Bryan Danielson’s AEW World Title victory over Swerve Strickland at the All In London 2024 pay-per-view event and the subsequent events at All Out 2024 have garnered significant attention in the wrestling community.
Following his successful title defense against Jack Perry at AEW All Out 2024, Danielson was attacked by the Blackpool Combat Club. Jon Moxley ambushed The American Dragon, using a plastic bag to suffocate him.
Originally slated to face Danielson at the AEW: Grand Slam 2024 event, Darby Allin will now put his title shot on the line against Moxley, while Danielson will wrestle Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match.
The winner of Moxley vs. Allin will then face Danielson for the AEW World Title, with the potential title bout likely taking place at AEW WrestleDream 2024 in November.
According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, there were serious discussions at one point about crowning Allin the AEW World Champion.
Meltzer said, “The winner between Moxley and Darby is going to wrestle Danielson for the title in Tacoma [WrestleDream]. Darby was at one point winning that match, and he’s from the area essentially. Seattle. However, the money match right now is very clearly Moxley.”
He continued, “He’ll do other matches. I did see the poster for the [Grand Slam] Australia show [in February]. And, you know, one of the key things in there is this: there is no Danielson [advertised].”
