Ric Flair gave his thoughts on Bryan Danielson during the latest episode of his Woo Nation podcast. Here are the highlights:
How do you see his work?
“It’s ok. “I didn’t say he wasn’t a good worker. You asked me what I thought. I’ll tell you what. This is how I feel. When Hunter put him over at whatever WrestleMania that was (WrestleMania 30), that made him. He’s a very talented kid. Don’t misunderstand me, but you have to have one match, one place, one day, somewhere, that makes you who you are. Hunter, who only wrestles once in a while, came out, the match started out slow, but they ended up having a world class match. He’s a hell of a performer. I don’t see him as being Kenny Omega. I like him. You’re asking me my opinion. Is he a babyface now?”
Danielson being a heel:
“As a babyface, he’s not Ricky Steamboat. As a heel, he’s not me.” If that pisses people off, then you just have to live with history. I like him a lot personally, but when you start asking me to talk about who’s great and who’s not, I mean he has a style. He’s not AJ Styles by any means. He’s a little bit smaller than AJ, but he’s not AJ Styles.”
The pros and cons of Danielson’s work:
“I like his conditioning. I like the fact that he works hard. He’ll do anything. He sacrifices his body at all cost. He throws himself around and takes incredible bumps. That one bump he does off the top rope, he’s done it a couple times, is nothing less than incredible. I don’t know who he was working against. He does that suplex where he lands on his stomach. He’s a hell of a hand, but you’re asking me, and once again, I’m not going to budge on who I think is good and who’s great. I think he’s very good. As a babyface, it’s more believable. He can sell his a** off, so when he’s making a comeback, for me, it’s more fun to watch a guy like him making a comeback against the bigger guys. It’s harder for me to believe that as a heel, he’s going to hold someone down.”
