Danielson then switched the discussion over to how the solution to said questions wasn’t simple, whether it would be regarding growth in ratings and ticket sales or the quality of AEW’s onscreen product. That, for Danielson, is especially difficult, as he’s not sure the AEW product could be better right now, siting the recent acclaimed matches Ospreay had upon joining AEW, which Danielson noted had gotten strong reactions from those in the locker room besides himself.

“All of these things, what they require, it’s not anything…it’s not anything specific,” Danielson said. “Life is not that simple, where you can just say ‘Hey, we need better matches.’ Well, better matches than the ones we’re already producing? If you guys are wrestling fans that watched ‘Dynamite’ last week, Will Ospreay wrestled Kyle Fletcher…

“I’ve been a wrestler for 25 years now, been watching wrestling since I was in first grade. There was somebody next to me when Ospreay wrestled Takeshita on Saturday, and they said the same thing on Wednesday. ‘Is this the greatest wrestler I’ve ever seen?’ And you’ve just seen it, so you know it’s fantastic. So is it a great match, is it this, is it that?”

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