Bryan Danielson SHOOTS On CM Punk's Disciplinary Committee in AEW!

Bryan Danielson talks to Alex McCarthy about his involvement in the AEW disciplinary committee that chose to fire CM Punk, allowing him to return to WWE!
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[@InsideTheRopes]

Were the committee right to fire CM Punk? Let us know in the comments below!

[@Falcone942]

We got him back home thanks to that ;)

[@antonycuff4512]

It's a conflict of interest and bad taste to get someone fired then move into his spot the next day !

[@chrisqualls9146]

They had no choice because they feared C M Punk 😅

[@RighteousWrestling]

They have gave wwe the opportunity to make the most of it. Punk is bigger now than he was ever going to be aew.

[@hernanimagalhaes8472]

Committee Magnet Punk

[@EllipseGamer]

Danielson looks like he's ready to navigate the seas

[@damonselimi7393]

😂😂😂

[@shingetaashe9299]

Ahoy there Mateys!!

[@Lenoxygen]

Yeah; the high seas of bad booking.

[@EllipseGamer]

@@Lenoxygen 😂

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

@@Lenoxygenthe waves of coke

[@matt5793]

Danielson did Punk a favor by playing a part in letting him go. Kind of like when Punk left WWE and Danielson got his push there.

[@Rihardololz]

and a brand new injury.

[@joe.limbus]

As long as he told him personally whatever he had to say then I don't think people should be acting like Bryan is a snake or anything. Man was just tryna do his job and what's best for everyone involved

[@nightwand1742]

i never thought of it that way, maybe bryan was talking with wwe saying, "i can give you punk" that'd be so funny, bryan the double agent.

[@ScottRen14]

I agree they're friends Bryan did him a solid imho

[@Danirey02]

@@joe.limbusexactly

[@Rucker1980]

The more i see this, the more it seems like he and punk both agreed with this personally

[@TheYoloDonkey]

Mans looks like a Game of Thrones character with the eye patch beard combo 😂🤣

[@Mert_Yanik]

He looks like a pirate

[@Primeghost_2]

He reminds me of the dwarf from Segas Golden Axe

[@nyteowl8069]

Punk and Bryan are in on it. Punk clearly wanted out when he showed up at Raw earlier this year.

[@Oceantreasures24]

Earlier this year? lol like a week ago

[@ThatDudeJerm]

@@Oceantreasures24 No he means before survivor series. Right after CM Punk was “terminated for cause” from AEW. WWE had a show in Chicago, Punk went to the show and was reported/confirmed to have been backstage hanging with some of the wrestlers and talking to HHH. That was like less than a week after AEW terminated him I think

[@hsthatzo8063]

@@ThatDudeJermIt happened before collision bro not after he was fired post all in

[@AlexProd1]

@@ThatDudeJermi think that was beginning of the year tho, while he was still under AEW contract

[@FrederickChampaguno]

That’s exactly what I was thinking too. It was part of of a Punk plan

[@philipelbourne3360]

I believe firing CM Punk was in the best interest of CM Punk. Wrestling is a form of combat entertainment that only works if the wrestlers trust each other. A house divide cannot stand, if Punk wants to be around people with similar interests, then what would AEW have gained holding him hostage?

[@artvandelayRFC]

​@poopyanalbumhole They never will. They're more interested in trying to impress Meltzer with over the top stunts and drinking blood. They'd rather have fun with their friends than help the company grow.

[@arturorivera6173]

That's how pro wrestling always has been the difference is that the buisness used to consist of men . Nowadays they're all sissy crybabies who run to Twitter or threaten to quit when things don't go their way.

[@ResistingDeath]

You don't think there will always be conflict amongst wrestlers?

[@philipelbourne3360]

@@ResistingDeath conflict has always been welcome in society. However, conflict cannot interfere with business and business cannot grow without hard decisions. The Elite and their friends are not interesting anymore, proven by ratings and social media interest.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

It worked out for him sure but it's a terrible decision to put a nice morally conscious guy at the head of a committee that should be thinking about business

[@Stromatolites151]

SNAKE SNNNNAAAAAAKKKKKEEEE

[@bigc2626]

Bryan finished up this interview and watched a movie about pirates. It was rated arrrrrrrr.

[@TheCatMan9000]

TLDR. Interviewer: Ask about CM Punk AEW Disciplinary Committee Bryan: No Comment. Saved you a click.

[@antonycuff4512]

What are these aew guys going to talk about when they retire on their podcasts if they can't talk about anything because of ndas ?

[@jryan0]

Except since we're on the video so to see your whole comment we had to click show more. You actually added one.

