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00:00Tonight, he is joined by his family, Buddy, Birdie, and Breeze.
00:06From the American election team, weighing 197 pounds,
00:11the American Dragon, Bryan Danielson.
00:27And his opponent, accompanied by his manager, Prince Nana.
00:34His arse is in Tacoma, Washington.
00:38Who's house?
00:41Weighing to 130 pounds, he is the reigning and defending all elite wrestling.
00:49World Champion, Swerve Strickland!
01:05Swerve looks in phenomenal shape, doesn't he, guys?
01:08Sure does. He's definitely put together, as is the challenger.
01:13Danielson will be, is it, the actual final countdown for Danielson?
01:18You know, I was in the same locker room for a good while today with Danielson.
01:22It seems to me like it takes him a little bit longer to warm up, to get loosened up,
01:28to get prepared physically. And I think that could be a concern in this match.
01:32Yeah, and I saw some of that also, JR early. Mentally also, he was prepping. You're right.
01:40Here we go, boys.
01:49Swerve is smiling, Danielson is not. I don't know what that tells us.
01:54Well, you know, 25 years ago, I signed Bryan Danielson to his first pro wrestling contract.
02:00And I've been a part of his life, those 25 years, one form or another.
02:06This is a very emotional night. I can only imagine what's going through Daniel Bryan's, his body, his soul, his
02:15heart.
02:16Bryan Danielson is somebody that began his professional wrestling journey right around the same time that I did.
02:21And he's somebody that has been a presence in professional wrestling for the entire time I have.
02:27And to imagine a world without him, it's tough.
02:30But if there's anybody that can retire Bryan Danielson, it is our AEW world champion, Swerve Swerve.
02:38Yeah, both these athletes from the state of Washington, and they're in here in London, England at Webley Stadium,
02:44having that for the world title. It's pretty wild.
02:46Oh, Swerve just shot a glance over at Bryan's family.
02:51And Swerve, this past Wednesday, he vowed to dissect Bryan limb by limb, piece by piece,
02:58in front of his family as Danielson counters the knee strike.
03:02One thing to say, another thing to do it.
03:05And Swerve has yet to prove to me that he can beat Bryan Danielson.
03:10Point, period, end the story. Show me.
03:16You hear the thugs of those round kicks by Danielson.
03:19Man, that, well, the maneuver there earlier, I mean, I don't know if Danielson, I'm sorry,
03:23I don't know if Swerve landed on his head or his shoulder.
03:24I think it was the shoulder, which could be in service of this LaBelle lock.
03:28Yeah.
03:29Which, depending on how compromised that shoulder is, could lead to a very early finish.
03:34And a continuation of Danielson's career, but Danielson sent over the top.
03:39It should be Larry here, gents.
03:41Oh!
03:42God!
03:43Nice.
03:44Kick into the jaw.
03:46As Swerve, despite the early danger, looking composed.
03:52Here he goes.
03:53Watch out.
03:54Now Swerve over that top.
03:56Swerve landing on his feet on the outside.
03:59Danielson, there's some serious chances these guys are taking here in the early going.
04:04Yeah.
04:04Chances they may not be able to recover.
04:05Oh, God!
04:08Oh, God!
04:09The springboard!
04:10The cannonball!
04:12Yeah, it's gonna be great.
04:15Vibs has that classic in the making.
04:17Yeah, J.R., you're right.
04:18Really early for these, these type of maneuvers.
04:22Well, you could feel his energy just explode out of, out of Danielson.
04:26As soon as he hit that springboard, man, what energy.
04:29He just felt it.
04:29Now Swerve climbing to the top, or excuse me, Danielson climbing to the top.
04:33And Danielson dropping the knee, like a guillotine coming down on the arm of Swerve Strickland.
04:37You don't wanna have a limb issue.
04:39If you now have a problem with your arm, I feel Strickland, you're in trouble against Danielson.
04:43He will dissect a body part, J.R., better than anybody.
04:47Yeah, he's very calculating, very skilled.
04:49He's always been an amazing student of the game.
