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.
Filmography
all 366
Movies 341
self 151
TV Shows 25
Voice 1
AEW Dynasty (2024)
AEW Revolution (2024)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 (2024)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 (2024)
AEW Worlds End (2023)
ROH: Final Battle (2023)
AEW WrestleDream (2023)
AEW All Out (2023)
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door (2023)
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023)
AEW: Double or Nothing (2023)
The Bloodline: The Complete Story (2023)
AEW Revolution (2023)
AEW Full Gear (2022)
WWE Rivals: Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella (2022)
AEW All Out (2022)
WWE This Is Awesome (2022)
Biography: The Bella Twins (2022)
AEW: Double or Nothing (2022)
AEW Awards (2022)
Hey! (EW) (2022)
AEW Revolution (2022)
AEW Winter Is Coming (2021)
ROH: Final Battle (2021)
AEW Full Gear (2021)
AEW Grand Slam (2021)
AEW All Out (2021)
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 2 (2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 (2021)
WWE Fastlane 2021 (2021)
Meeting Stone Cold (2021)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 (2021)
WWE Royal Rumble 2021 (2021)
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson (2021)
The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020 (2020)
WWE Slammy Awards 2020 (2020)
WWE Money in the Bank 2020 (2020)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 (2020)
The Best of WWE (2020)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 (2020)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 (2019)
WWE Survivor Series 2019 (2019)
WWE Backstage (2019)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 (2019)
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
WWE The Bump (2019)
WWE Extreme Rules 2019 (2019)
WWE Stomping Grounds (2019)
WWE WrestleMania 35 (2019)
WWE Fastlane 2019 (2019)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 (2019)
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 (2019)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019)
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story (2019)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018 (2019)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2018 (2018)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 (2018)
WWE Survivor Series 2018 (2018)
WWE Crown Jewel 2018 (2018)
WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 (2018)
WWE SummerSlam 2018 (2018)
WWE Extreme Rules 2018 (2018)
WWE Money in the Bank 2018 (2018)
WWE Backlash 2018 (2018)
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018 (2018)
WWE WrestleMania 34 (2018)
WWE Clash of Champions 2017 (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story (2017)
WWE Money in the Bank 2017 (2017)
Seth Rollins: Building the Architect (2017)
WWE: WrestleMania Monday (2017)
Southpaw Regional Wrestling (2017)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere (2016)
Total Bellas (2016)
WWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness (2016)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 (2016)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 (2016)
WWE Table For 3 (2015)
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! (2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015 (2015)
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)
WWE Fastlane 2015 (2015)
The Destruction of The Shield (2015)
WWE 24 (2015)
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 (2015)
WWE: The Best of RAW and Smackdown 2014 (2015)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 (2014)
WWE Rivalries (2014)
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW (2014)
WWE Money in the Bank 2014 (2014)
WWE Payback 2014 (2014)
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 (2014)
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 (2014)
WWE WrestleMania XXX (2014)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 (2014)
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan (2014)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 (2014)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013 (2013)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013 (2013)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 (2013)
WWE Survivor Series 2013 (2013)
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology (2013)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 (2013)
WWE Battleground 2013 (2013)
WWE Night of Champions 2013 (2013)
WWE SummerSlam 2013 (2013)
Total Divas (2013)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013 (2013)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 (2013)
Bryan Danielson: World Champion (2013)
WWE Payback 2013 (2013)
WWE Extreme Rules 2013 (2013)
WWE WrestleMania 29 (2013)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 (2013)
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012 (2013)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 (2013)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 (2013)
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation (2013)
Austin Aries: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (2013)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 (2012)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012 (2012)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 (2012)
The JBL and Cole Show (2012)
WWE Survivor Series 2012 (2012)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012 (2012)
CM Punk: Best in the World (2012)
WWE Main Event (2012)
WWE Night of Champions 2012 (2012)
WWE SummerSlam 2012 (2012)
WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History (2012)
WWE RAW 1000 (2012)
WWE Money In The Bank 2012 (2012)
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! (2012)
WWE No Way Out 2012 (2012)
The Many Adventures of El Generico (2012)
WWE Over The Limit 2012 (2012)
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole! (2012)
WWE Extreme Rules 2012 (2012)
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon (2012)
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective (2012)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero (2012)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 (2012)
Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top (2012)
WWE Royal Rumble 2012 (2012)
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep (2012)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011 (2011)
