This is the "dream match" format. The thing about "dream matches", if no one cares about the participants, or who wins, if no one feels special, it won't be sustainable. Even if Bryan has some goodwill stocked up, or people just respect his athletic abilities, between the ropes, or his character, you need people to care. That'd be like if DC and Marvel announced another crossover, after 24 years. Fans would be hype, debates would go off the rails, but the matchup is the Metal Men vs the New Warriors. The pages would be all action and drama, even some deep cut continuity, here and there, but would people care? I don't think so.

Every time Jim goes after Aubs, I have to remind myself that she brought this upon herself.

Danielson has taken away his own “Big Star” appeal … If you didn’t know his history or backstory you’d just think he was another guy on the roster ..

Aubrey's always in a stable of her own

I completely agree with Brian. His matches are all the same. Like you know what he’s doing. It’s ironic cause the IWC will trash on Cena for having the same match but he does too

I’m still puzzled that Bryan is on his last full time year and instead of using it to fuel multiple interesting feuds before the finale he’s become an afterthought(He’s below MJF as champ, the EVP angle, Mercedes, Jericho, etc).

“Random people pop up on Collision” 😂 Cue Marko Stunt and Riho last night

Uncle Jim doing the Aubrey count broke me

I wish he was Daniel Bryan right now 🤦🏾‍♂️

I had shingles years ago. It was the worst physical pain I ever had. It was like being stabbed by an invisible knife every few seconds for weeks in the affected areas regardless of what I was doing or not doing. Couldn't sleep or go anywhere. I wasn't able to function and lost a lot of sleep and money. Still no idea how I even got it.

I thought Danielson was supposed to retire? Like he seriously needs to because every time I hear him talk he sounds like his brain is Swiss cheese

This thumbnail lets us know what we're in for, no questions or explanations needed. 😂

Travis does it again with excellent artwork. Loved Laverne & Shirley.

Aubrey should start doing her pinfall counts like horses show they can count. Stomp the foot, neigh and shake her head, stomp again, etc Just lean into it. Be the horse🐴🐎

For the young kid's Jim should have explained the Laverne DeFazio reference 😂 😂

Shingles Takago LOL it must be a roofer gimmick

I love Bryan, but when it got out there that WWE gave him a little creative control, and he got himself a PPV match w Drew Gulak in March 2020, I knew Bryan needed someone else handlng him.

AEW Forbidden Door the annual event where the Yakuza and the Cartel join forces to shake down Tony Khan

Danielson's worst traits are being enabled in AEW, his fall-off in relevancy has been insane

Lenny and Squiggy! Nice! Travis does it again. :)

Hold your horses

"I had the whole fucking roof" had me rolling

"I had shingles one time, the whole fucking roof."

Aubrey Edwards looks good in a silk robe 👘🙌

Jim has it spot on here. Bryan just has these matches with nobodies now. He's one of my favourite wrestlers but I can't remember the last match of his I cared about because he never has a feud anymore.

These reviews are how I think he sent reviews to the office in WWE

“A verbal tap,” lmao

Bruh, no matter the occasion. Travis does a great Aubrey Ed! No cap.

Man! The difference between the two wrestling products becomes even more evident when they have simultaneous PPVs. While WWE is constantly putting out bangers, AEW is failing to get audiences interested in matches involving generational talents like Danielson.

Aubrey and sock face are the 2 biggest turn offs for me for that company

Is that Elegant Elliot Offen in the thumbnail? RIIIIGHT?

Danielson going out his way to talk down on his WWE run has to feel like a slap in the face to the management over there. The dude got to go over three certified Hall of Famer's and win the unified belt at wrestlemania and he's pretending like the Indie shit is more significant in his career

I have completely given up on Danielson at this point. He's an idiot. He'll lose to anyone, hide injuries, and acts like this shit is good. I don't even feel bad if I fast forward past him.

AEW = Aubrey Edwards Wrestling

I still think the best AEW Danielson match was against Omega. The 30 minute draw.

