Claudio Castagnoli talks Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Role in AEW, more

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Claudio Castagnoli Warns Bryan Danielson Fans Ahead Of AEW Dynamite [Exclusive]

“If you're a fan of Bryan Danielson you definitely want to tune in because it, let's be honest, will most likely be his last match on national TV.” Claudio Cast

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“If you're a fan of Bryan Danielson you definitely want to tune in because it, let's be honest, will most likely be his last match on national TV.”

“It's gonna be very emotional,” Castagnoli admitted. “I was in Bryan's last match before, when he was forced to retire. It was a tag match as well, and I was in it. It was in London, England. This, I think, will be on a little bit different terms. I mean, obviously like I said, it's gonna be very emotional if that's the last time I'm going to be standing across the ring from Bryan. It's gonna be special.”

“Bryan is always trying to compete at the top of his abilities. And he's never gonna hold back. He's always gonna leave every single thing that he has in the ring, no matter if that's good or bad for his personal future.”

“I feel he needed that time off to kind of reconnect with himself and find his purpose, so to speak, or regain his purpose,” Castagnoli said. “I can't speak for Jon, but I felt like the last couple months before he came back, you know we always have the ‘Be Real’ on our shirts, I didn't really feel real. It felt like, okay, we're just kind of going through the motions.”

“Everybody should aspire to be the World Heavyweight Champion," Castagnoli said, "I think I may have realized as I'm getting older, that that single-minded focus can actually be a big detriment to me. Not everybody is the main character. Not everybody can be the hero of the story. So to me, it is how can I make the most impact?”

“John Cena said it once to me, ‘You're only as good as your last match.’ And I very much believe that. That's very much how I approach every single match. Every single match I wanna be proud of and I feel I owe that to the people who follow my career, and I owe that to every single person tuning in for the first time or for the 100th time. When I'm in the ring, they just know they're getting the best consistently.”