04:53When I signed him 25 years ago, he had a curiosity and a yearning to learn and to be more
05:00about the product.
05:01Now Pro Wrestling was his one and only love growing up.
05:04Well, in Bryan's case, the student has undoubtedly, in many people's opinion, become the master.
05:10But Danielson, if you speak to him, he says he will never stop learning about professional wrestling.
05:15There's always something new to experience.
05:17I think that's a common trait next calendar of all successful people.
05:23I really do.
05:25And fans, I don't know if our microphones are picking it up, but we can hear at Rinkside the shrieks
05:32of delight and also the shrieks of nervousness of Bryan's daughter, Birdie, here at Rinkside.
05:39And that has got in some part of Bryan's head.
05:42I mean, he has to notice that.
05:43He has to pick up on that.
05:44And that's got to weigh on him.
05:45He's got to block that out.
05:46He's got to stay focused on his opponent.
05:49Love his family, obviously, but he's in a battle right now.
05:51He's got to block that out and worry about the world champion in front of him.
05:55J.R.
05:57Swerve.
05:58Oh, on the knee.
05:59Over the past few weeks, and maybe this is the beginning of the dissection that Swerve spoke about, but the
06:03past few weeks leading up to this match, Swerve has weaponized, essentially, Bryan's love, his commitment to his family.
06:11Swerve has used that against Bryan.
06:12Yeah, that may be the original thought, but I don't know if it's going to be successful.
06:17Again, here's the thing.
06:19Somewhere along this journey of championships in AEW glory, I got to see Torres Strickland become the man that he
06:29wants to be, that he thinks he can be.
06:31And to do that, I know it's almost cliche, but he's got to be Bryan Danielson.
06:37Yeah, it needs to happen tonight.
06:38Absolutely.
06:41But I respectfully disagree.
06:43I get what you're saying, J.R., but I don't feel, I feel like if you're a world champion, you
06:48are the measuring stick, in my opinion.
06:50But I know the respect everyone has for Danielson, and I get your point, but I feel like you're the
06:55world champ, you are the man.
06:57So that's how I look at Swerve.
06:59I can understand that.
07:00Yeah.
07:00I appreciate that sentiment.
07:02Of course.
07:02It won't be the first time we disagree.
07:04Man, won't be the last.
07:07Swerve.
07:08Progress on the ropes, interrupted by Danielson.
07:12Ooh!
07:13That him slapped right in the face, right in the jawline.
07:16Yeah, you got to be careful exchanging strikes with Danielson, man.
07:19He's a heavy hitter.
07:20Look, it's just open.
07:21He locks it.
07:22He locks it.
07:22He locks it.
07:36He locks it.
07:37Over the top.
07:38Dangerous place for both men here, Excalibur.
07:42Yeah, Excalibur's a dangerous place.
07:45Love of God.
07:47It's dangerous.
07:49They're teetering on disaster, Tony.
07:52Yep.
07:52Paul got kicked in the back of the head.
07:53Paul Turner got clipped a little bit by the boot of Danielson.
07:56It was inadvertent, but...
07:58No.
07:59Oh, look.
08:00Look at Nana.
08:01Nana just...
08:01Nana brought in the ring belt.
08:02The ring belt.
08:03Oh!
08:04That dead belt.
08:04Driver on the ring belt.
08:06His head hit that belt.
08:07Oh, my God.
08:08He can't survive that.
08:09No, you're right.
08:11Damn.
08:12He might win this by count out right now.
08:16I mean, you gotta get a brother to try it out.
08:18Smart, Swerve, Strickland.
08:20You gotta name it like Swerve.
08:21You're used to Swerve to people.
08:22That was pretty good game plan by Nana and Strickland.
08:26Paul Turner, you can see his back was turned to the edge,
08:29and he didn't see it.
08:30And Danielson had driven into that steel ring belt.
08:34His head hit hard.
08:36It was a pretty good reaction there by Prince Nana, too,
08:39to get that ring belt.
08:40Oh, no.
08:41Now we've got trouble with Dick Warner.
08:44Yep.
08:45It's not only bleeding, holding his neck.
08:48And he's got an issue.
