Overview

• Danielson says he had not signed his AEW contract until two or three days before All Out 2021.
• He recounts Vince McMahon calling with a counter-offer roughly five days before the pay-per-view after learning he was unsigned.
• Danielson says he had told McMahon in early August 2021 that he intended to leave WWE for AEW.
• He adds that Adam Cole’s AEW agreement also came together at the last minute, possibly on the day of the show.
• Recovering from a neck injury, Danielson is slated to begin a full-time role on AEW Dynamite’s commentary team on Wednesday.