Bryan Danielson Says WWE Feels Like a “Parody of Wrestling” at Times

Bryan Danielson spent several years at the top in WWE, but he believes that WWE is actually a parody of professional wrestling sometimes.

While speaking during his Starrcast panel, Bryan Danielson explained that he hasn’t been involved with AEW’s creative process for quite some time, but he believes the shows over the past several months have been outstanding.

Danielson says he watches both weekly programs from home and feels that the wrestlers and everyone involved in the creative side are doing an excellent job.

“So, I haven’t had much to do—much of anything to do—with creative in AEW for a while, but I think the AEW shows for the last several months have just been incredible. You know, I watch the product every week at home, both shows, and I just think that the people—the wrestlers, the people involved in the creative—everybody’s doing just such a great job.”

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The American Dragon also mentioned that he’s never been afraid to be critical of creative processes, citing his time in WWE as an example. Back then, he often felt that certain aspects of the product came off as a parody of wrestling, a sentiment he even included in a book published by WWE. According to Danielson, WWE still feels that way at times.

“So, that’s like—listen, I’m not afraid to be critical of a creative process or what I see in the sense of, like, okay, maybe even when I was in WWE I would say, ‘Okay, sometimes this feels like a parody of wrestling to me.’ I wrote that in my book that was put out by WWE. Even now WWE seems like a parody of wrestling to me at times.”

This comes after Danielson confirmed he was recently asked by WWE to stop using his iconic “Yes!’ chants. Regardless, the American Dragon is never afraid of speaking his mind and so it’s no surprise he called WWE a parody of wrestling, which fans may or may not agree with.

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