Will Ospreay defeats Bryan Danielson in first-ever meeting at AEW Dynasty

The atmosphere in the Chaifetz Arena was incredible from the onset with the fans chanting "Holy sh*t" before the men even locked up and later a "We're not worthy" chant. The crowd was decidedly pro-Ospreay, chanting his name throughout. 

The early going was Ospreay surviving Danielson's physical style, using quick bursts to stun his opponent and bring the crowd to his feet as a result. However, Danielson began to work on the midsection after throwing a kick to Ospreay's midsection as he springboarded into the ring. He threw punches and knees to Ospreay's ribs in addition to stretching him out.

When Ospreay got his shots in, he made them count with one sequence punctuated by a Skytwister Press to the outside of the ring only for Danielson to regain momentum moments later by kicking Ospreay's elbow on a Hidden Blade attempt and eventually working for an unsuccessful Cattle Mutilation submission attempt.

The story of the match was that neither man got an extended dominant period of time. Every time Ospreay would get on a roll, Danielson would counter and have his own run. 

An example: after more competitive action, Danielson hit an avalanche tiger suplex and went to work with his array of kicks including two PKs that Ospreay sat up and invited more of. He then rallied and punctuated that sequence with an Os Cutter on the apron.

Danielson barely made it back into the ring after a Hidden Blade from the apron to the floor. Ospreay continued his attack and later went for a second Os Cutter, but Danielson countered with a La Mistica into a LeBell Lock in the middle of the ring that Ospreay barely escaped by making it to the ropes.

Another sequence following a poisonrana pin attempt on Ospreay that he barely got out of saw Ospreay flip out of a belly-to-back suplex and miss a Hidden Blade only for Danielson to hit a Busaiku knee strike for another close near fall that brought the fans to their feet.

Danielson hit a shoulder cutter suplex only for Ospreay to rally and hit a Hidden Blade and then on an Os Cutter attempt, Danielson nailed him square on the jaw with another Busaiku knee strike for a near fall. 

The match was third from the top with only the Young Bucks/FTR Tag Team title ladder match and the Samoa Joe/Swerve Strickland AEW World title match to follow.