Bryan Danielson on What Sets Tony Khan Apart from Other Bosses – While speaking with Gorilla Position this week, Bryan Danielson opened up about what makes Tony Khan different than any other boss he’s had.
While Danielson had great relationships with Vince McMahon, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and Gabe Sapolsky when he worked for them, Khan stands out for how kind he is. Danielson said that, before Khan, he’s never had a boss who is particularly kind.
“To me, it’s been kind of refreshing, a little bit. He comes with so many new ideas and ideas that I wouldn’t have thought of. But also, he’s a real student of wrestling, as far as like, he studies past wrestling and all that kind of stuff. So it’s been a lot of fun,” Danielson said.
“The one thing that’s hard is that Tony is super kind. He’s a super kind human being. And like, I haven’t had a boss like that [laughs]. I had a great relationship with Vince, you know? And I had a great relationship with Hunter. And when I was in Ring of Honor, I had a great relationship with Gabe Sapolsky. None of them were particularly kind, you know what I mean? In the sense of like treating everyone nicely, like all that kind of stuff. That’s been really refreshing, that sort of thing. So, yeah, it’s been fun. It’s just been interesting. And it’s just been different.”
Danielson said the three years he’s been with AEW are the most fun he’s ever had in pro wrestling. He really enjoyed his time in WWE, but Danielson doesn’t regret leaving the company in 2021. Danielson prefers the in-ring style in AEW and likes that AEW’s existence has made the pro wrestling industry better for everyone involved.
At All In later this month, Danielson is challenging Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship. Danielson — who also contributes to AEW behind the scenes — will retire from in-ring competition if he loses to Strickland.
Bryan Danielson on What Sets Tony Khan Apart from Other Bosses
