IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! Bryan Danielson WWE bound
 

Source: PWInsideher.com

PWInsider.com has confirmed that World Wrestling Entertainment has offered former ROH champion "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson a contract.


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Danielson, considered one of the best pure wrestlers in the world from a technical standpoint, has been the nucleus of ROH as he's been main eventing for the company since their first show in February 2002. Originally trained by Shawn Michaels and Rudy Boy Gonzales at the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy, Danielson has been something of a journeyman, learning and wrestling all over the world in Japan, Great Britain, Mexico and other countries, as well as training in MMA to create his own unique mesh of styles.
Danielson was under a WWE developmental deal early in his career when the system was based out of Memphis, but was later released. He's long considered William Regal one of his mentors and has been considered the best in-ring performer not signed to a national company for several years running and has given ROH a number of legitimate classics over the years with everyone from Jushin Liger to KENTA to Paul London to Austin Aries to Samoa Joe, among others.

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What are the chances he will actually take it? Didn't WWE offer him a couple of years ago, and he decided to take his chances making money wrestling all around the world?

the wwe wouldn't use him right he couldn't fucking kick peoples heads in there and they will restrict his talent or give him a shitty character

he will stay with the indy scene

then again he might do a swerve and go to tna, lots of talent there for him to match with,
maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part, i don't want to see another one of my favorite wrestlers ruined (athletically) by vince and the wwe

Yeah. He could be their new athlete. And he isn't cray or on roids. So main event.

I hope he doesn't go to WWE not in the state its in now

He does not need to go through shit devolpement to learn how to become a shit wrestler. Let him go straight to TV I bet he will get over faster then any other Developmental Pile of shit they have been putting out.

Same for Low-Ki he needs to be on TV right NOW!!!!

To be fair Punk made it, different wrest;ers I know Punk suits the WWE Style a bit better with his stronger promo but perhaps this is Danielsons best chance.

ROH stable???

Punk, Low-Ki, Danielson.

This. Danielson has done it all on the indy scene, and outside of trying to become a mainstay in Japan, what does he have to lose? If it works, great, if it doesn't, he'll go back to where he is now.

With that said, I hope this goes well, but I don't have faith in WWE to use him right. Then again, WWE has been busting out some damn good matches lately. The main problem is his size though;

Well, ROH is making it official:

Bryan Danielson has agreed in principle to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
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Bryan has been an exemplary talent and a wonderful member of the Ring of Honor locker room and family since the inception of the company. We couldn’t be happier for Bryan and all of his successes, many of which Ring of Honor has been proud to witness first hand.

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As long as he's not on Raw I think they can use him correctly.

Agreed on both.

I definitely have to make it to the Boston show now.

He does not need to go through Developmental its bullshit you can put him on TV right away. This is going to fucking suck ass.

Have you not seen the TV matches he has done with Tyler Black? Developemental will RUIN him. He does not need this at all he should stay in ROH.

Yeah ROH is by far way fucking better at leastthey get to call themeselves wrestlers. Danielson does not need to go to developemental to get fucking ruined. Hell the Man has worked infront of WWE sized crowds in Japan.

Its crap and now he is going to turn into a botch filled crap WWE developemental wrestler.


Because Danielson was Basically Botch Proof before he decided to fuck up his career by doing this......

Easy tiger. It's not guaranteed it'll be awful. You know CM Punk is a world champion in WWE right

This thread reminds me how fucking selfish some smarks are.

For one thing one of the reseaons CM Punk has gone so far is because he is Straight Edge. Oh, Yeah and he is also a good wrestler.

But Danielson DOES NOT NEED TO GO AND GET RUIND IN DEVELOPMENTAL.

Look what happened to Colt Cabana hell he was ready for TV right away.

Punk went through developmental

Danielson is a very smart wrestler. Yes, he does usually wrestle longer matches in ROH, but he's wrestled all over the world, learned different styles, and is very versatile. He's smart enough to be able to wrestle a 3-5 minute match I believe if he had to. I wish him success in the WWE.

I hope he's used right, then he should be great for the wwe.

