4-time WWE Champion announced for final AEW Dynamite before Forbidden Door

AEW is hours away from presenting the go-home episode of Dyanmite ahead of Forbidden Door, and they have just announced the appearance of a former WWE Champion. The promotion has quite a few former World Champions on its books, and one of them makes their return this week.

The wrestler in question is none other than four-time WWE Champion Bryan Danielson. The American Dragon was last seen on television during last month's All In: Texas, where he helped 'Hangman' Adam Page defeat former stablemate Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship.

Bryan has made very few appearances since dropping the title to Moxley at WrestleDream 2024, due to his recurring injury problems. There has been no update on when the former WWE star will return to in-ring action. However, it was announced earlier that Danielson will be joining the commentator's desk on the go-home episode of Dynamite tonight.

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It remains to be seen whether this special appearance from Bryan Danielson will become a regular occurrence going forward, but it's sure to have the fans excited.

Final episode of AEW Dynamite before Forbidden Door looks exciting

Tony Khan has booked a packed episode of Dynamite before heading into Forbidden Door this weekend. This Wednesday Night's episode has a lot of huge segments and matches on offer. In addition to Bryan's surprise appearance, the show will also see his former stable in action.

Death Riders will take on Hiroshi Tanahashi and JetSpeed in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Moreover, Jon Moxley will go face-to-face with Will Ospreay ahead of their huge 10-man Lights Out Steel Cage match this weekend. Tony Schiavone is also scheduled to interview Adam Copeland and Christian Cage ahead of their tag match.

Interestingly, only tag team matches have been announced for the show till now. Mercedes Mone and Athena will team up to take on Toni Storm and Alex Windsor on the show as well, whereas FTR and Brodido will fight it out for an opportunity at the AEW World Tag Team Championship this Sunday.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Jeevak Ambalgi