AEW is going to the Tokyo Dome?? The amount of stars will never be seen again

2:20😂😂😂

Travis, fucking damn good job 😂😂😂

Hello Laverne

I was a big Daniel Bryan fan in WWE, but I’m annoyed at how much he’s squandered the legacy that he built as a top star. He feels like a nobody now. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels would wrestle people lower on the card on occasion in ‘97, but they made sure they were presented like main eventers at all times and the people they were wrestling were being presented as big deals or future stars. I don’t particularly care if he’s having fun or not because it’s his job. It’s a hell of a lot better than any job I had, but it’s his job. I’m pretty sure Night Ranger gets tired of playing “Sister Christian” at every state and county fair for the past 20 years, but the people demand it. Give Danielsen 1 spot per match that’s his idea and then make him act like one of the biggest stars in wrestling of the last 13 years the rest of the match.

Wasn’t Aubrey Ed the woman crying her eyes out in the crowd when Brian retired back in WWE??? And it’s a damn shame Brian is wasting the last few years of his career in that shitty ass company.

This match was way better than MJF's one.

Bryan Danielson is just boring to see wrestle now. Every match is some overly wrong war where he sells his necks like it's the end of his career just to wrestle the exact same match next week. He cant help himself

Did Tony have his red scarf on afterwards at the presser?

Interested to see JC and Last take on current WWE. Tony might have a new challenger in HHH booking

Good match. Solid ppv

I know there was no point to this, but this was a MOTY candidate.

BCC’s whole gimmick is “we like to fight” its so damn lame

Fun fact : that knee beat john cena 1 2 3 after only one

When guys like Sting announced his retirement, you knew that the roadmap (in theory) was meant to be this enormous send-off, and it was. Bryan Danielson announced that this is his last year, and after All In, he's all out. That isn't that far off from now, which brings the question... who in the hell is either making him look good right now, or who in the hell is he going to put over right now that is going to carry the company/next generation?

Damn, thats crazy, I was there in person and he did tap out. But the cameras didnt show it. Didnt realize not even commentary knew. Thats so fuckin dumb.

Shingo is REALLY good. I've been following him since 2006. He's got a pretty storied career but Tony doesn't give enough of afuck to actually tell anyone who Shingo is. What's even more frustrating is that Shingo has had ROH matches. Tony has access to the entire ROH library and won't even put forth the effort to make a little video package. So as a Shingo fan, I'm just bewildered why you'd present him like this.

Mis-ter... Ta-ka-gi...

A "verbal tap"🤣🤣🤣🤣💀🤦🏾‍♂️

Aubs is more over, good or bad, than most of the AEW roster.

It blows my mind that Tony never put the world title on Bryan.

We are now at a point where Cornette is fast forwarding through BRYAN DANIELSON. It's absolutely astonishing how so many talented performers have been rendered so irrelevant in AEW.

As Bryan Danielson has said few times, while he is grateful to be part of huge arenas and headline WrestleMania, he would still be completely OK to wrestle in smaller venues or even in indie gyms. Having a "bucket list" is a personal choice and all good but when you are a huge star, why wouldn't you either try to incorporate some sort of storyline if you want to wrestle someone or if it doesn't a make any sense then just do your "bucket list match" at a gym. But then again, AEW is NOT in a business to make money. They are All Friendship Wrestling who are playing with a billionaire's money to check off their "buck list" and it all starts at the top where Tony Khan himself is just collecting his childhood action figures in real life alive forms.

49 seconds and I’m already done with this bullshit, a new record.

She looks like the less muscular sister of Nicole Bass

Did anyone remember when Aubrey was the most effective referees they had?

So she sounded like Brian?

Blocked by Aubrey for no reason on Twitter club member, checking in.

Just watch what Cena does with his retirement story and you'll see the difference.

tsingo takago

The problem with delivering "dream matches" every ppv is it gets stale. The appeal and concept of dream matches goes away. And sometimes, these dream matches are better left alone to the fans' imaginations. Ex: Sting vs Taker AJ vs HBK HBK vs Rock HBK vs Eddie Etc

I don’t understand why Jim gets shocked when a match now a days go 15mins after when the pin should have happened?it’s all the time,that’s why a finish hold means nothing now

Can’t wait for Corny’s reaction to Marko Stunt’s return!!!

