Since then, Danielson has become even more involved with AEW, including joining the “AEW Dynamite” commentary desk full-time this past Wednesday. That has led to some wondering if Danielson could be making a return to the ring, albeit in a part-time capacity, sometime soon. Danielson didn’t entirely throw cold water on the idea of wrestling again, but admitted it may still be awhile, and that he didn’t know whether he could measure up to AEW’s in-ring standard after a long layoff.

“So I don’t know how much you’ll see of me in the ring,” Danielson said. “But maybe doing some more commentary stuff. I did commentary for Forbidden Door. I’m backstage at AEW sometimes. So some of that kind of stuff. It’s like, actually, from a wrestling perspective, it seems to me more fun to go do an indie show in front of 200 people or something like that. A

“And that doesn’t say anything about AEW, it’s just that the expectations for me would be so much less in that sense of like ‘Okay, I don’t feel like my body can do what I would be expected to do in AEW.’ And that’s one of the great things about going to AEW shows, it’s action packed, it’s hard hitting, it’s great. But I don’t feel confident that I’m able to perform at that level anymore.”

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