When news broke that there was a Bryan Danielson speaking segment scheduled for this week's edition of AEW Dynamite, it left more than a few fans worried about what he had to say. Was “The American Dragon” going to announce his opponent at Forbidden Door? Or would he instead inform fans that he's just too injured to compete at the show, or in Blood and Guts, AEW's answer to WarGames that is scheduled for the Dynamite immediately following the show? *gasp* could Danielson be… retiring? Sure, he's taken hits over the past few months but he can't be done, done, right?

Unfortunately, the answer to the question was the middle option: Danielson is out for the foreseeable future, as he's not medically cleared to wrestle and will thus, be out of action for the foreseeable future.

Bad news for the man formerly known as Daniel Bryan, for his presumed opponent at Forbidden Door, Zach Sabre Jr., and for wrestling fans the world over who wanted to see Danielson in the ring against the other best technical wrestler in the world. But hey, there was at least a minor silver lining in a sea of misery: Danielson has a replacement lined up to face ZSJ at Forbidden Door show.

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Kevin Nash with a text bubble reading "It shows why he’s an indie-riffic guy" next to Will Ospreay with the AEW logo as the background.

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Will Ospreay with a text bubble reading "You are in no position to tell me what the grind is all about my friend" next to Triple H with the AEW Dynasty logo as the background.

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Bryan Danielson with a text bubble reading “Are you the best wrestler in the world?” next to Will Ospreay with with AEW Dynasty logo as the background.

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Woah, a mystery! If there's one thing wrestling fans like, it's a mystery, as it gives them the better part of a week to theorize about who would fill Danielson's shoes. Could it be Wheeler Yuta? Minoru Suzuki? The man formerly known as Cesaro? Goodness, this is going to be fun.