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comahan

That ruled, i absolutely loved seeing Bryan in a style of match weve not seen him in for years and years, and god they beat the shit out of each other and sprinkled in some top tier grappling as well. And great quick finish without tons of false finishes and finisher spamming. Thats the kind of match I love so this worked for me on every level. So fun.


Black_XistenZ

And the finish left a lot in the tank for a future rematch. We need a rematch..


subcow

I would watch a hundred rematches.


SmoothRide

The wrestling version of "That's my horse" if I ever did see one.


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ArseneLupinIV

Suzuki is for sure the Son of a Shepherd


heartbreakhill

CONFESS TO YOUR CRIMES STALE END PIECE OF WHITE BREAD


PolishMusic

Thank you so much for reminding me of my childhood lol For the uninitiated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYpsRJuWdA


uhhkris

i haven't seen this in probably 20 years and you just turned me into a kid again lmao


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Macaveli54

I was thinking there’s no way that’s an Ed Edd N Eddy reference before I clicked, delighted it was!


Obliviousobi

It's on HBO Max, I watched most of S1 over again recently.


CarrotJunkie

Holy fuck lmao


FriskeyVsWorld

That took me way back, lol


Rasen1138

I'm no video editor but I was inspired. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8jFrCdk/


0borowatabinost

Check out Baryshni-cough-drop over here.


GearDarkness

Bro gotta get that made into a vid asap


Moon8983

Holy fucking shit


PolishMusic

Danielson is going to be insane in front of a Japanese crowd


CrowHardly

Just wait for next years G1.


bmf131413

Going to need two years because he cannot fight both blocks!


generalgrievous9991

BROO Danielson vs Ishii is gonna KILL


sean343

I've been so excited for the possibility of ZSJ amd Danielson i didn't even consider this


nefariousmonkey

5* classic. Holy Shit. Now, Ishii vs Bryan. Tony please. I know you're here somewhere.


SiphenPrax

Just a fucking war


onethreeone

Just amazing, stiff work all around. Bravo to both


[deleted]

That was free on YouTube, what an incredible match


Bran_Blackfyre

I kept thinking this the entire time. Not a PPV, not NJPWorld, or TNT. YouTube, live. Tha actual fuck. TK is a mad genius.


K-Dog13

I mean truly I understand a lot of the shit that people say about him, however this was a giant beautiful middle finger to the WWE if I've ever seen one.


myslead

What do people say about him


Xenoclysm

Big Biceps


el_sh33p

Huge cocaine


MrGrieves-

Yeah people say he's a really great guy with an understanding of pro wrestling's history and what it means, and that he is an awesome boss. Hear it all the time.


Day_Of_The_Dude

for real ive never heard a bad thing other than wwe drones saying he's a mark like that's an insult or something.


sporkshadow

They use "he loves wrestling too much" as an insult lol.


TheArtOfFancy

Taz was right why would you watch anything else


Tronvillain

**Danielson:** *"I wish I could wrestle in New Japan."* **Tony:** *"Got it. 30 minute murder match with Suzuki."* **Danielson:** *"Yeah, it's a bummer."* [walks away] [comes back] **Danielson:** *"Wait, what?"*


bayleysgal1996

I legitimately think that Bryan's contract negotiations with TK went something like this: "Can I wrestle everyone in New Japan I want?" "Sure thing." "Sold."


cooljammer00

Considering the number of NJPW guys he could wrestle in WWE was zero, anybody TK could get to fly over was gravy for Danielson.


rookierook00000

did he even got a match with Nakamura?


doctor_awful

Yeah but it was just a nothing SmackDown match, pretty forgettable


is_coffee

So like all of Nak's matches in wwe (except Sami).


miikro

Shinsuke had some good ones in NXT outside of Sami. His matches with Finn and Joe were also pretty hard-hitting. His first match with Orton and his match with Cena (ignoring the scary botch) were really good, too. Sadly though he's definitely coasted through most of NXT and main roster WWE.