No he does not need to go through developemental. Put him on RAW and have go at it with Randy Orton. He will make Randy look good again, or Try to. They can change that God Awful title and it will be FUCKING AWESOME!!!

But, If he goes through developemental all these trainers teach is how to botch and botch alot to keep Vince Pissed off.

is that a serious statement on your part? Like dead serious??

he should join Regal's stable on ECW at first, then win the ECW title instead of Regal, making Regal mad.

kane86 is always dead serious, and angry at something.

Most people in the WWE universe won't know who he is, so he will have to start at the bottom and work his way up. He may go faster than most do though.

Were you dropped on your head when you were little? I was agreeing that he doesn't need developmental. He can wrestle a WWE style if it is necessary. He's very adaptable.

Uh yeah because really the only thing to come out of developemental lately is Evan Boure and Sheamus everyone esle they have presented is Garbage and that includes DH Smith. Tyson Kidd is pretty damn good as well and everyone else has sucked.

Yoshi Tatsu another Japenese wrestler that will get buried fast.

Umm Abraham Washington is a time consuming piece of shit when the time can be spent. Getting pepole like Tatsu and Reks better.

Yes Punk went through Developemental but he didn't need to he was ready for the Main Event right away.

So what's gonna make Danielson's stay in developmental any different?

Umm Develpoemental is for Mid carders and Body Builders so they can learn how to suck on TV right away.

Danielson just needs to go to RAW and have the Title put on him pronto and then go on legendary ROH style title run.

You know I wouldn't be so angry if I didn't see something did always piss me off like this or something that disgusts me like Xero's picture.

I hate to say it but this does both.

CM Punk's not a mid carder or a body builder.

I am definitely happy over this news. Its almost a year late in my book, since he would have been perfect in the Jericho/Shawn storyline last year. But I hope they just let him come in and be him. His wrestling ability should be enough to get him over.

Yeah at that point and time they used to hire actual wrestlers but now alls they do is fill it with Mid Carders from some shit Indy Fed and shit Body Builders.

Chris Masters went throught Developemental. I don't care what anyone says Masters is crap.

They are going to fucking RUIN HIM JUAN!!! What the fuck is wrong with you?

How can you not see this?

So this is what, four ROH world champs working for the WWE now?

Evan Bourne was not a World Champ he was a TAG TEAM Champ. Try knowing what your talking about ok?

1) Low Ki
2) CM Punk
3) Jamie Noble
4) Bryan Danielson

lol Kane86...you suck.

nice try being a hardass though, you chunky monkey you

lol

Because I can't see into the future. I mean, it's a possibility that they'll ruin him, but until it happens there's no way of knowing for sure.

I have never seen him cut a promo, but I think he has "the look". He has a Benoit-esque intensity and in-ring charisma that can make up for any lackluster promo skills he might have.

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That screams PPV poster to me.

Bingo. Danielson is amazing in the ring, but he's not going to have the luxury of doing what HE wants to do. If he has 5 minutes, he has 5 minutes, and he can't go over, at all. Plus, they're going to want to help him develop more of a tv personality, which he is lacking. As great as Danielson is, he isn't going to get over on just his ability in front of a WWE crowd.

Anyway, fuck ROH, fuck the indys, and fuck Japan. Danielson has busted his ass to be the best at what he does, and this is his payday. If he can make a lot more money, working a style that, while it'd be more regular, is far less dangerous, than congratulations to him.

Danielson along with all the new stars on SD! and other up-and-comers could do for the US/IC division today what Angle/Jericho/Benoit/etc. did for it in 2000-2001.

Danielson does have a few major things going for him.

1. HBK trained him, and speaks highly of him.
2. Regal speaks highly of him.
3. His move-set is safe, not that indy, and is WWE friendly. He'll probably lose his tiger suplex, and his diving headbutt, but that's about it.

If he makes TV, I see him starting on ECW as Regal's American Apprentice. They could run an angle with Regal and Kozlov "training" him.

Part of me is really happy for him, but a larger part of me is worried that he is going to be jobbed to death like Jamie Noble.

