Bryan Danielson
Biography
Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the William Regal led stable Blackpool Combat Club, alongside Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta. He is also known for his time in WWE where he worked from 2009 to 2021 under the ring name Daniel Bryan. Danielson began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, and signed an 18-month contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), in 2000; he later went on to make uncontracted appearances in WWE until 2003. He joined the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion in 2002, wrestling in the main event of the promotion's first event, The Era of Honor Begins. Considered a mainstay of ROH, he stayed with the company until 2009 and, during his career, won the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship once each, unifying them at one point, and was the inaugural winner of the annual Survival of the Fittest tournament. Due to his contributions to ROH, he was part of the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame in 2022. Danielson also wrestled extensively in Japan, winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Curry Man) in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Danielson also won numerous titles on the independent circuit, including two PWG World Championships and the FIP Heavyweight Championship and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship once each. In 2009, Danielson again signed with WWE, but was fired for three months in 2010. Upon his return, he went onto win the WWE Championship four times,[Note 1] the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States and Intercontinental Championships once each. Danielson also won the WWE Tag Team Championship as part of Team Hell No (with Kane) and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (with Erick Rowan), thereby becoming WWE's 26th Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion. He also won the Money in the Bank ladder match in 2011, won Superstar of the Year at the 2013 Slammy Awards, and headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, including their flagship event, WrestleMania, in 2014 and 2021. Danielson retired from wrestling in 2016 due to injuries arising from multiple concussions, which led to seizures and a brain lesion. He then took on a non-wrestling role for WWE as the on-screen general manager of SmackDown. He remained in the role until 2018, when he was unexpectedly cleared by doctors to return to in-ring competition. After his WWE contract expired in May 2021, Danielson signed with AEW, debuting in September that year.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-05-22
Place of birth
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Images
Cast
AEW All Out
2021
8.00
ROH: Proving Ground
2008
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ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
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ROH: Breakout
2008
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ROH: Eye of The Storm
2008
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ROH: Without Remorse
2008
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ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
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ROH: Rising Above 2008
2008
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ROH Bound By Hate
2008
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
2012
0.00
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
2013
0.00
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
10.00
DGUSA Untouchable 2009
2009
0.00
AEW Revolution
2023
8.40
AEW Full Gear
2021
7.50
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
0.00
WWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
7.20
ROH: The Homecoming II
2009
0.00
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
2010
8.40
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
2011
7.80
ROH: Caged Collision
2009
0.00
ROH: Double Feature II
2009
0.00
ROH: Full Circle
2009
0.00
ROH: Injustice II
2009
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ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
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ROH: Never Say Die
2009
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ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
2009
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ROH: Supercard of Honor IV
2009
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ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
0.00
NJPW The Spiral
2002
2.00
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
2010
6.70
WWE Survivor Series 2010
2010
7.40
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010
7.17
AEW Winter Is Coming
2021
8.50
WWE RAW 1000
2012
0.00
AEW Double or Nothing
2023
5.80
WWE SummerSlam 2011
2011
7.20
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
7.06
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
2012
6.30
ROH: The French Connection
2008
0.00
ROH: Final Battle 2021
2021
10.00
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
7.07
AEW Revolution
2022
8.10
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
7.80
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
8.00
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
2012
7.70
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
6.60
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
6.80
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
7.80
AEW Awards
2022
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
7.40
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
8.40
WWE No Way Out 2012
2012
7.30
AEW Grand Slam
2021
9.50
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
8.20
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
7.60
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
7.46
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
7.60
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
6.70
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
2013
7.70
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013
7.80
WWE Payback 2013
2013
7.00
AEW All Out
2023
6.70
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
7.20
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
6.20
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
2010
0.00
AEW Double or Nothing
2022
6.90
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
6.90
AEW WrestleDream
2023
8.33
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017
6.50
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
7.60
WWE Payback 2014
2014
7.50
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
7.30
ROH: Scramble Madness
2002
0.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
6.71
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
7.90
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
7.00
The Wrestling Road Diaries
2009
8.33
FIP New Dawn Rising
2005
0.00
AEW All Out
2022
7.60
ROH: Final Battle
2023
6.00
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
7.40
ROH: Final Battle 2002
2002
0.00
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
2002
0.00
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
0.00
AEW Worlds End
2023
7.40
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024
6.50
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
6.07
A Hart Still Pounding
2009
0.00
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008
0.00
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
6.40
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average
2003
0.00
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
2005
0.00
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
8.00
ROH: Final Battle 2005
2005
0.00
AEW Full Gear
2022
7.40
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
6.80
Biography: The Bella Twins
2022
8.00
AEW Revolution
2024
8.40
PWG: SEVEN
2010
0.00
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
2009
0.00
PWG: Speed of Sound
2009
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PWG: Threemendous II
2009
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PWG: DDT4
2009
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PWG: One Hundred
2009
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PWG: Ninety-Nine
2009
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FIP Dangerous Intentions
2005
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FIP With Malice
2005
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PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
2004
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PWG: Card Subject To Change
2005
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PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
2004
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PWG: Taste The Radness
2004
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PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
2005
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PWG: The Musical
2004
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PWG: The Reason For The Season
