A recent report suggested that a top AEW star was expected to defeat Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship and retire him. However, plans had to be changed as per the report.

Christian Cage says Bryan Danielson‘s days as the AEW World Champion are numbered. On the September 11 episode of AEW Dynamite, Christian Cage and The Patriarchy came to the ring. Cage noted that Nick Wayne told him the word on the street was that he had infinite aura.

AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson is set to face one of his oldest rivals in a dream match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, NY.

Grand Slam. McGuinness came to the ring on the September 11 episode of AEW Dynamite and noted that there would not be a world title match at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam, as Darby Allin was putting his title shot on the line against Jon Moxley.

It forced Ospreay to hit an Ox Cutter from the ropes but he felt the need to go for a Storm Breaker too. Pac countered with a hurricanrana, but Ospreay somehow flipped into a Styles Clash and another Hidden Blade to retain the international championship.

Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson is official for the Wednesday, September 25 Dynamite Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. McGuinness announced the match during an in-ring promo on Wednesday’s Dynamite after years of teasing the bout in his role as commentator on AEW programming.

Bryan Danielson will seemingly not be wrestling the match he was expected to wrestle at AEW Grand Slam 2024. His previously scheduled opponent for the event had been Darby Allin, who earned a shot at the AEW World Title earlier this year after he won the Royal Rampage match.