08:49And that neck may be the most serious issue of the two.
08:51Yeah.
08:52It certainly could be as Paul Turner begins the count to Brian Danielson
08:56on the outside.
08:57The physical issues of the shoulder-griddle neck area
09:00and the head of Danielson is well documented,
09:02and throughout his career he's on issues.
09:04Yeah, and he said he's going to likely J.R. need neck surgery
09:07by the year's end, right?
09:08That's what he told me.
09:09That's right.
09:10The blood flowing freely from Danielson
09:12as he beats Paul Turner's count.
09:13Shows the harder dancer to get him before the count out.
09:16He don't want to lose like that.
09:18He'd rather get beaten down and beat in the middle of the ring,
09:21not counted out.
09:21His family's watching.
09:22Why is he going to do this to his family?
09:25It's worth questioning why Danielson
09:26would want to do this to his family.
09:28But Strickland's a bad man.
09:30He gets fueled by that.
09:31If he knows his family's hurting, he loves that.
09:33And that was the point that so many tried to make to Brian Danielson.
09:39Eddie Kingston, Jeff Jarrett, all imploring Danielson, do not take this lightly.
09:48Swear Strickland may be the most dangerous man you've ever set foot in the ring with.
09:51This is getting ugly and it could get a lot uglier before it's over.
09:54This is going to be, looks like it's going to be right out of the Brian Danielson textbook here.
09:58You're right.
09:59He didn't do it.
10:00He did.
10:00Oh wait, Swerve dragging Danielson out of the ring.
10:03I think I know he's not.
10:05Oh no, he's not.
10:05He's right in front of Brian's family here at ringside.
10:08That's what he wants to do.
10:08That's what he wants to do.
10:10As Brie, very uncomfortable.
10:13Brie Danielson, Buddy and Birdie all looking on.
10:16Wow, that's, this is.
10:18They're bleeding in the father's face, they're getting in.
10:21Brie trying to infer her children's gaze is, come on, Strickland, you better than that.
10:25You want your daddy to go home, I'm giving that to you.
10:29You want your daddy on with you, that's why I'm giving you to thank me.
10:33Oh, he's kind of smacked.
10:35That's how he gets some time.
10:36That is why so many people think Swerve is the most dangerous man of professional wrestling.
10:42He, so unpredictable?
10:44There's nothing sacred to him.
10:45Whether it's inside the ring, outside the ring, at his opponent's home, anywhere.
10:50Yeah, by any means necessary, that's how Strickland's been.
10:54Hence how that mindset, that killer instinct, how he's got that world title.
10:58It doesn't seem that he has much of a code of ethics.
11:01Well, it is.
11:02He wants to be the one to retire him is what he wants to do.
11:05I mean, that's, I mean, if you can tell the world you're the man to retire, Brian Danielson, in his
11:11career.
11:11There will only be one of those.
11:13That's right.
11:13And that man very well could be Swerve Strickland if this match continues at this pace.
11:18He said to Bernie, he said, you're gonna get your wish.
11:20He's coming home is what he said to his daughter.
11:22Yeah, you gotta add the commentary for God's sake.
11:24Yeah.
11:25Just shut up and wrestle.
11:27As Swerve with Bryan in the ropes, Bryan very famously promising his daughter that this would be his final year
11:35as a professional wrestler.
11:37And we heard earlier, Renee Paquette, she spoke to Brie Danielson.
11:41Brie said, we're not hoping this is your final match.
11:43We want you to go out on your own terms.
11:46Right.
11:46But Swerve Strickland may have something to say about that.
11:48Oh, this is not gonna be good.
11:51Danielson driven down hard.
11:53Oh, Danielson just face first on the mat.
11:55How much of his neck got punished on that one?
11:59God is in tears there.
12:01Good God, look at his face.
12:04How traumatic can that be on a child?
12:07This team, their father getting quartered right here in Wimbledon.
12:12In a foreign country, a foreign land, Tony.
12:14Absolutely.
12:15Long way from home, so I'm trying to say.
12:18Swerve up to the top.
12:21Swerve stopped.
