November 7, 2024

Pro wrestler Bryan Danielson on trading the ring for time with his kids

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After a life in the ring, All Elite Wrestling star Bryan Danielson is ready to go home.

The pro wrestling legend is ending his full-time career to spend more time with his kids.

Despite being a pro wrestler for nearly 25 years, Danielson is still at the peak of his powers. In the last year alone, he’s wrestled global legends and the next generation’s stars, traveled to the Tokyo Dome and Arena México, and, most recently, taken part in a true-to-its-title “Anarchy in the Arena” match that included not only folding chairs and garbage cans but thumbtacks and a flamethrower.

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The 43-year-old is massively popular, performs at a high level and is considered by many to be the greatest technical wrestler of all time. So why is the “American Dragon” hanging up his boots?

“I’m going to end my full-time career here this year so I can be more present and more at home with my kids,” Danielson says. “They’re at an age where they want me around, and that’s not going to exist forever. There’s that magic before you get a little bit older that I want to be around for.”

Pro wrestling, especially at Danielson’s level, demands an itinerant lifestyle with plenty of time on the road or in the air. Recently, the AEW star has been featured on the company’s two main shows, “Dynamite” on Wednesdays and “Collision” on Saturdays, and he’s constantly traveling away from his home on the West Coast for runs of shows. The schedule is tough on everyone.

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