[@thesportsguy126]

Bryan is clearly taking the heat for this because he knows most fans wont hate on him for it. but Bryan was in a no win position tbh. it wasnt gonna work with Punk and the younger AEW talent who dont listen,

[@seanfertitta6585]

"The younger AEW talent that don't listen" why listen to a douchebag that would rather throw fists and fight people than talk his issues out like the adult he likes to claim that he is? Not everyone is gonna take your advice. They don't have to if they don't want to. Maybe Punk should understand and deal with it rather than act like a little bitch when he doesn't get his way. And maybe, just maybe, "rumours" wouldn't have been spread about him if he didn't try to get Colt Cabana fired.

[@damiencross7334]

Who cares? Punks best days are way behind him. He is pushing 50 and looks like my old ass uncle Charlie. Its not a huge loss. Outside Chicago i don't think people even care.

[@wednesday8356]

⁠@@damiencross7334he’s barely 40, still puts on amazing matches, and everyone in the wrestling world was losing their shit when he walked out at survivor series.

[@damiencross7334]

@wednesday8356 i don't know about everybody but sure that building in Chicago was. I think the knee-jerk reaction of him being in wwe got a huge pop sure. He looked kinda sloppy and outta shape in aew. His matches were ok. They weren't amazing. Just over the dude. I have seen him wrestle since like 2003. Just think hos best days are far behind him.

[@slickrick2935]

Punk and danielson have had huge respect/friendship for years end of the day I believe Bryan was at the committee but had minimal input

[@levisamom5069]

But I do believe Bryan did had a hand in firing Punk but he was doing Punk a favor he was clearly miserable there so Bryan gave him a way out of it

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

I thought the same thing. Bryan is one of the few people Punk rarely says a bad thing about if any. That's why i think ppl dog piling on is kinda unjustified.

[@AngryDad.]

Daniel Bryan did him dirty. End of story

[@ayylienn]

Your Mom had minimal input.

[@slickrick2935]

@@ayylienn reckon this was sent from the depths of your mams basement 😂

[@danielcraig4974]

The BCC should become the BDC - Bryan's Disciplinary Committee.

[@azizrampage]

gimmick infrgingment BDC was a tna thing

[@BrianJohnsonArmwrestling]

Isn't TNA apart of AEW now in some kind of way?

[@mbutts255]

AEW had to fire Punk after the last incident. I don't blame them for that. I blame them for whatever is going on backstage that its a mad house and bred the situation that unfolded.

[@SWyrick366]

They fired Punk because of GLASS, FUCKING GLASS.

[@TheDarkSoulsOfYouTubeComments]

​@@SWyrick366the fact that another wrestler has to tell someone to not use real fucking glass because management didn't do their job to prohibit that. AEW is not a safe work environment, even for wrestling standards.

[@Rucker1980]

Firing Punk was possibly the dumbest decision of wrestling. They simultaneously lost an asset and galvanized their competition in one move

[@andrewft31]

@@Rucker1980you think AEW was ever competition to the WWE?

[@Rucker1980]

@@andrewft31 no, but they eliminated the chance of that ever happening

[@vipulrao3093]

Tony, this is how you answer, while managing to be diplomatic, the man managed to do everything, tell the truth(well kinda) give some content, banner the achievement(Wembley).

[@AngryDad.]

Brown nose

[@azizrampage]

he says he legally can't answer

[@dean8705]

Bryan Danielson is not only my fav wrestler but a great human too. Role model

[@r.l.9993]

So Bryan is now in a way "the authority" lol 😂

[@BSingh-on4qr]

Lmao

[@darkbear77]

I see what you did there 😂🤣🤣

[@markfroman738]

😂

[@yusufgazi7]

How the tables turn

[@frankybats9999]

lmao "playfighting in my spandex for 24 years" nearly died

[@TheDas9582]

Conspiracy theory. I think CM Punk got fired on purpose and BD helped with that.

[@MaxDephyantz]

I'd definitely say Punk and Danielson had a private/discrete conversation about what direction Punk wanted Danielson to help sway the committees decision. 🤔

[@charliemills4762]

if we had disciplinary danialson as a gimmick with team hell no vibes fining Mox everytime he bled I would die a happy man

[@cruzcorp914]

All I heard is Bryan saying that he's taking the blame for Tony khans screw up

[@_Pauper_]

Of course it is

[@AngryDad.]

He's a liberal left wing snake. Get over it😂

[@daleharris3809]

Daniel Bryan: YES! YES! YES! Bryan Danielson: YAR! YAR! YAR!

[@alicechanlovesyou]

He looks like he's about to take on the Dojima Family.