12:22No, Danielson covers.
12:23What a counter that was.
12:25Smart wrestling.
12:26Smart wrestling.
12:27Oh boy, here we go.
12:29Look at Danielson.
12:30This is unbelievable.
12:31He turned this around.
12:33He's got a surge of adrenaline here.
12:36Danielson can win it right here if he can regain the leverage that he once had and that he needs.
12:41I like that.
12:41Strickland attacked the grip, McScalvin.
12:43He broke the grip.
12:44That's what you want to do.
12:45Yeah, the hand fighting by Swerve Strickland, proving effective.
12:48But Swerve, I'm sure cognizant of that early damage done to his shoulder in this match,
12:54trying to avoid a submission hold from Danielson at all costs.
12:59The reversal.
13:00Danielson.
13:01Nope, O'Connor roll.
13:02Unsuccessful for Swerve with the up kick score.
13:04Right in the face, you can hear it.
13:06What are you doing, Moss?
13:07What are you doing, Moss?
13:08That's awesome.
13:09Oh, Danielson.
13:10Got a little too fancy, Strickland did.
13:13Danielson put his entire body into that lariat.
13:17Well, you can better believe that Swerve is gonna get up.
13:24I mean, you're looking to demand the world champion.
13:26Take a look at this again, though, first.
13:27Think about what's at stake here, guys.
13:29Think about what's at stake.
13:31A man's career that he spent 25 years building versus the AEW title.
13:39Uppercut attempted by Swerve Danielson.
13:42Backslide.
13:43And Swerve breaks free.
13:46Swing and a miss by Swerve.
13:47And Danielson leads his feet, takes down Swerve once again.
13:49It's amazing, the resiliency of Daniels.
13:52Yeah, he's trying to really get some momentum.
13:55String together two, three, four moves to get the champion rocked.
13:59The Swerve just kind of backs back up on his feet after that, though.
14:04String.
14:04String does have a size advantage, but that's never bothered Danielson his whole life, his
14:09whole career.
14:11Yeah, I think he's past that.
14:15Yeah, for what Danielson may lack in size, he more than makes up for in technique, in passion,
14:21in drive, and...
14:23Oh!
14:24Flatliner!
14:25Oh, he's got it!
14:27Cover!
14:27Got it!
14:27And, oh, Danielson!
14:29And resilience, and toughness, and courage.
14:33But he's facing a man, Swerve Strickland, who has defeated nine world champions this year.
14:39Think about the gauntlet of champions he's gone through.
14:42Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, he's defeated Will Ospreay this year.
14:46That's what I mean.
14:47It's an incredible run.
14:48He's decorated as hell, this Strickland.
14:50Here we go, here we go!
14:52Cover!
14:52Again!
14:54This time Danielson, so close.
14:56Oh, good, getting out of the way of that.
14:58Danielson avoiding contact, looking for cattle mutilation here.
15:01Double overhooks here.
15:02This is right, this is textbook Danielson.
15:04Yeah, if he could spin here.
15:06If he can flatten, swerve out onto his stomach, but swerve, the strong base underneath him.
15:11Yeah, thought he's way out from what could have been a cattle mutilation.
15:14Tiger suplex!
15:15That's a rare throw, you don't see much.
15:18It's a tough throw to do.
15:21Danielson just doing everything he can here.
15:23Look at him.
15:23His neck.
15:23His neck is being exploited.
15:26He's trying to cover it up, but that's not working.
15:33Swerve, fighting his way out of the cattle mutilation.
15:36But, Taz, as you said, Danielson maintained the overhooks.
15:39Yup, get that Tiger suplex.
15:41Yeah, throw that, it's not often done.
15:43And you don't have these round kicks.
15:47Oh, he's rocking the champion.
15:49Adios!
15:51Some bruises or cracks every time he strikes.
15:55Got to be.
15:59The roundhouse kick.
16:02Completes the combination for Bryant Danielson.
16:05Lips out in his family.
16:06Thorn is smiling away.
16:07She's happy now.