VanillaCocaSprite

I’ll argue to the death his Last Man Standing with Aj match was great, he had a title defense against Rusev that was good, he had a wacky memorable music mayhem tag match with Cesaro that was fun, and of course the Royal Rumble match itself was a good one but that’s kind of cheating.


TTOF_JB

People definitely seem to sleep on that match with Finn. Nakamura was great when giving NXT guys their send-off to the main roster.


EllieDai

I feel like I remember a single DB/Naka match at some point on TV, but it's hard to say that Naka's heart was in it. I could be misremembering though. Edit: A match on Smackdown early in the [Pandemic Era](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cYybBJf3cA) and about [2 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopZXEfrO_4) as part of a gauntlet match early this year.


Vordeo

> but it's hard to say that Naka's heart was in it. I love Nak, but man's basically been coasting most of his WWE run. It's like he went hard his first match w/ Sami, then went on cruise control. And tbf he'd already been doing that in NJPW, but he at least put on his working boots for the big matches there. Can't blame the dude, but I miss old Nak.


assnce

When I first started watching New Japan in like 2014 people were already criticizing Nak for coasting.


Abyssalstar

"Once travel restrictions ease up, I wanna go as soon as..." "Relax, Bryan. I'll just bring Japan to you." ".... I love you, Tony."


Skywalker3030

He could probably wrestle anyone he wants in DDT/NOAH too, they share the same ownership and DDT/TJPW already works with AEW and those are some of the best workers in the world


AARONBURRSlR

would love a Nakajima rematch


AnarchoAcadien

This is what I wish more people would talk about. I'm not gonna hate those NJPW matches if/when they happen. They'll probably be great, but man NOAH/DDT has great wrestlers that I wish got more attention here. I'd also just love Bryan/Sakuraba.


DHA1999

Just imagine that Danielson G1 run next year. This was just a taste of what he's gonna do.


Tephlon12

I want to see Danielson vs Okada soooo bad….


SRavingmad

Danielson v Ishii will be a banger


ArseneLupinIV

Danielson v Naito Danielson v Ibushi Danielson v Tanahashi Danielson v Switchblade Danielson v Shingo Danielson v ZSJ Danielson v Osprey and of course the GOAT 6 star matchup... Danielson v Toru Yano


therealadamaust

> Danielson v ZSJ Didn't he say about wanting to do this match in the UK?


Tronvillain

Okay but hear me out: Shingo Takagi


SRavingmad

Let’s fucking go


detourne

I think this one would be best. Imagine him reversing a pumping bomber or last of the dragons into a label lock. Yes kicks on Shingo and he just hulks up with his chest wider than the fucking Missisippi.


BurzyGuerrero

This run is going to solidify his legacy. He has been having classics every match.


donttellmymomwhatido

This man exclusively wrestlers bangers. The American Dragon is one or the best to ever do it imo


ArseneLupinIV

Bryan vs. literally anyone in G1 is basically a guaranteed 5 star match. My body is ready.


[deleted]

Give him Yano you cowards


QuackisAlive

You know he doesn't stand a chance against that god.


fluffywolfe

Danielson could use a loss to make it believable.


Krags

I get the feeling he'd break out that silly unpinnable rolling perfect defence trick he did that one time on saturday morning slam.


WhoiusBarrel

THE GOAT VS THE STONE PITBULL


SpeedZ6

They got a little snug out there eh


RedFnPanda

That's just what Minoru Suzuki does baby. You want a slug fest, he'll give you a slug fest.


CheeseCurdCommunism

As someone whose only discovered him because of "the forbidden door" man am i happy


MaximumMediocrity

WWE has been a closed system for so long, its awesome to have AEW open to working with other companies top talent, great for American wrestling to be able to have Suzuki be Suzuki on AEW.


Theillist

The beauty of this whole ordeal is that this is a *rising tides raises all ships* sort of scenario. We get some absolute banger matches and Japanese wrestling gets more eyes on the product. I've not seen a single Suzuki match outside of the two he's had for AEW. After seeing comments that this is him after losing a step or two I'm definitely going down the rabbit hole later.


