage. The show ended with the babyfaces celebrating in the ring by overcoming the heel as the crowd continuously chanted “AE-Dub!”
Former WWE Superstar AJ Lee expressed her excitement when Daniel Bryan showing up during the closing moments of AEW All Out pay-per-view. In an Instagram story, AJ wrote the following, “huge pop also if kane shows up next imma lose it.”
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AJ Lee comments on Daniel Bryan and CM Punk
Lee had a ton of history with these two superstars back in her WWE days. She was involved in a storyline with Team Hell No (Kane and Bryan) back in 2012-13. She was also Danielson’s kayfabe girlfriend for several months. The two were even set to marry each other in a televised wedding segment on Monday Night Raw 1000 episode.
While Daniel Bryan remains the main conversation coming out of All Out 2021, CM Punk also made his return to wrestling during the PPV, defeating Darby Allin via pinfall after hitting GTS. After the match, Punk re-visited dug up one of his tweets from 2013 about wrestling, “This poop just ain’t fun anymore.” This time, he wrote in the caption, “This s*** is fun again. #AllOut #AEW”
This shit is fun again. #AllOut #AEW pic.twitter.com/JwlV06hjJ6
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 6, 2021
Punk’s wife, AJ Mendez, (fka WWE’s AJ Lee) has also reacted to the return on her Instagram stories. During the match, she wrote,
“That was stressful. You still got it, CM Punk.”
After the All Out PPV, CM Punk also talked about getting a boner from AEW as he previously indicated Daniel Bryan’s debut with the company, a few days ago. The two former WWE Champions will now look forward to compete in the ring in due course.
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