J.R. thinks Danielson would do great in the role.
On May 25th, 2024, it will have been five years since the inaugural AEW event, Double or Nothing. This year’s version of the show is taking place on May 26th.
Joining Busted Open to discuss his new book and all things AEW was Jim Ross. Along the way, he was asked who be believes could be of service to AEW as the company’s Head of Talent Relations. J.R. named Bryan Danielson.
Bryan Danielson would do great (as Head of Talent Relations for AEW). He’s levelheaded, he’s cerebral, student of the game. I love the guy and he’s a hell of a worker and he has a good communication skill base. So, he would be a guy that I would certainly consider in that role. You have to have somebody in that role that the talent can go to and see council and sometimes just to listen to them. I remember you (Bully Ray) and I… D-Von (Dudley), when we had that little meeting about your payoff. Was it WrestleMania or SummerSlam? Yeah (it was SummerSlam). You thought it was a little light and I agreed with you, and so we changed it. No big deal. That’s an ego thing. I didn’t have the ego to affect it. I wanted to be fair. You guys deserve more money. But you gotta remember too, Vince (McMahon) was involved in the payoffs for the pay-per-views and so I go back to him, say, ‘I think these guys are a little disappointed. I think they’re right in their thoughts,’ and he agreed. He agreed. If you go back to the reason and logic, it’s not that challenging. But you gotta have somebody in that role. You gotta have an offensive coordinator to get the plays in and to help the team shall we say.
AEW’s current Head of Talent Relations is Christopher Daniels. In storyline, Daniels was fired from the company after tension built up between him and The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson).
Scheduled for the upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view is an Anarchy in the Arena match that will feature The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry) versus Bryan Danielson, Dax Harwood, Darby Allin and Cash Wheeler.
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