Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1980), better known under the ring name Daniel Bryan, is an American professional wrestler.
In WWE, Bryan held the WWE Championship three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once, in addition to being a one-time United States Champion, a one-time Intercontinental Champion, and a one time WWE Tag Team Champion as part of Team Hell No (with Kane). He was also the 2011SmackDown Money in the Bank winner and the 2013 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner. He is the 26th Triple Crown Champion and the 6th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history and headlined several major pay-per-view events, including SummerSlam in 2013 and WrestleMania XXX.
Background
Pre-WrestleMania
WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)
WrestleMania XXX (2014)
Match Record
| Winner | Loser | Location | WrestleMania | Stipulations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan (with AJ Lee) | Miami, Florida | XXVIII | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | April 1, 2012 |
| Daniel Bryan/Kane | Dolph Ziggler/Big E Langston (with AJ Lee) | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 29 | Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | April 7, 2013 |
| Daniel Bryan | Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) | New Orleans, Louisiana | XXX | Singles match | April 6, 2014 |
| Daniel Bryan | Randy Orton, Batista | New Orleans, Louisiana | XXX | Triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | April 6, 2014 |
| Daniel Bryan | Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Luke Harper, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose | Santa Clara, California | 31 | Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | March 29, 2015 |
| Daniel Bryan/Shane McMahon | Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn | New Orleans, Louisiana | 34 | Tag team match | April 8, 2018 |
In wrestling
Championship and accomplishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWE Championship (3 times)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kane
- WWE United States Championship (1 time)
- Money in the Bank (SmackDown 2011)
- Slammy Award (12 times)
- Beard of the Year (2013)
- Catchphrase of the Year (2013) – YES! YES! YES!
- Cole in Your Stocking (2010) – Attacking Michael Cole on NXT
- Couple of the Year (2013, 2014) – with Brie Bella
- Facial Hair of the Year (2012)
- Fan Participation of the Year (2013) – YES! YES! YES!
- Rivalry of the Year (2014) – vs. The Authority
- Shocker of the Year (2010) – The debut of The Nexus
- Superstar of the Year (2013)
- Tweet of the Year (2012) – "Goat face is a horrible insult. My face is practically perfect in every way. In fact, from now on I demand to be called Beautiful Bryan"
- Upset of the Year (2012) – Defeating Mark Henry and Big Show at Royal Rumble
- 26th Triple Crown Champion
- 6th Grand Slam Champion (under the current format)
| WWE Champions |
|---|
| Bruno Sammartino ● Bob Backlund ● Iron Sheik ● Hulk Hogan ● André the Giant ● Ultimate Warrior ● Sgt. Slaughter ● Undertaker ● Ric Flair ● Bret Hart ● Yokozuna ● Diesel ● Shawn Michaels ● Sycho Sid ● Stone Cold Steve Austin ● Kane ● The Rock ● Mankind ● Triple H ● Mr. McMahon ● Big Show ● Kurt Angle ● Chris Jericho ● Brock Lesnar ● Eddie Guerrero ● JBL ● John Cena ● Edge ● Rob Van Dam ● Randy Orton ● Jeff Hardy ● Batista ● Sheamus ● The Miz ● CM Punk ● Alberto Del Rio ● Daniel Bryan |
| WWE Intercontinental Champions |
|---|
| Pat Patterson ● Greg Valentine ● Randy Savage ● Ricky Steamboat ● The Honky Tonk Man ● Ultimate Warrior ● Rick Rude ● Mr. Perfect ● The Texas Tornado ● Bret Hart ● Roddy Piper ● British Bulldog ● Shawn Michaels ● Razor Ramon ● Diesel ● Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H ● Rocky Maivia/The Rock ● Stone Cold Steve Austin ● Ken Shamrock ● Road Dogg ● The Godfather ● Edge ● D'Lo Brown ● Chris Jericho ● Kurt Angle ● Rikishi ● Eddie Guerrero ● Billy Gunn ● Jeff Hardy ● Kane ● Albert ● Christian ● William Regal ● Rob Van Dam ● Booker T ● Randy Orton ● Ric Flair ● CM Punk ● JBL ● Big Show ● Daniel Bryan ● The Miz |
