WATCH: Bryan Danielson beat Kazuchika Okada to retain AEW World Title

On October 2, AEW presented a historic program that had one amazing main event. Kazuchika Okada accepted Bryan Danielson's challenge, and the two greatly outperformed each other in Pittsburgh. October 2, 2024, has already been hailed by Tony Khan as one of the most significant days in AEW history. Not only did they launch a new television partnership, but tonight will see the firm celebrate their 5th Anniversary special of AEW Dynamite.

A fight for the AEW World Championship will pit The Elite's AEW Continental Champion, "The Rainmaker," Kazuchika Okada, against AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson, in honor of AEW Dynamite's 50th anniversary. Interestingly, the opening 20 minutes of the match will be when the AEW Continental Championship is up for grabs. This requirement is intriguing, which is why several made fun of it, including MJF.

With just a few minutes remaining before the hour's end, this bout began, but AEW was given a lengthy overrun for this week's broadcast. This was crucial because, like in all of Bryan Danielson's AEW World belt battles, he declared that he would retire after losing the belt. 

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BRYAN DANIELSON IS THE FIRST PERSON TO BEAT KAZUCHIKA OKADA EVER SINCE HE SIGNED WITH AEW#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/oo0P2ZrhQG

— Peps🪭 (@Peps_Wrestling) October 3, 2024

Wheeler Yuta saves Bryan Danielson and makes a challenge to Claudio Castagnoli and PAC!

Watch #AEWDynamite's 5th Anniversary LIVE on TBS!@BryanDanielson | @ClaudioCSRO | @BASTARDPAC | @MarinaShafir | @JonMoxley | @WheelerYuta pic.twitter.com/nnSIrXbNqv

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 3, 2024

With their eyes fixed intently on every second that Kazuchika Okada and Danielson spent in the ring, the Pittsburgh crowd was more than prepared for this encounter. They made fun of Okada losing the championship to Danielson, even after Bryan successfully executed a Psycho Knee with just a minute remaining in the 20-minute time limit. Okada then rolled to the outside of the ring as the allotted time ran out. 

Wheeler Yuta challenge for title

Okada nailed a piledriver on the outside, and as Danielson moved to catch him, he fired back. They went on into the commercial break, returning just in time to witness Bryan Danielson trampling all over Okada. Then he made a Rainmaker, but he missed the pin. They went on, with Claudio appearing at ringside to witness Okada seizing control of the fight. And then Pac appeared as well. The match was subsequently won by Danielson with a swift backslide pin.

To rip the heels off, Wheeler Yuta suddenly dashed down with a hammer. The match ended with a brief altercation between Yuta and Moxley after they engaged in a face-off in the ring. So, on AEW Title Tuesday the following week, Claudio and Pac will go on Wheeler Yuta and Bryan Danielson.