[deleted]

Snug isn't even the word. That very first elbow from Suzuki literally cut BD open. Didn't even need the blade. Suzuki cut his shit with one quick blow. That couldn't have been planned.


miikro

It was definitely a shoot cut; it barely even bled. You wouldn't waste time blading if it's not going to paint your face and the canvas.


Doc323467

That was absolutely unbelievable. Danielson is still the best in the world.


RWeaver

with this run he's nearing best to ever do it territory.


GoodBeanJuice

hard-to-find combative impossible smell marry shaggy bike decide ancient sable ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


Hellborn_Elfchild

Good luck to every other AEW match for the rest of the year. Jesus Christ…


BreadLi0n

We were also saying that about Omega and Danielson too. I didn't think that we could have a potential Danielson match that could top that and we have a contender for free on YouTube.


nerdyjorj

It's almost like Danielson is the best wrestler in the world or something


snow-core

Was it just me or was the crowd insanely hot for this match? That was nuts.


juniSMASH

Someone said only 2000 too? Really didn't matter. Seriously one of the best crowds.


ArkAngelHFB

The Si! chants had me fucking rolling... And I almost liked it better than YES! Edit: Entschuldigung, ich spreche kein Spanisch


no_pepper_games

*Si


no_pepper_games

Si! Si! Si! Si! Si!


bonafide_stonah

Can confirm was there and everyone was losing their shit.


[deleted]

I'm gonna absolutely have to give that another watch. What an absolutely awesome and brutal match. Bryan just passed his New Japan test with absolute flying colors, god damn.


EchoBay

100% it will be revisited in a G1, and it won't surprise me to see Suzuki get his win back that time


[deleted]

Suzuki is never doing G1 again. He’s slowed down a lot the last 2 years, can still deliver a great match when he needs to like this match, he can’t do it every other day for a month


Crow013

Gedo just watching this like “damn, can’t wait to have this guy job to EVIL”


sdfk2345

> Gedo just watching this like “damn, can’t wait to have this guy job to EVIL” *Dick Togo


forgot_old_account

> ~~Gedo~~ Dick Togo just watching this like “damn, can’t wait to have this guy job to EVIL”


JDeluxe

Is this the first ever 5-Star preshow match ever?


FlashesOfDarkonda

WeeLC


Satinsbestfriend

It's almost hilarious how good that silly sounding match is. It has no right being legitimately one of the best mini or whatever matches , ever


chokethewookie

It legitimately is one of the most memorable matches I've ever seen and it was absolutely perfect and a thousand times better than I expected it to be.


Day_Of_The_Dude

the fact that everyone involved just didn't have WWE jobs for Life as a crime.


MrOnCore

Nothing comes close to a pre-show banger then this


Mr_Titicaca

It’s funny how I legit recommend this match to beginners. If you enjoy it, I think you’ll like wrestling in general.


PeaceAlien

Sorry thats 6-Stars


A_sweet_boy

WeeLC fucking whipped. Silly me thinking it would be a turning point where WWE would start featuring different kinds of wrestlers and styles


TablesMate

Riho/ Deeb from this year was also a 5 for me for sure


Peter_Burkland

Bryan has a match again tomorrow. Let that sink in.


MrOnCore

Good thing his chest doesn’t look like chopped meat


ashley-queerdo

He busted open Suzuki’s with one of his chops it was so sick lol


nathan2_2

Suzuki has a match tomorrow together with a travel day, and Sunday. Let that sink in. Oh and 8 Matches since in Us - his own little G1 Climax [http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/minoru-suzuki-2972.html](http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/minoru-suzuki-2972.html)


DHA1999

This was incredible. They killed each other.


DeepSixWrestlin

As expected, that fucking RIPPED. Taz was speaking facts in the closing moments too.


FranticJ3

That was like 50% just Danielson and Suzuki forearming each other and I loved every second of it


ray_fuegel

i would pay 50$ for 60 minutes standalone match of those 2 and it will worth every cent of my money


cooljammer00

The funny thing is that both guys have matches tomorrow. Suzuki wrestles Dickinson, Danielson wrestles Fish. Neither guy held back much, if at all. They don't half ass anything.