16:08Yeah buddy happy as well Danielson targeting the spine of Swerve Strickland
16:19Earlier today Prince Nana pointed out to me that Swerve Strickland the first black
16:23professional wrestler to main event here in Wembley Stadium a grand distinction
16:30but now very cool that's awesome yes that's very
16:34whoa whoa whoa he's going for a tiger throw up hit don't do this Damson
16:41Tiger Suplex from Danielson oh my god no margin for error no margin for error on either side
16:48nasty as Danielson covers no swerve kicks out now Paul Turner had looked at Swerve after he
16:56collided with the mat Swerve said yeah I'm okay and damn he was right but he kicked right out
17:02I can't explain the danger in this suplex man nevertheless on the mat nevertheless off the
17:06ropes it's a it's a very not just difficult it's a super dangerous suplex and now Danielson
17:16calling his shot he says it's time to kick Swerve's head in here we go
17:23oh nothing pretty about that oh man that's Smash Mouth no funness there
17:29well Danielson's going out man he's going out in a blaze right here
17:34as Danielson flags out Swerve Kettle Mutilation there it is Kettle Mutilation
17:41Swerve in some very very deep water right now tough this late in the match to hit that bridge like
17:47that
17:47and stay in it takes a lot of cardio strength well especially when you're bridging on your head
17:52Taz the blood sure flows even more freely out of the head of Daniels you have an open wound there
17:58but Swerve
18:00wow Swerve getting up to his feet that's really impressive from Strickland
18:04count it oh geez no oh god Danielson that's so dangerous you're not kidding calamitous landing for
18:12Bryan Danielson and I hope Danielson's okay Paul Turner immediately gesturing for
18:18Dr. Michael Sampson let's see what happens here this is
18:24and multiple members of the medical team here in AEW
18:28I mean think about it it was the match with Will Ospreay where Danielson suffered that
18:34the injury to his neck from that tiger driver and now yeah this is uh you don't want to see
18:39this
18:41side it was a hell of a counter move man see how to land and go and that right there
18:45is dangerous
18:47inside the ring Swerve he's getting rid of the medical team Swerve just he chased him away
18:52yeah chasing the medical team out of the ring
18:57these guys are in desperate mode they want to retain this championship meaning Strickland but
19:05the professional wrestling career of Bryan Danielson
19:11may just be moments away from ending yeah I think you're right about that Excalibur
19:24another another breath that would have a bell ringing that toughness you alluded to earlier
19:31JR about Danielson man it's exemplified heavily right there yeah he's got that amazing grit
19:39it's just you know he's never been the biggest dog in the fight his entire life
19:42so he's accustomed to fighting from underneath as they say oh the house calls
19:53now he's backing up he wants to get up he probably wants to put it
19:56it probably wants to do it again here Excalibur
19:59because Danielson he's not down you can see the lights are still on in the eyes
20:05but Bryan Danielson yeah here we go a second house call
20:09yeah strictly to do whatever the hell he wants right now to Danielson and again here in the streets
20:16and look at Bryan's daughter she's reaching that Danielson's reaching towards her
20:20her hand was out reaching it's really sad I mean
20:31the drama cascading over this epic facility oh god he's got his back turned here though
20:38Danielson another one's coming
20:43I'm sorry to his family oh no yeah he's gone Danielson this match is over here guys
20:50at some point you've got to say okay look it didn't work one two
20:55no Danielson he just popped his shoulder up I don't know if it was instinct or just heart
21:00oh yeah he's going nuts fans look crazy I've never seen this at the top of the cross
21:08was Bryan Danielson saying I'm sorry for what I put you through
21:14or I'm sorry for what I'm about to do we will never know
21:19but Bryan Danielson remains in this match he keeps looking at his family as he's eating those round
21:42he's getting fired up man scrunched in trouble scrunched in trouble
21:48oh they're not doing family they're sitting here at ringside
21:54they're motivated this man he works out and he learns him and then here he goes
22:01got it Swerve, catches the kick what a counter
22:04Danielson, no look at this a triangle yes triangle cinched in with downward elbow strikes
22:10Swerve can't protect himself they beat the hell out of each other and they're still in anybody's ball game
22:17Swerve's not lifting Danielson up he's lifting Danielson up by his beard
22:21but Danielson counters the shoulder capture
22:25oh he rocked his head that time Danielson can turn nothing into something just like that with his neck and
22:34his hips
22:35He understands wrestling that's what I'm going to consider him the best in the entire world
22:41no matter the canvas
22:43Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
22:49Boussaku Nee!
