Bryan Danielson’s Orbital Injury Happened On A Collar And Elbow Tie Up

Bryan Danielson’s injury happened in a freak accident.

This past week, AEW revealed that Bryan Danielson was undergoing surgery for a broken orbital and would miss some time, and that he would be back “later in the year.” This is in line with what Fightful heard, with the hope that Danielson won’t miss a ton of time. The way the injury was sustained was a rarity.

While Danielson sold the injury during the tag team match with Kazuchika Okada, he actually sustained the injury very early in the Andrade match on Collision. Danielson told several that he actually happened on the opening collar and elbow tie up when Danielson caught an errant forearm or elbow. You can actually see him react to it during the match.

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