Adam Cole says Bryan Danielson has earned the right to do what's right for him after so many years of doing what's right for everyone else.
The former AEW Champion said goodbye to his full-time wrestling career at the WrestleDream PPV in October last year. His contract with the company had already expired and the American Dragon dropped the title to Jon Moxley at the event.
During a recent interview with In The Kliq podcast, Adam Cole discussed his friendship with the wrestling veteran. When asked about Danielson taking retirement from full time action, the former NXT Champion said that he wants Bryan to do what's best for him:
Yeah, you know I, in every sense of the word, want Bryan to do what's best for Bryan because Bryan has always done what's best for the company and what's best for everybody else. Bryan is one of the most unselfish just wonderful and talented wrestlers I have ever met. He's an amazing amazing human being.
The Respect And Love Will Never Go Away: Adam Cole
Adam Cole noted that he feels sad to know that Bryan Danielson's full-time run has come to an end. However, his health and well-being is above everything else:
It breaks my heart to know that I'm not going to be able to see Bryan wrestle full-time because again, he is one of the absolute best to ever do this. So of course that's sad.
But again when it comes to Bryan's health and when it comes to Bryan being the best version of him, that's what I want for him. He gave his entire life to professional wrestling. He's going to be missed but that respect and that love will never go away. I think the world of Bryan Danielson.
Before his match with Moxley, Bryan Danielson had noted that he had been dealing with neck issues similar to what led to his first retirement back in 2016. Since his WreslteDream match, he has been backstage at numerous AEW shows but has claimed that he is 50/50 on the possibility of wrestling again.