[@AGCcachanilla]

One eyed SNAKE

[@ArmandoOriz_]

The American Snitch

[@darkbear77]

I have a question for everyone. If Bryan Danielson is on the disciplinary committee is that a conflict of interest because he's also an active Pro Wrestler making a decision on another active pro Wrestler?

[@maggielusk6833]

Thankyou I just asked that same question!

[@justinsane1995]

In my unfortunate experience, disciplinary committees are normally a mix of executives and peers, Bryan would have been one of the peers to my understanding,I think he's just taking the heat by saying he headed the committees because everyone respects him too much to hate him for the decision

[@rinyald_music]

It theoretically could be but in this situation probably not. If he was involved in the situation then yes but that could also theoretically happen with a non pro wrestler employee.

[@night6724]

that is what i thought

[@ksimon6485]

AEW shouldn’t be able to use the word PRO.

[@mepueblo]

The Yes Movement became the YesMan to Tony Khan

[@casperueckermann938]

Captain Brian Danielson at your service

[@donkey7577]

Eye, Eye, Captain.... Oh Captain, my Captain

[@chansopheapthai454]

What will this committee do to the kids who mock the other wrestler in the ring? You know the EVP kids...

[@willglenn-bl9gm]

It's all good cause he's now back home in WWE, I would like to thank the disciplinary committee and eye patch boi, one bill Phil got the last laugh, my condolences to AEW

[@thegent8916]

Bryan would've made one helluva hall monitor.

[@elvis13577]

At least Danielson didn’t ever fear for his life…. HAD to fire Punk to create a large enough “Safe Space” for Tony K. A Wrestling Historian like T.K. should KNOW it ain’t easy being King…. What would TK have done if he were in the Nailz situation?! Or got Spit on, then Popped in the mouth by Bret Hart?! “This is the business you’ve chosen”,Tony. IF you had a problem with Punk’s POV you should’ve addressed it a Year Earlier at that infamous Media Scrum, YOUR AEW Media Scrum! Your Company will always be Kenny, the Bucks,& Hangman controlling what & WHO goes over… “I’ll take Four Hulk Hogans and a large Sparkling water 💦 with a Lime Twist!”should be your next T-Shirt!

[@EdgeHead927]

Having him involved in management positions in within AEW would be such a good move.

[@crazymoviescenes1303]

I think Danielson already had talked to punk and then took that decision!

[@Epsilonsama]

Thanks Bryan now CM Punk is back in the big leagues and doesn't have to work with children 😂

[@ThePattycake1313]

I don't think Punk is losing any sleep tonight.

[@crimsonite2044]

No doubt had Punk stayed, the same toxic cycle at AEW would have continued

[@kimchi2780]

Dude looks like a Viking Warrior.

[@furnitureconsortium]

Bryan Danielson has shelved Cattle Mutilation for his new finisher, Tiger Uppercut! Way to go, Sagat Dragon!

[@Heroofselene]

Does anybody else think that Bryan Danielson looks a lot like Daniel Bryan from WWE? I wonder if they know each other.

[@temporal_pkmneu8877]

AEW treating him like shit tbh. The reason for all of this is such a childish joke. BEcause of a fckin stunt with real glass. It is really weird. Im glad he is back in WWE

[@TanvirAhmed-ik4gl]

Brian Danielson deserves an AEW World Championship reign before he retires.

[@billcowan5539]

If he was Lunging at Tony Khan then he definitely purposely got himself fired, I can’t think of anyone trying to attack their boss and still having a job afterwards.

[@Joe-zo6mw]

Tony Khan also comes off as a bit of a wuss. Delegating his tasks down as opposed to being direct speaks to that.

[@miguelduran2327]

Stone cold maybe?

[@brettperry3737]

When you say he tried to attack the boss, just keep in mind that Samoa Joe and the referee were smiling and taking pictures with him afterwards. That's how serious the situation was to the actual professionals.

[@rossf4196]

@@Joe-zo6mwTony is definitely the kind of guy who thinks shouting at someone is assault

[@rossf4196]

@@brettperry3737nobody gave a fuck except for those 💅🏼 The Bucks They tried to gang up up a 44 year old Phil Brooks and they got slapped 🤣 Embarrassing

[@TheHardys01]

At this point.. & With that being said. The CM Punk issue goes far beyond The Elite.

[@jotac87278]

Bryan Danielson could be the one who takes over for TK. Cody could do the same for Triple H

[@AngryDad.]

What world do you live in? 😂

[@user-fp7vx9qh5c]

@@AngryDad.wdym he's got a point

[@randylahey8101]

You fkn mark.

