Tony Schiavone calls Bryan Danielson ‘the best of all time’

Tony Schiavone has seen a lot of wrestlers throughout his career, but he says none of them were better than Bryan Danielson.

On the latest episode of his What Happened When podcast, Schiavone discussed Danielson’s match against Jon Moxley at AEW WrestleDream. He praised Danielson as one of AEW’s greatest acquisitions and called him the best wrestler of all time.

“I feel very fortunate to have been there for Bryan Danielson’s, probably, last match,” he said. “Am I wrong to say he’s the best of all time? Is a man like me – who has watched Ric Flair, who has seen Shawn Michaels – wrong to say that Bryan Danielson is the best of all time?”

When cohost Conrad Thompson asked Schiavone if he believes Danielson is the best in history, Schiavone responded, “Yes, for me.”

“I think he’s the best because of just being a number one guy, just being a stand-up great guy.”

“Tony Khan depends on him for a lot. He really is one of the best hires that we’ve had since I’ve been a part of AEW. I don’t know what else to say about him. He’s tremendous, he really is.”

Daneilson’s full-time in-ring career came to an end at AEW WrestleDream on Saturday. He said in a recent interview that he plans to get neck surgery and then will reassess if he will wrestle again afterward. Meanwhile, Moxley’s storyline continues to play a major role on AEW programming. The new World Champion is scheduled for tonight’s show in a segment advertised as, “Jon Moxley is the new AEW World Champion. Nobody is safe.”