Bryan Danielson Rates His AEW Match With Kenny Omega On A 1-10 Scale

During a recent conversation with Jim Varsallone, AEW’s Bryan Danielson took some time to praise the crowds of All Elite Wrestling for their passion towards the product. He hopes the trend continues as AEW returns to Miami for Rampage and Dynamite this weekend.

“So far, the crowds I’ve had in AEW since I’ve been there have been like [RAW after WrestleMania crowds]. I feel like almost every show I’ve had with AEW so far has been like that when I’ve come out,” he said. “Like, just this last week in Philadelphia when I came out, it was unbelievable, you know what I mean? When I came out for the match with Kenny at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, the crowd was crazy. Same thing when I first came out as a surprise in Chicago, so I’m hoping Miami is going to be just as crazy.”

Bryan also compared AEW crowds to the fans at a lesser-known musician’s concert, noting how they are extremely dedicated. He attributes these kinds of receptions to the way AEW books their shows and builds their homegrown talent, like the returning “Hangman” Adam Page.

“If you go to a concert but it’s not necessarily like a super mainstream person because casual people will go to a mainstream music concert, but so if I’m going to go to one of my favorite musicians like Frank Turner,” Bryan said. “I love Frank Turner so my wife and I went to one of his concerts in Arizona, and what I feel like with AEW is it’s like going to one of those concerts where everybody is kind of a passionate fan… I feel like that’s kind of how it is with AEW, with how AEW, and Tony Khan specifically, and the wrestlers know and understand what their fanbase wants, very well, and they give it to them. And so when you come to an AEW show, you have certain expectations. And usually the show exceeds those expectations and they just have a great time, so that’s why I think you see those reactions like that.

“I also think AEW has done a great job of creating new stars people…