Summary

Willow Nightingale opened up about one of her biggest in-ring regrets, recalling a match she still does not like to revisit and the way Bryan Danielson helped settle her down afterward.

Nightingale said Danielson focused less on criticism and more on the energy she brought to the match, a response that clearly stuck with her. The moment stands out now because Nightingale is in the middle of another strong run as AEW TBS Champion after successfully defending the title against Kamille at AEW Dynamite: Spring BreakThru.

Quote from Willow Nightingale

"I recently remembered a match that I actually hate watching back. It's a match that one of my biggest, I guess regret, one of my biggest in-ring regrets, after that match, Bryan Danielson actually comforted me and was like, 'Hey, you know what? I was actually gonna say when you were giving us fire in that match and you were all amped up, I wanted more of that,' and he was like, 'I wasn't even gonna critique the stuff you did...' And I was crying and I was like, 'Really!? Thank you.'"

Bryan Danielson's support still fits Willow Nightingale's AEW rise

Danielson's advice matters because Nightingale is no longer talking about a rough night from the perspective of someone still trying to find her place. She is the reigning AEW TBS Champion, and her win over Kamille at Spring BreakThru was the eighth defense of her second reign with the title.

That gives the story a little more weight for AEW fans. Nightingale's comments show how a respected veteran helped reinforce the part of her presentation that has become central to her success, the fire and energy Danielson said he wanted to see more of.

Sources

Willow Nightingale while speaking with Dani of Black Girl Wrestling