Daniel Bryan
Bryan Danielson (born 22 May 1981 in Aberdeen, Washington), better known by his current ring name Daniel Bryan, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently under contract with WWE and appears regularly in their wrestling shows.
His biggest success was the two-time receipt of the WWE Championship, as well as the simple receipt of the World Heavyweight Championship.
- 2.1 Title
- 2.2 Awards
Career
Beginnings / Independent
Danielson began his career as a backyard wrestler and was subsequently trained by Shawn Michaels, Tracy Smothers and William Regal. Its active wrestling career began in 1999 at the age of 18 years after he coached in the wrestling Academy of Shawn Michaels.
In the past, Danielson joined, among others, for Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, New Japan Pro Wrestling and IWA Mid-South, and was also in Germany at the German Stampede Wrestling promotions and westside Xtreme wrestling been committed.
Danielson became involved as coach of the Ring of Honor wrestling school in Bristol for the next generation.
After Danielson was allowed to win on 17 September 2005 the ROH World Title against James Gibson, he was champion for over a year and had the World title after a long feud in late 2006 Leave Homicide. Then he paused for six months in order to recover from multiple injuries and then returned to RoH.
World Wrestling Entertainment / Independent
June 9, 2008 Danielson denied a dark match on RAW. However, a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, he signed until August 24, 2009.
On 23 February 2010 he returned to the show NXT under the name Daniel Bryan returned to WWE. His mentor was here according elaborate storyline, The Miz. In the 12th episode of NXT Bryan was officially eliminated from WWE management because he was allowed to choose any of his matches for itself. As a result, he began a feud with the program commentator Michael Cole, who made disparaging remarks about Danielson. Here Danielson could decide a match against his former mentor Miz storyline for themselves.
On June 11, 2010, WWE announced Danielson's dismissal. This happened because he choked ring announcer Justin Roberts in the debut of the Nexus on June 7, 2010 in RAW, which belonged Danielson with his tie. Since the Benoit tragedy actions, however, are strictly prohibited from the neck in the WWE. Danielson took on contracts for independent promotions. He has appeared on 3 and 4 July 2010 for the promotion based in Oberhausen westside Xtreme wrestling on. On July 3, he was a participant of the event Broken Rulez X and a day later, on July 4, he was the winner of Ambition Tournament, the first Shoot Fight tournament outside of Japan. Ambition was the first in Germany and thus organized for Europe Shoot Fight Tournament, which was officially organized openly and without time limitation of the matches, with everyone present was clear that even at this tournament attacked the storyline. 7 August 2010 Danielson attended the NWA Fanfest in part, in which he ran against the reigning NWA Champion Adam Pearce for the NWA World title.
Return to WWE
Danielson signed but in the meantime again a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. There he joined since August 15, 2010 at SummerSlam back to the RAW roster. But the same time he was allowed to complete a few more appearances on the independent scene, for which he was booked even before his reinstatement. When PPV Night of Champions 2010, he was allowed the reigning United States Champion The Miz defeat and so even win the title. End of 2010, Danielson was in NXT Pro by Derrick Bateman. On March 14, 2011, he lost the United States title to Sheamus.
As part of the WWE Draft Danielson was changed on 26 April 2011 on SmackDown. On July 17, 2011, he won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match of the SmackDown roster in the event of the same name. In the big event WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 on 18 December 2011, he broke this case against Big Show and won the World Heavyweight Championship. The title he lost in a match that lasted 18 seconds at WrestleMania 28 on April 1, 2012 to Sheamus.
Rise in the Main Event and WWE Champion
This was followed by programs feud against CM Punk and Kane. During the feud with Kane Danielson formed with this tag team Hell No and won at Night of Champions on September 16, 2012, the WWE Tag Team Championship from Kofi Kingston & R -Truth before they him on 19 May 2013, the Shield members novel Reigns and Seth Rollins had to give.
On August 18, 2013 at the PVV SummerSlam Danielson won for the first time the WWE Championship from John Cena, but he had to leave again after a cash -in by Randy Orton on the same evening. In Night of the Champions on September 15, 2013 Danielson defeated Randy Orton and became WWE Champion for the second time. In the evening on him the title of Triple H was removed after the controversial end of the Matches from Night of Champions and declared vacant. Then there should be a rematch against Randy Orton at the PPV Battle Ground, however ended in a no contest. It was not until the second return match three weeks later at the following PPV Hell in a Cell brought a decision to the detriment of Bryan, as his mentor Shawn Michaels, who acted as the special guest referee in this fight, Bryan attack, thereby raised against him and Randy Orton to victory. This feud was terminated after Hell In A Cell.
Last denied Bryan together with CM Punk feud program with the Wyatt Family, Bryan was taken before the end of the year as a member of that group itself.
Achievements
Title
- All Star Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- Full Impact Pro
- IWA Puerto Rico
- Memphis Championship Wrestling
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- Ring of Honor
- Texas Wrestling Alliance
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- World Series Wrestling
- WWE
- 2 × WWE Champion
- 1 × WWE United States Champion
- 1 x World Heavyweight Champion
- 1 × WWE Tag Team Champion - with Kane
Awards
- Ring of Honor
- Winner of the Survival of the Fittest 2004
- WWE
- Winner of the SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match 2011
- Slammy Award Superstar of the Year 2013
- Slammy Award Fan Participation 2013