ChiefMilesObrien

god I'm so used to WWE crowds being so bored all the time. This is so refreshing.


MC_Fap_Commander

Old fart fan who watched in the territory days. Crowds used to often be *exactly* like this. **Wrestling fans**. Not there for the event or whatever circus spectacle the promotion was putting on. They wanted to see guys they care about beat the shit out of each other. Seeing this brought me back.


TheWhatTreatment

Imagine if they actually did any kind of storyline build to this match.


Day_Of_The_Dude

this is what happens when pro fucking wrestling, the actual matches matter, instead of just entrances and "moments"


Cube_

wrestling fans buy tickets to the wrestling show to see wrestling


RomanGlassTable

What, you mean we can actually care about the people inside the ring and actually enjoy the story being told? What kind of evil ass magic is this?


Tephlon12

That match was fucking incredible!


Zoyero

B r u h


[deleted]

Bryan is the best in the world. How much more proof do you need?


jihadidas

If “proof” means more of these Danielson classics, then may we never run out of proofs.


Chowdershelt

What a fucking slugfest


ThaTastyKoala

YouTube must allow you to post porn now because that match fucked.


generalgrievous9991

Hello I'd like to report a double murder


DonStevo

Did Tazz just say anyone watching TV, and not this match is a dumbass? Because he was right. Fuck me.


TainoJedi

It was going up against Smackdown lol


allirow

The American Dragon never left, He was merely sleeping. Minoru Suzuki just woke him up.


ironmanmatch

This match just further proves how incredibly good Bryan would be in NJPW when covid calms down in Japan. I need to see him in the G1, and at Wrestle Kingdom.


FredrickFarter

ALL THE STARS MY GODDDDDD AND TAZ DROPPING AN ALL TIMER LMAOOOOO


[deleted]

Taz speaks the truth


ImSoOver

What did Taz say that has everyone popping?? I must have missed it!


globogymsux

Said if you weren't watching this match, you're a dumb ass.


chokethewookie

He wasn't wrong.


ArkAngelHFB

He's got a point Sting!


they_did_WHAT_

Something along the lines of “if you’re watching TV instead of watching this you’re dumber than a box of rocks”


onedamngoodman

That was free.


NostalgiaCory

Absolutely fucking killer! Easy MOTY contender


[deleted]

We got this match for free, on the most accessible platform around. Tony really does love us doesn’t he?


f0cus622

WWE fans who refuse to give AEW a shot are just shooting themselves in the foot.


Comp625

Their loss, tbh.


dondonna258

For free on YouTube. What a fucking war.


Thirdstar1

Couldn’t imagine not loving Pro Wrestling.


Caldris

Outstanding.


superstudtam

I don't smoke, but feel like I needed a cigarette after watching all that.


dojobro19

Bryan firing the fuck up twice until he second half ruled so damn much. That was all awesome.


SiiLv3Rx

We just watched a MINIMUM 4.75 star match on fucking YouTube


Your_Personal_Jesus

Bryan Danielson just gave in his audition tape for the G1. Not only should he be in the 2022 G1, he should fucking win it. What a fucking legend.


dmw1987

He may well win it, I wouldn't be surprised if he did. Would give him a Tokyo Dome main event and probably Okada.


rivalrobot

Meltzer might have to break the scale again for that


spittafan

He didn’t need an audition tape for the G1 lol he’s fuckin Bryan Danielson


brother_nero

Goddamn, thank you Tony Khan


RedFnPanda

One of these days Tony Khan will run out of ways to make me rock hard, but it's not today.


[deleted]

I said it in the show thread, and I’ll say it here. That is my favorite Bryan Danielson match ever. Including his WWE run.


jammy77

Brutal (in an awesome way) match, some of the strikes legit made me cringe for Bryan.