:y:

this sucks

apparently the wwe are trying to get even more roh stars on their roster so they can ruin even more wrestling talent.

or i could be wrong and this maybe the boost to wrestling that we needed

How dare WWE try to improve their product with new talent.

This is awesome.

Danielson/Jericho/Michaels/Morrison/Punk/Regal/Swagger/Triple H/Christian/Jeff/Matt

all that would be pretty damn good.

Jamie Noble was the ROH champ? lol. That doesn't say much for them.

Except he was one of the most consistent wrestlers there in 2005.

Jamie Noble's matches in ROH were amazing.

The night he won the ROH title is one of the greatest things I've ever seen.

I was just looking at there website and roster. Grizzly Redwood looks like a world champion in waiting.

Just goes to show you how booking can make or break someone. I forgot Jamie was still in WWE except when he is a lumberjack

He was James Gibson and he was amaing.

Grizzly Redwood is way better than hornswaggle. Also kind of a satire of him in a way.

I figured there was some story to him. Kind of looks like Screech dressed as a lumberjack

That was built up so perfectly. The timing really sucked for ROH as he was on his way out but I would have loved to see him get a lengthy run as champ. Also his last roh match with Roderick was incredible.

It isn't booking that makes ROH. The booking is great yes. But the wrestling is the greatest in america.

or was.

I more meant how someone can great in another organization only to come to WWE and basically never make it as a serious contender.
Noble, Tazz (as a wrestler) Mike Awesome, etc.

I’m sorry, but I just can’t see them making a big deal out of Danielson.

I’m stunned and am still stunned to this day about the run that Punk has got, but Punk’s indy waves were much bigger IMO than Danielson, plus Punk has Heyman for the first year with a rocket up his ass.

Reason’s Danielson won’t cut it:

1. Pasty white skin
2. Doesn’t have a great promo
3. Was treated like a god in the indies because of his long ass matches, won’t be happening in WWE, so no time for a slow burner, he’s got 3 weeks to get over, then he’s fucked
4. With the above limitations, tell me something he offers that Jack Swagger doesn’t?

I know he’s amazing, but that’s because he’s a fucking massive fish in a small pond. I want things to work out for him, really I do, but I just can’t see them giving him any real time to develop and therefore, think he’ll fail

This has got me genuinely excited. No, I don't think that Bryan Danielson will be a World Champion is a few months after signing with the WWE; but let's face it -- he's a hell of a talent, and he's got so much backing going for him. Shawn Michaels trained him and William Regal trained him, which essentially puts him on Triple H's good side.

The dude pretty much has ready made angles for him wherever he goes. It may seem unrealistic, but with the WWE getting desperate for new stars, I can see them actually bringing him in as Shawn Michaels' student on RAW. That'd be the biggest push out of the gate for him. If he goes to ECW, he can pretty much be linked instantly to William Regal. If Regal gets a stable behind him consisting of Vladimir Kozlov, Ezekiel Jackson and Bryan Danielson, things could be looking pretty spiffy. Then there's the chance he could end up on SmackDown!, and there the dude will just have incredible matches. It's win-win-win, with RAW being the biggest gamble.

I don't think the guy is as limited as some people say, either. He's actually got a personality, and can work some decent comedy stuff in the ring -- he's not a dead-serious bland guy with no charisma. His serious persona is a persona he had for the indies because it fucking worked. It was Benoit-style, no frills, going to kill you shit. They could try that with Danielson, but I can see him surprising us with a "fun-loving guy who then makes people his bitch in the ring" character.

There's also the possibility they could put the guy under a mask, or something. They could then solely market him on his processed look, get him over on solely his talents and the mystery, and maybe even move a lot of fucking merchandise from him.

By the way, the idea of a faction consisting of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Kaval sends shivers down my spine.

So the WWE is apparently looking to sign ROH guys now? Which ones do you think could be on the agenda? The WWE picking up Chris Hero would no doubt be cool. He's been underused in the company, so he'd be probably willing to go, too.

Claudio, Nigel, Aries, Delerious.

I could also see them offering Tyler Black a contract. He's young, a promising talent, and would be a big blow to ROH.

