Bryan Danielson’s AEW wrestling contract set to expire on August 1

Bryan Danielson’s AEW wrestling contract is slated to expire one week from today.

Though he’ll be competing in the main event of All In, Danielson’s AEW contract is actually set to expire weeks before the show. In an interview uploaded by AEW, Danielson told Renee Paquette that August 1 is the date that his wrestling contract with the promotion is up.

All In is being held at Wembley Stadium in London on August 25. Danielson said his focus right now is on the pay-per-view, not on his contract situation.

“August 1, actually. Next Thursday, my wrestling contract is up. Which also happens to be my son’s fourth birthday,” Danielson said. “Tony [Khan] talked about this in an interview, so I feel comfortable talking about it. I’m not MJF’ing this and being like, trying to use my contract being up and being like, ‘Oh, I’m going to get all the money. Somebody give me all the money.’ Yeah, my contract is up August 1. You know, when I signed this contract — me and Brie [Garcia], we talked about how this would be the last wrestling contract I was going to sign. Part of me is wondering what life is like after this, you know? Part of me is excited about that. But even though Wembley is after this, I still have to focus on that. That’s got to be kind of my focus. So, yeah, it’s a wild time. It’s a wild time.”

Danielson is challenging Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at All In. He earned the title shot by winning the 2024 Owen Hart Foundation tournament.

This is Danielson’s final year as a full-time wrestler. He has not announced when his last match as a full-time performer will be taking place.

Earlier this week, Khan said he knows Danielson is planning to remain part of AEW for a long time. Danielson contributes to AEW behind the scenes in addition to his work in the ring.

“I hope Bryan will stay here for the rest of his life, and I know he’s planning to stay with us for a long time going forward as part of the company, hopefully,” Khan said. “I would want Bryan to stay with us as long as humanly possible.”