Bryan Danielson‘s press tour of Australia has given us plenty to write about, with the American Dragon talking about wrestling matches from 100 years ago and naming his favorite opponents in WWE and AEW. Now, Danielson has gone on record to name which wrestlers could and could not defeat a bear in hand-to-hand combat.

Here’s what Danielson had to say about each wrestler’s chances against a bear, via Fightful.

Swerve Strickland

“If it’s a straight match, the bear wins. If it’s a gimmick match, like a hardcore match… I swear, Swerve is the craziest hardcore match wrestler I’ve ever seen. He would staple that bear in the tongue. You add any sort of shenanigans, Swerve wins.”

Hangman Adam Page

“I think Hangman has more experience with rounding up animals. I think he does better in a straight match than Swerve. Here’s the thing… I just don’t think bears are good at hardcore matches.”

Kyle Fletcher

“He gets destroyed by a bear. I’m sorry, Australia. He’s also a beautiful man. Word on the street is that Taylor Swift is very interested in Kyle Fletcher, even though she just got engaged. That said, Kyle Fletcher could not beat a bear.”

Toni Storm

“She could beat a bear. Straight one-on-one, she could beat a bear. No questions asked.”

Kenny Omega

“Given the state of Kenny Omega right now? I love Kenny. Kenny is probably one of my favorite wrestlers to watch ever… and I vote for the bear. I can’t unthink of how bad his stomach is. As soon as you said it I just envisioned a bear ripping open his stomach.”

Mercedes Moné

“I think a bear defeats her soundly. I was gonna make a joke about Beast Mortos. I’ll let you come up with your own jokes about Beast Mortos.

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AEW Grand Slam Australia will take place in Sydney on Feb. 14, 2026. Check out the full interview with Danielson below.

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