Hero's not going to get signed, he doesn't have the body for it

I think after developing Danielson in FCW, the best possible thing they could do is bring him into the fold on ECW, and have him join Regal and/or his stable with Kozlov & Zeke, if the stable is formed and still going by the time Danielson gets there.

If Danielson's WWE career takes off and a year or two down the road he captures a few major titles, plus maybe the ECW title, once or twice, and he'll probably be ready for SmackDown! But not until he proves he's got the in-ring skills to make it beyond ECW level.

I personally think the one thing Danielson should do in FCW, is work on playing characters. Agents and trainers and shit would probably admire him for not just working on skills he already has, but trying to become a complete entertainer. Plus, I'm just trying to picture Danielson as a Kurt Angle-like rookie -- a bit of a goof, who makes the fans laugh and whatever, but when he gets in the ring his amazing skills take over and he can be treated credibly.

I wish him well in his Future Endeavors.

If the Regal faction is still in tact when he arrives I expect him to be involved, but on the other side of it. I see him being Christian's ally to help take them out. I mean it'd probably mean he'd get to face off against Regal on some ECW's, which would show off his immense talents.

I think the real question here is what does this mean for ROH? I don't see a very bright future ahead of them at all.

He pulled a goodVelocity match out of Cena a few years back when Cena was green.

He will be fine in WWE matches.

He's gotten pretty jacked lately.

To be fair, they haven't really been relying on Danielson too much. He's reached a sort of "indy celebrity" status where he doesn't need to be featured, anyway. As WWKD said, he's pretty much done all he can on that scene. Plus, knowing ROH, he'll get a farewell tour that will feature all the "dream matches" with Danielson left, so that will make for some good DVD sales (in relativity to the company).

Austin Aries, Tyler Black, The American Wolves and Steenerico seem to be the focus of the promotion right now. If ROH loses all of them, then they might be in trouble. But as long as there are enough guys working outside of the WWE, ROH will do what it does -- showcases them before they move onto the big time careers.

And hey, they always have Paul London and Brian Kendrick that they can bring in.

i'll miss danielsons chant, there is no way the wwe would allow it to be aired

i also said

This'll definitely be interesting, but I'm worried about what his "WWE Name" will be. I'll be pleasantly surprised if they let him wrestle as Bryan Danielson, but knowing how they've been lately I wouldn't be surprised to see him debut on ECW as Bucky Johnson or something equally dumb.

As far as how far he rises in the WWE, if he makes it off ECW, I'd be happy with midcard star/upper midcard jobber to the stars like Evan Bourne. According to wiki he's almost the exact height and weight as Bourne...I don't see a guy that small ever being taken seriously as a World title contender in the WWE. Punk's got three inches and over 30 pounds on both of them.

Daniel Bryanson

"You're gonna get your fucking head kicked in!"

Apparently his last match will be in New York on 9/26 which I'm going to. I'm looking forward to the curtian call. He's an indy legend going to greener (thus far the greener only stands for money) pastures.

It's the best possible decision for him to make. He'll get paid much better now, and he'll have the potential to ply his craft on the biggest possible stage. With his relationship with Shawn Michaels and William Regal along with his phenomonal in ring abilities he could very well go far.

I see Danielson being for the WWE what Benoit was for a long time. That is to say a guy that put on great matches and was put in the main event sparingly.

He's the best in the world. That's his gimmick if nothing else. If one fan per show starts having a BEST WRESTLER IN THE WORLD sign, WWE will have a tough time ignoring it on live tv.

He should just be called american dragon.

I'm still waiting for lo-ki to show up.

So, you know what? I am just going to leave this thread alone. Because we all have our own opinions on this Horseshit.

Daniel America.

lol at the wwe homepage having the final countdown as one of its headlines. too bad it's about the final destination movie.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just remember how great a success braden walk- err nevermind. good luck BD

YOU SOLD OUT!!!! YOU SOLD OUT!!!!! YOU SOULED OUT!!!!

Well as long as Danielson doesn't show up 20 pounds overweight like Harris did, I think he'll be fine.

Chris Harris was never really the darling that Danielson is, either. Nor did Harris really have the connections or skills Danielson does.