Earlier this 12 months, Bryan Danielson took on the role of a commentator on AEW television, which he explained has been a troublesome transition.
Danielson retired from in-ring motion after injuries took a toll on his body. While sitting on the commentary desk doesn’t add to the injuries he has sustained through the years, the constant traveling has affected him, which he discussed on “Insight.”
“It has been interesting because I wasn’t anticipating being a commentator. So I used to be at home, after which they asked me to are available in because Taz was getting shoulder surgery, and to return and help out somewhat bit. The travel has been difficult for me. I might — that is considered one of the things I didn’t expect ’cause I’ve traveled my entire adult life, right? It’s no big deal. But with my neck as bad as bad because it is, abruptly, you realize, you’re taking that — it was almost, gosh, it was like eight or nine months where I used to be only traveling possibly once a month. I’d go to the pay-per-views and all that form of stuff. But yeah, the weekly travel has been quite a bit, and it’s just been made sleeping hard and that type of thing,” admitted Danielson.
While he has made a couple of changes to the way in which he travels to assist with the pain from his years of wrestling, he still finds it tough to travel often.
Danielson compares preparing for wrestling to preparing for commentary
Bryan Danielson also compared wrestling to commentary and the several form of preparation that he has needed to do for his recent role in AEW. He detailed how he needed to warm up before a match, and discuss the finish with an opponent before a match, however the role of a commentator involves quite a bit more things.
“Yeah, it’s way different. From a performer’s perspective, it’s like I actually just have to know what my match is, what they’d like for a finish, how much time you have got, after which it’s like, okay, then, you realize, you talk along with your opponent, whatever it’s,” he said. “From a commentator’s perspective, I are likely to go around, seek advice from people about their matches. I are likely to be in Tony’s office trying to know what the foremost story is that we’re attempting to tell throughout a match or whatever it’s. After which, I write a bunch of notes.”
While notes help him prepare for the show, the previous AEW World Champion admitted that he often forgets to make use of them and sometimes forgets what he’s purported to say, which has been a learning curve for him. Danielson conceded that the role of an announcer takes loads of skill and acknowledged that he will not be naturally good at it.