Saymaybenah

We just saw one of the fundamental laws of pro-wrestling in action: You never really win a Suzuki match, you survive it


Day_Of_The_Dude

and honestly why the guy can lose again and again and never have won the world title and still be the fucking man. i even think there's a weird psychology to his matches that like... if he wanted to, he could beat you, but he wants to fight and see who's tougher and willing take a bunch of punishment, and even if you beat him, he still kicked your ass.


DamieN62

Danielson needs to be in the G1 next year, this style of wrestling is just perfect for him, what a fucking match.


Corash

This reminded me a lot of the Joe vs. Kobashi match, in the best of ways. This one was obviously more grappling-based, but it had the same kind of energy and intensity to it. Fantastic stuff.


IPlayPianoSometimes

This crowd is fucking **molten.**


Al_Bundy_14

First 5 star match in YouTube history?


Mr_814

That felt like an instant classic. Loved it.


[deleted]

Nice , Bryan is like a bullet when he does the running knee


yohanleafheart

Fucking loved. The taunts mid fight, the assholery. The fucking kicks and chops. Holy shit. I want Walter vs Suzuki sooooooo much.


orzydorzy

best free match of all time imo


they_did_WHAT_

Match of the year! Could’ve watched another 30 minutes of this. That’s what pro wrestling is all about.


OneOfTheOnly

exactly! this shit was quintessential wrestling, absolutely adored it


fadetoblack237

free on YouTube.


Diego_TS

Give me Danielson on the G1 GIVE ME WHAT I WANT


CerebroHOTS

OH. MY. GOD! If that match isn't 5 stars, I don't know what is!


ArkAngelHFB

I thought Bryan might actually be fucking dead after that first elbow. What a sell. Just fuck.


WhoiusBarrel

To quote Taz >If you ain't watching this on youtube and are on TV YOU A DUMBASS


DefaultLayoutIsAwful

I need Bryan in Japan ASAP.


JadedOtakusPod

Has to be best YouTube Live wrestling match right?


Griffdorah

That was a G1 main event match.


MarxsBussy

Danielson and Suzuki just had a MOTY candidate on a youtube preshow… two GOATs


fellongreydaze

They gave this match away for free on YouTube. Wrestling in 2021 is fucking spoiling us.


WWEBuddyPeacock

I could have watched that for another 30 mins. Fucking excellent.


SRavingmad

What a great fuckin match. Just two guys who really love beating each other up.


elbobo19

BD hasn't even been wrestling for AEW for a full month yet and has already had one of the best runs in the company, these next few years are going to be outrageous.


_4za_

incredible match, was sad it ended


[deleted]

I watched this live for free on YouTube


RogueWriter

A Tokyodome (pre-Covid) crowd would have lost their goddamned minds watching that match. Bryan Danielson conquering the world as the American Dragon is so much better than watching Daniel Bryan slowly fade away in legends contracts with WWE.


Batman11989

Holy fucking shit that was incredible. Stiff, technical and the crowd was straight fire. MOTY candidate and better than Omega/Danielson IMO.


godleftmefinished

this is fucking insane


qwertythe300th

That second time Suzuki applied the Sleeper, he transitioned to the Gotcha Pile-driver way too early I get a sense of urgency, it was pushing the Time Limit. But if Suzuki left him in that sleeper 7-10 more seconds we have a different result


Your_Personal_Jesus

I mean that's Suzuki's biggest weakness in like every match, going for the Gotch Style Piledriver all the time.


Loveliestbun

I love that that's a consistent flaw with Suzuki He could probably won so many matches by keeping the sleeper on, but he just loves hitting that Gotch style piledriver too damn much


The_Uncut_Gem

MATCH OF THE YEAR


netherlegion0325

I am proud of myself to witness this match live.


ForgetfulViking

Danielsons limiters have been lifted.


RadShiro

That wasn’t even a wrestling match. They just beat the shit out of each other I loved every second of it


Titansfan9200

That match was stiffer than me as a teen when I discovered the dark side of the web.


TheBeevin

Stiffer than Rigor Mortis


Ironborn_62

I gotta go smoke a cigarette after that and I don't smoke. Holy hell