Bryan Danielson challenges Zack Sabre Jr. to two-out-of-three falls match
Bryan Danielson is not finished with Zack Sabre Jr.
Following ZSJ’s victory over Danielson on Sunday’s NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka show, Danielson challenged him to a best two-of-three falls match on neutral ground.
Danielson said:
The best technical wrestler in the world, it’s not me anymore, it’s Zack Sabre Jr. I hope the Japanese fans appreciate every time we get to see him.
Danielson continued:
I didn’t tap out, but he caught me. To be fair, if I’m going to give myself the benefit of the doubt, I think I might want one more. I beat him in AEW, he beat me in New Japan, I say we do two out of three falls somewhere on neutral ground and I’ll leave it at that.
Let’s find a promoter, any promoter in the world who wants to do a two out of three falls match with me and Zack Sabre Jr, we’ll find a way to get it done. Thank you, guys, and god bless New Japan, I love this place.
Bryan Danielson: "My eye is 100% healed. My arm is 100% healed. I went out there and gave him everything I have in my soul. I gave it all out there and Zack Sabre Jr. beat me. The best technical wrestler in the world, it's not me anymore, it's Sabre Jr."https://t.co/VVElU4vvUh
— Ciarán (@CiaranRH93) February 11, 2024
Danielson defeated ZSJ at AEW WrestleDream in Seattle last year. The match was rated five-and-a-half stars by our own Dave Meltzer. It was the first match they’d had since 2009.
Danielson defeated ZSJ in their first match in 2008, which was also a two-out-of-three falls match. The following year, ZSJ defeated Danielson in WXW’s 16 Carat Gold tournament in Germany.
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