Bryan Danielson works dark match at Raw tonight

Unknowns win dark matches all the time.

The story that came out tonight is Danielson was driving from Abeerdeen down to Mexico City so he has his car and his dogs and stopped in Oakland for a payday on the way down.

Exactly my point. Dark matches don't mean shit.

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Oh I agree there is an interest. And I agree for monetary reasons, he should sign. I'm just saying, getting a win in a dark match guarantees nothing. The interest portion is built upon his body of work and the fact that he had a developmental deal before.

And you could work indys forever. Look at Mike Quackenbush. I dont think he'll ever sign anywhere.

ROH nowhere near has the interest ECW had back in the day. Indy's in general are more popular now of days then ever and there's a reason for that.

However ECW was something that made WWE and WCW both change their style and became well known. Until ROH does that they are not the number #3 promotion. There is no #3 promotion.

Yes you can work indy's forever but what I mean is the body can't really handle it. Quack has a real job doesn't he? His injuries are adding up. Plus you don't become a legend by working indy's.

If Danielson really is the best wrestler in the world then let him go to the big time and show it. I'm no WWE fan but I'm not gonna be selfish and say he shouldn't take it. He's done everything he can do and he's wrestled everyone he can wrestle. It's time Danielson hook it up with some guys in the E.

I covered what you said about ROH and ECW in my first two sentences.

I added the rest in for the other few selfish people that don't want to see him leave the indy's and ROH in general.

Definitely agree with you on the ECW part. ECW was a North American phenomenon. Where ROH is more respected in the circles of Japan and even internationally.....they are nowhere near as popular as ECW was in the states.

Yes, Quack does have a real job and he does write books as well. But if Quack was in his early 20s and wasnt as beat up as he is, he probably could be more like a Chris Hero and take indy bookings 4/7 days a week. But thats not to be. Besides, he has the training classes during the week at night and he also has Chikara to run.....not to mention the promotions he wrestles for. I mean Quack still works small tiny promotions here in PA that pay him with a hot dog and a can of soda. He just loves the business and loves to work with up and coming kids.

I cant 100% agree that you cant be a legend working just indys. I agree that you cant become well known or mainstream. But within wrestling circles and amongst smarks......I think you can. Reckless Youth and Mike Quackenbush are two that come very much to mind. And if Chris Hero doesnt get signed by someone, he is headed down that same path.

ECW never had that because they never traveled until they got a TV deal. ROH isn't really that well known national. Sure it comes on in the UK but as someone who has seen the Japan shows, if you seen the crowd there isn't that much interest.

It's not all about where they traveled but how it's done. 90% of wrestling fans have never heard of ROH. Back when the big three was around 80% of wrestling fans heard of it whether it was because they were shown on RAW or mentioned they were well known.

Oh, and how is the interest higher? It shows how much you know. During the 90's indy's weren't what they were today. You had a few guys that always put on a good match but most of the stuff you seen was garbage.

ROH helped put the indy's on the map and since then it helped people see a different side of things as far as indy wrestling goes.

To say indy's aren't more popular now than they were in the 90s is quite ridiculous.