2004
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PWG: The Next Show
2004
0.00
FIP Bring the Pain
2005
0.00
AEW Dynasty
2024
7.50
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
2024
0.00
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
0.00
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
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PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
3.00
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
2007
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PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
2007
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PWG: Schadenfreude
2007
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
2008
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ROH: Fueling The Fire
2008
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ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
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ROH: This Means War
2005
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ROH: Vendetta
2005
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ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
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ROH: Vendetta
2005
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
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ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
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ROH: Dissension
2006
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ROH: Arena Warfare
2006
10.00
ROH: Best In The World
2006
0.00
AEW Double or Nothing
2024
6.70
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017
7.30
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
2004
0.00
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
2004
10.00
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
2004
0.00
AEW All In: London 2024
2024
7.80
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
2004
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019
8.42
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
8.80
Biography: The Miz
2024
0.00
AEW All Out
2024
7.50
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017
10.00
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
2010
0.00
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
2010
0.00
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017
6.60
WWE Backlash 2018
2018
5.40
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
2018
8.00
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
2018
6.00
WWE SummerSlam 2018
2018
7.40
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
0.00
ROH: The 100th Show
2006
0.00
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
7.00
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
7.30
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
2018
6.87
WWE Crown Jewel
2018
6.07
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
7.55
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
2019
6.43
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
7.63
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
2002
0.00
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
7.20
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
7.40
WWE Stomping Grounds
2019
7.70
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
7.30
WWE Hell in a Cell 2019
2019
7.50
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
8.06
ROH: Better Than Our Best
2006
0.00
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
0.00
ROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
0.00
ROH: Northern Navigation
2008
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ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004
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ROH: Driven
2007
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ROH: The Final Showdown
2005
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ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
0.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
7.14
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
7.90
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
2012
10.00
ROH: Year One
2012
10.00
ROH: Year Two
2012
10.00
ROH: Year Three
2013
10.00
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
10.00
ROH: Year Four
2014
10.00
ROH: Year 5
2015
10.00
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
2013
10.00
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
10.00
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
2012
10.00
ROH: Best In The World
2008
0.00
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
2004
10.00
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
2013
10.00
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
10.00
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
10.00
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
10.00
Danielson vs The World
2013
10.00
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
10.00
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
0.00
ROH: Stars of Honor
2008
0.00
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
2013
10.00
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
10.00
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
2008
0.00
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
10.00
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
2007
10.00
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
2009
10.00
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
10.00
The Destruction of The Shield
2015
8.50
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
6.60
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
7.50
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
2004
0.00
NJPW Nexess
2004
0.00
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
0.00
ROH Night of Appreciation
2002
0.00
ROH: Honor Invades Boston
2002
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ROH: Unscripted
2002
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ROH: Road to the Title
2002
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ROH: Final Battle 2003
2003
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ROH: Main Event Spectacles
2003
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ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
2003
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ROH: The Epic Encounter
2003
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ROH: Contention
2009
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Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
2010
0.00
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
2003
0.00
ROH: Night of The Butcher
2002
0.00
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004
0.00
ROH: Testing The Limit
2004
0.00
ROH: Final Battle 2004
2004
0.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
7.26
ROH: Unified
2006
0.00
ROH: In Your Face
2006
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ROH: Destiny
2006
0.00
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
0.00
ROH: Throwdown
2006
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ROH: Gut Check
2006
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ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
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ROH: International Challenge
2006
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ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
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ROH: Generation Now
2006
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ROH: Suffocation
2006
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ROH: Motor City Madness
2006
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ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
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ROH: Irresistible Forces
2006
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ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
2006
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ROH: The Bitter End
2006
0.00
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
0.00
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
2020
2.00
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
6.04
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 2
2021
8.30
ROH: War of The Wire II
2006
0.00
ROH: Glory By Honor III
2004
0.00
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
0.00
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002
1.00
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
0.00
ROH: Transform
2008
10.00
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
2006
0.00
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016
10.00
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
2019
10.00
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
10.00
Meeting Stone Cold
2021
5.00
WWE Fastlane 2021
2021
6.80
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
8.42
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
5.80
AEW WrestleDream
2024
6.70
wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2
2008
0.00
