WWE legend explains possible reason behind Bryan Danielson's comments: "You know what I mean?" (Exclusive)

AEW star Bryan Danielson has been an outspoken flag bearer for the promotion ever since he joined Tony Khan's company. The 44-year-old has always had high praise for AEW, and recently heaped praise on the All Elite promotion once again, although this time at WWE's expense.

Danielson recently stated that AEW is a more exciting place to be than WWE, which has created a divide among fans online. However, WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long offered a possible reason as to why the American Dragon would've made such a statement.

Long was talking on an episode of The Wrestling Time Machine on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge. He explained that the 44-year-old could be talking about working behind the scenes, which might be more exciting in Tony Khan's promotion than it would've been in the Stamford-based promotion.

"I think what Bryan is speaking about is backstage. You know what I mean? Working behind the scenes is maybe a lot more fun than working backstage, behind the scenes, than it was working in WWE, you know what I mean?" Teddy Long said.

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Ever since moving to All Elite Wrestling, Danielson has been more involved behind the scenes in the promotion than he was in WWE. He has been with the promotion for four years now and has transitioned from being an in-ring competitor to becoming a full-time commentator.

He became the AEW World Champion in 2024 and announced that he would retire from full-time competition as soon as he lost the championship, which he did at the same year's WrestleDream event. Injuries have hindered his return as a wrestler since losing the title, and he was eventually made a permanent member of the broadcast team following Forbidden Door 2025, serving as the color commentator.

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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.

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