Report: Original Finish Of AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door Main Event Changed Due To Bryan Danielson Injury

Bryan Danielson prides himself on being the best wrestler in the world, and an emphatic victory over Kazuchika Okada at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II on June 25 only strengthened Danielson’s case.

During the course of the match Danielson suffered an arm break after awkwardly taking a top rope diving elbow drop from Okada, but despite this Danielson soldiered on for another 10 minutes, forcing Okada to tap.

Danielson got the win with a modified stretch, using his legs and working arm to bend Okada’s arm back and apply pressure on the shoulders. Per a report from Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter whilst Danielson was always scheduled to submit Okada, his injury meant that the likely finish of a LeBell Lock tap-out was changed.

‘The American Dragon’ is set to be on the sidelines for a while as a result of his injury, and early estimates of a late August return could be out of the window, with the severity of Danielson’s injury worse than originally thought.