Bryan Danielson's Next Major Career Move Revealed By AEW Boss Tony Khan

Despite no longer being an in-ring performer these days, Bryan Danielson has remained an active member of the AEW management team behind the scenes. Most recently, he was in Sydney, Australia, promoting AEW's upcoming Grand Slam Australia and House Rules shows in February 2026. Danielson is also a member of the AEW creative team and works closely with Tony Khan.

It remains to be seen if joining the commentary team will open the door for a return to the ring, but it's interesting to note that Nigel McGuinness, Collision commentator and longtime rival of Danielson, has worked a limited match schedule while performing his duties on the broadcast team.

Also, the bad blood between Danielson and Jon Moxley still lingers to the point that Danielson excused himself from commentary right before the Lights Out steel cage match main event at Forbidden Door because the Death Riders were involved.

Last year, Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli, formerly Danielson's comrades in the Blackpool Combat Club, turned on him after defending the AEW World Championship against Jack Perry by suffocating him with a plastic bag.

A month later, Moxley would defeat Danielson for the AEW World Championship and ruthlessly attack him to effectively end his career as a full-time wrestler.

In recent weeks, Jon Moxley has seemingly been interested in recruiting Daniel Garcia to join his ranks, someone who idolized Danielson for years, but Danielson ended up recruiting Wheeler Yuta over him to join the Blackpool Combat Club.

Time will tell if Danielson's regular new presence on AEW TV will prompt him to intervene.