22:52Swerves out.
22:55My God, he's done.
22:56Brushing right off.
22:58He goes on over here.
22:59He goes out.
23:01Another house goal.
23:04That's his tight.
23:06Brother.
23:06Man, I feel like dancing gave Strickland his best shot.
23:09He sure did.
23:10And the champion brushed it off.
23:11Wow.
23:12That Boussaku Nee has been so reliable for Bryan Danielson.
23:15But now he finds himself in the grip of Strickland Swerve.
23:19Looking at the family, looking right at Danielson's family.
23:23And Swerve looking for big pressure.
23:25Oh, there it is.
23:28One, two, three.
23:30Oh, yeah.
23:31What do you say?
23:32What do you say now?
23:33Look, Swerve is in shock.
23:36He's in shock.
23:37People going nuts here.
23:44Swerve cannot believe what happened.
23:48Look at him.
23:49And talk about reliable, I think that's the first time in my recollection that anyone has kicked out of big
23:54pressure.
23:58The crowd loving this environment, this atmosphere, these memories they're making with AEW.
24:08That's why we love this sport, Jim.
24:37And Adam Page.
24:38We need some love.
24:39And Adam Page.
24:40We need some love.
24:40Security over here right now.
24:42Hangman has been dead set under built
24:45as we're stripling him.
24:46He's obsessed with Strictly.
24:49We're at a great moment here,
24:51and I think that's what's happening.
24:53Well, Hangman's bloody security.
24:55Security's swarming Hangman, thankfully,
24:57before he's unable to,
24:59before he's able to affect the proceedings.
25:01Get him out of here.
25:05Don't run the parties the rest of us.
25:11Can he get him? Can he get him?
25:12One, two, three.
25:15Oh, that was a long, fat, juicy two count.
25:20That might have been the last shot right there.
25:23Maybe, I don't know.
25:25Is the tank empty?
25:28Not just for Bryan Danielson in this match,
25:31but in his entire career.
25:35What drama, my God.
25:43It looks to me like it's going to be a photo finish
25:46from what we're seeing right now.
25:48Somebody's got to hit some offense.
25:51Oh!
25:52The hands, the knuckles have blocked
25:53by the exchange of forearm shots.
25:55That's what's happening.
25:56Hands intertwined, elbows being exchanged.
26:00Swerve now looking for kicks,
26:01but I don't think he's going to win that game
26:02against Danielson.
26:03He's not. You're right.
26:06Oh!
26:08Oh!
26:08Headbutt, that headbutt.
26:10Again, another headbutt.
26:12Boy, that can bust a guy over in a heartbeat.
26:15He's maybe going for the bell lock there.
26:17Yeah, he wanted to get some sort of arm bar.
26:18Big pressure again, arm drag.
26:21Good count on that arm drag.
26:23Kick to the midsection.
26:26Pump kick sends Danielson back to the corner.
26:29They don't care.
26:29Oh!
26:34And it's getting intense.
26:36He's got to follow up to something though.
26:39That's not going to win it.
26:40He's got the champion luck.
26:47Look at the fans, my God.
26:54Man, the impact, the intensity.
26:58Here it comes, and now, LaBelle lock center in the ring!
27:02He's got that S-grip in!
27:05It isn't deep, it isn't tight!
27:07Will it be enough? Can it be enough?
27:09Can he get him to tap?
27:10Runs the hand, walks the hand, and he's trying to attack the grip!
27:13Is Stripper gonna tap out?
27:16Oh, the hand fighting again, Swerve!
27:19He's won two times!
27:22Swerve has been victorious twice!
27:24Daniels has stabbed in the fingers!
27:26He's got that S-grip back in!
27:30He's got it!