Current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. believes former AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson will wrestle again.
Following their rematch at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, Bryan Danielson passed the torch of “best technical wrestler in the world” to Zack Sabre Jr.
ZSJ took that momentum and went on to have the best year of his career, becoming the first British wrestler to win the G1 Climax tournament and then winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
Meanwhile, Danielson went on to win the AEW World Title at All In London before losing the gold to Jon Moxley to close his full-time wrestling career at WrestleDream in October.
Speaking with Phil Lindsey of Bleacher Report, Zack Sabre Jr. discussed his love for technical wrestling and rivalry with Bryan Danielson. He said:
“Part of it is feeling a responsibility to keep aspects of that style alive, but I mean, just selfishly, it’s just the way that I enjoy wrestling the most.”
“And I think whether it’s outside of wrestling, whether it’s music, art or film or anything creative. I think if you’re pursuing something that you genuinely feel passionate about yourself, then it’s effortless. You don’t really have to make a conscious effort to pursue that style.”
“I feel very fortunate to have been able to wrestle Bryan twice in, for now, his retirement period, but I expect that he will be back.”
On a potential third encounter between him and Danielson, Sabre Jr. said:
“If he’s physically capable of wrestling, I’m certain he’ll be back,”
“But I’ll certainly be waiting for the decider. But to be able to wrestle Bryan in both America and Japan in close proximity was very important to me.”
“I would never have presumed to be able to have that match on an American pay-per-view either.”
“So, I think it’s a testament to professional wrestling fans as well as to how open-minded they are for it to have been received the way that it was.”
Zack Sabre Jr. will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Shota Umino this Saturday, January 4 at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. Then, ZSJ will face Ricochet the following day at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty.
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