[@RWAC685]

Punk And Bryan. Yes Sir.

[@Jack2X4]

Bryan 'Odin' Danielson

[@yusufgazi7]

Lol

[@ocelotJW]

It's just a professional wrestlers court, I wouldn't look too much into it.

[@arijordan1392]

Danielson>>>>>>>>CM Punk

[@knivemares588]

Danielson being Tony’s bootlicker is not what I expected from him in 2023

[@nvelez11973]

Thank you Bryan!

[@chrissayeranderson5710]

Tony Khan fired Punk and Punk came him no choice . It’s very little to do with Bryan.

[@jdmintegradp]

I think Brian is saying move over, I'm in charge now...

[@bigbens33]

"No one wants to be on a disciplinary commitee" ... proceeds to make the decision to join the commitee voluntarily 😂

[@mattb6369]

A good example of the inmates running the asylum. Wrestlers running a disciplinary committee... wow.

[@flizzy4645]

The miz was right

[@MiguelJackson22]

It’s hard not to like Danielson.

[@tatecomedy]

Too much Star-Bucks

[@josermaiz]

What happen to Daniel Bryan eye

[@HOLDFASTBEAR]

Broken orbital bone. Very painful, takes a long time to heal.

[@CammyK1872]

Why the eye patch if his orbital bone is smashed? You'd wear a mask lol. Seems like putting a band aid on a broken arm.

[@Mortallica03]

Danielson is right in the way AEW has grown to levels nobody expected it in such a short period of time. It was one on the reasons guys like QT Marshall and Sonny Kis are getting fired or not renewed, all that super indy stuff that AEW was know for in 2019 is almost gone, you no longer see guys like Joey Janela or Marko Stunt getting a contract because they had buzz on the indies or because they were friends with Omega or Cody, now if you watch some of their most resent signings is either a proven main event guy like Edge or a guy that WWE wants like Will Osprey or young wrestlers that clearly had tons of potential like Skye Blue or Billie Starkz Its no longer the 2019 super indy company with 1 weekley show,1 youtube show and 4 PPV´s a year Now in 2023 its a huge company with 3 weekley shows, 5 Tv Specials and 7 PPV´s plus ROH with a weekley show and 4 PPV´s with partnerships with other companies

[@andrewft31]

With constantly dropping ratings… they killed off what people were tuning in to see

[@zombieninjatedsmith1301]

Only the die hard dorks are still watching the most unwatchable wrestling to hit live TV since TNA under Dixie Carter

[@deadbrothers8348]

How many aew guy wore that eye patch in the past three years?

[@paulwoodford1984]

haha, how funny would it be if it was the same eye patch

[@MrSkittlez313]

Why is a pro wrestler to be in disciplinary committee ?

[@20david06]

Bryan neeaaaaaaarly said important part of WWE there.

[@ryuninjadragon]

The infamous eye patch just like the one he wore during an ROH storyline

[@adrianvee7777]

AEW amd Bryan Danielson and Toni Kahn and Young Bucks looked Busch League by being so soft that they couldn't use the CM Punk heat and turn it into a storyline. Bryan Danielson laughing here definitely points to the politics going on in AEW.

[@ektran4205]

danielson and brooks are close friends

[@Joecbg100]

I'm glad people arent nailing Bryan to the cross over Punk. Punk is Punk and it stunk he left cause i had matches i wish he did, but this wasnt healthy. Like in WWE. AEW needs guys like Bryan and Daniels to help it out.

[@ektran4205]

wwe protected danielson in the ring

[@marin10bremen]

Man Danielson is just the best person, would love to see him run aew alongside Tony in the future

[@ektran4205]

the young bucks have burned bridges with njpw ajpw roh cody cm punk, who will be the next bridge that they will burn

[@yusufgazi7]

From against the Authority to the AEW Authority.

[@SanelTufekcic]

Brian is a such good dude outside of the ring

[@gazz9995]

I dont think Bryan is looking at this fully

[@TheHeatisOn76]

Its literally a job so tony doesn't get heat. Also Danielson did him a favor

[@hbk12hbk]

Tony obviously made the decision too. He said on tv he had to.

[@TheHeatisOn76]

@@hbk12hbk yet here we are.

[@Danny-yb9ms]

Bryan could do a List of Jericho thing where he goes around walking and saying YOURE LATE, $100. N walks off. it would be hillarious if they did it properly n played with it

[@Bill-lg1xy]

WWE had a Wrestlers committee/jury headed by the Undertaker!!!

[@chansopheapthai454]

When will this committee deal with the kids in AEW who leak out internal information to news outlets all the time?