Aubrey as Laverne DeFazio is kinda creepy lol

Danielson is going to have a career ending injury, or worse, if he continues wrestling the way he does.

It’s sad how Danielson’s final run feels like an afterthought.

AEW in the Tokyodome! What's the over/under on number of 5 star matches Meltzer will give?

Danielson is the best wrestler on AEW, but everything he does is lost when you have Aubrey Ed as a ref. Sure this was the best match on the card, just the spite of Meltzer and Oceanspreay. The only funny thing is Danielson says he doesn't care about the world title anymore but is in the Finals of his own. Plus Swerve/Danielson is a far better match than Swerve/Hangma'am for 100th time.

Hello?!

Anybody else get blocked on X by the famous Aubrey Ed ? 🐴😂

Typical Brian Danielson finish with a tapout after a false finish m that is as flat as a plate full of piss.

Every match is exactly the same, trade shots, don’t sell anything, twirps beat big guys, help each other do stupid acrobatic moves, just brutal to watch, I just can’t watch a full show, gotta skip through most of it. Now both companies do this crap: everyone in multi person matches just hangs out outside while 2 people have their spot for a few minutes,someone gets the upper hand and then someone else comes in and they have their spot while everyone still hangs out outside the ring. I swear at money in the bank women’s match most of them were outside the ring the whole match sitting on the floor waiting their turn to get in the ring, I’m getting sick of watching this shit, WWE gotta stop that crap, they are better than that, just hate it. Brutal

Daniels is basically wasted the last 5yrs of his in ring career for lolspots bet the cash is worth it tho

I’m glad aew is a thing. Jim cornette feels rejuvenated and happy in shitting on new wrestling. Sad podcasts were not a thing in early 2000s .

I get bryan is selling a broken man but after every match he's holding his neck and faking that same tired ass injury angle

I'm starting to think that maybe Bryan isn't that bright, despite his talent. Most of these WWE guys are in this company for a cash grab or to get the "indy" out of their system.

Bryan and Kingston have some of the worst match finishes i have ever seen. Just constantly not knowing when to pull the trigger and end the match. Like this match should have ended with the Busaiko knee. That was the big spot and the crowd was super into it. Hit the knee but then had to do more shit.

I’m with Brian here. Danielson is great. I’ve always liked him but these meaningless matches with random guys that nobody has ever heard of are incredibly boring.

I am glad that Bryan is having fun in the last year of his full-time career.

Im sorry but danielson seems like a mark to me

Kinda crazy to say Daniel Bryan is a bigger star than Edge but i guess that's not Edge in aew.

Danielson can’t retire soon enough. All of his supposed “dream matches” are all the same. I’m sick to death of watching him fake an injury like his literal brain damage is some kind of joke. Doing it during the Owen was specifically distasteful.

"Hello!" *cue audiencd applause*

A "verbal tap." Damien must've used a "verbal kick out" at MITB last night.

Danielson fans think he's a legitimate shoot fighter because of his lame braids and decoration tape on his back.

Can't wait to react to a review for a match I didn't watch 😂 ... Ah, the story of AEW.

Neigh at Aubrey Ed prancing.

Danielson is boring he repeats the same stuff every match. Just because there’s singing in his theme song he thinks people won’t notice

Where is Kamille??? 👀 Might as well let her go to NXT! 😂

Once again….I’ll never forget Andrades debut match vs Matt Sydall that went like 15 minutes! His debut match! 😂😂😂

How about Danielson kicks MJF How about Danielson fights Osprey This is not difficult

She's the worst

Who else can’t wait for Jim to talk about Marko Stunt’s return on Collision? 😂

Cornette sucks so bad, jesus

This was a dream match! Which means you had to watch it in your sleep.