[@BBoldGaming]

The committee should be a stable

[@n0sr3t3p]

you're just as smart as those college grads, don't worry.

[@islandclubtech]

I think Punk legitimately wanted to be in AEW and help build the company up. However, Punk is a 45 year old man and knows better than to put his hands on someone outside of the scripted performance. I don't blame Bryan Danielson or the committee for letting Punk go and I'm glad that happened to him instead of some "indefinite" thing like what is happening with Jack Perry which I am glad is happening to him. Jack Perry needs to humble himself.

[@andrewft31]

And AEWs ratings have been dropping since he was fired as has their attendances…

[@jeffreymoralesmusica6714]

WWE RAW 2024 danielson Bryan WWE Smackdown 2024

[@ResistingDeath]

Spoken like a true company man. 😢

[@markfroman738]

He really is a “Yes” man now. 🤣

[@Biscuitdough]

​@@markfroman738bahahaha

[@Faetmusic]

What happened to his eye? I haven't seen him since WWE

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

Imagine being honoured to fire one of your oldest friends... Heart breaking

[@levisamom5069]

I think Bryan was doing Punk a favor... Punk was clearly miserable there so Bryan gave him a way out

[@Oceantreasures24]

They respect each other, but from what I’ve heard, they’ve never been close friends. They just admire each other and crossed paths a lot in their careers

[@sampleoffers1978]

If you're on tv, money involved is so big, even if that company is losing it. Clear Punk helped aew for tv and some crowd draw...now they need damage plan and to NOT self sabotage pivot TOO

[@NikkiWilliams-nj5yw]

with Brie teasing she wants to face Saraya and Britt imagine Brie signing with AEW and Bryan handing down a fine for Brie

[@Lenoxygen]

Loving Danial Bryansons new pirate gimmick.

[@pkizzlebeats]

But they not discipline the ones started the whole thing and act like little kids at least with punk what u see see is what u get…

[@Bill-lg1xy]

Bryan is the grown up in the room and did the right thing in firing CM Punk. Punk has never said anything about being fired cos he knows he was in the wrong, and now, AEW is in a much healthier place. Yes, CM Punk was good for making money, but clearly a bad person on a day to day working environment, he had no friends at work because he is a bad character. The fans don't see it cos they don't want to see it. Wrestling is a community and a family and you don't attack that but CM Punk has done that too many times eg AEW Jack Perry😮😮😮

[@brokenfunnibones]

Are you gonna fine tony for his Twitter meltdowns or the other AEW Wrestlers?

[@yoo6626]

When is his contract over? I would love to see DB vs Gunther

[@stevohavener3277]

I guess he will be back in wwe soon...

[@bayleyaustin2202]

Imagine your company being so badly run that you have the talent/employees in charge of discipline instead of the boss. I love AEW, but as a company they’re VERY badly run!! Tony NEEDS to stop being a friend! It’s okay to be friends with your employees and it’s great that he wants a relationship and wants to care for them. But he needs to find a balance. Vince for all his many flaws, back in the day he was buddies with several wrestlers but still put his foot down! TK needs to do that too

[@Bill-lg1xy]

But WWE had a Wrestlers jury headed by the Undertaker!!!

[@bayleyaustin2202]

@@Bill-lg1xy Wrestler’s court wasn’t an end all be all though. Vince was the man in charge. Vince never assigned or created roles to discipline other wrestlers. The wrestlers took it upon themselves to create it. Tony Khan literally put together a committee of wrestlers to discipline his locker room. It makes no sense

[@twk8520]

Nothing can change unless Tony admits there is a problem. Tony needs real management and bookers. Until Tony treats it like a business and not a personal playground AEW will continue to spiral down a drain.

[@maggielusk6833]

Hes not like the other wrestlers tho when hes still an active wrestler weilding this kind of power over other active wrestlers! Legally this could be a conflict of interest of any disgruntled wrestler takes this to court!

[@MultiSuperman2]

Call it what it is Kangaroo court!

[@jamesstewart8377]

I hate what has happened to wrestling and no offense to Danielson but he kinda started all the bullshit.

[@mikemorales5641]

Aye Bryan got bamboozled and sold a dream by Tony cause he knew if he didn't he lose Bryan to lets give him more backstage access so he will stay but he better get off the ship before it ends up stranded on a island

[@stocks2545]

Bryan "disciplinary committee" Danielson 🤡

[@fluffly8935]

Arrg matey

[@joaquinsaraviagedes4720]

What the hell IS he laughing about? Says he fired the main star without any experiencia or education.

[@Kyspliff]

Daniel bryan vs punk confirmed mania 40 😂