WWE Survivor Series 2011 (2011)
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011)
WWE SummerSlam 2011 (2011)
WWE Money in the Bank 2011 (2011)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII (2011)
WWE Royal Rumble 2011 (2011)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010 (2010)
WWE Survivor Series 2010 (2010)
WWE Bragging Rights 2010 (2010)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010 (2010)
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin (2010)
WWE Night of Champions 2010 (2010)
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa (2010)
WWE SummerSlam 2010 (2010)
PWG: SEVEN (2010)
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010 (2010)
CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines (2010)
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain (2010)
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish (2010)
WWE NXT (2010)
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton (2009)
The Wrestling Road Diaries (2009)
Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate (2009)
ROH: Bryan Danielson - Rise To Glory (2009)
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières (2009)
PWG: Speed of Sound (2009)
PWG: Threemendous II (2009)
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III (2009)
ROH: Contention (2009)
Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009 (2009)
PWG: DDT4 (2009)
ROH: Never Say Die (2009)
ROH: The Homecoming II (2009)
ROH: Double Feature II (2009)
WWE Superstars (2009)
PWG: One Hundred (2009)
PWG: Ninety-Nine (2009)
ROH: Supercard of Honor IV (2009)
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2 (2009)
Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009)
ROH: 7th Anniversary (2009)
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin' (2009)
ROH: Eliminating The Competition (2009)
A Hart Still Pounding (2009)
ROH: Caged Collision (2009)
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009 (2009)
ROH: Full Circle (2009)
ROH: Injustice II (2009)
PWG: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (2009)
ROH: Final Battle 2008 (2008)
ROH: Rising Above 2008 (2008)
ROH Bound By Hate (2008)
ROH: The French Connection (2008)
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2 (2008)
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1 (2008)
ROH: The Tokyo Summit (2008)
ROH: Night of The Butcher II (2008)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI (2008)
ROH: Fueling The Fire (2008)
ROH: Northern Navigation (2008)
ROH: Greatest Rivalries (2008)
ROH: Best In The World (2008)
NOAH: European Navigation 2008 (2008)
ROH: Stars of Honor (2008)
ROH: Southern Navigation (2008)
ROH: Take No Prisoners (2008)
ROH: Eye of The Storm (2008)
ROH: Without Remorse (2008)
ROH: Breakout (2008)
ROH: Transform (2008)
ROH: Proving Ground (2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two (2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One (2008)
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business (2007)
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany (2007)
PWG: European Vacation II - England (2007)
PWG: European Vacation II - France (2007)
PWG: Schadenfreude (2007)
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4 (2007)
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 (2007)
ROH: Driven (2007)
PWG: Roger Dorn Night (2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two (2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night One (2007)
ROH: International Challenge (2006)
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two (2006)
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One (2006)
ROH: The Bitter End (2006)
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston (2006)
ROH: Irresistible Forces (2006)
ROH: Suffocation (2006)
ROH: Motor City Madness (2006)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006 (2006)
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two (2006)
ROH: Gut Check (2006)
ROH: Epic Encounter II (2006)
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II (2006)
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K. (2006)
ROH: Unified (2006)
ROH: Fight of The Century (2006)
ROH: Time To Man Up (2006)
ROH: Generation Now (2006)
ROH: War of The Wire II (2006)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV (2006)
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle (2006)
ROH: Throwdown (2006)
ROH: In Your Face (2006)
ROH: Destiny (2006)
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea (2006)
ROH: Ring of Homicide (2006)
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C. (2006)
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two (2006)
ROH: The 100th Show (2006)
ROH: Better Than Our Best (2006)
ROH: Supercard of Honor (2006)
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge (2006)
ROH: Best In The World (2006)
ROH: Arena Warfare (2006)
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show (2006)
ROH: Dissension (2006)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006 (2006)
ROH: Hell Freezes Over (2006)
ROH: Final Battle (2005)
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare (2005)
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One (2005)
ROH: Vendetta (2005)
ROH: Showdown In Motown (2005)
ROH: This Means War (2005)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede (2005)
ROH: Enter The Dragon (2005)
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2005)
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One (2005)
ROH: The Final Showdown (2005)
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One (2005)
FIP With Malice (2005)
FIP Dangerous Intentions (2005)
FIP New Dawn Rising (2005)
PWG: Card Subject To Change (2005)
ROH: Final Battle (2004)
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas (2004)
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2 (2004)
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding) (2004)
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2 (2004)
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1 (2004)
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion (2004)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2 (2004)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1 (2004)
ROH: Glory By Honor III (2004)
PWG: The Next Show (2004)
ROH: Testing The Limit (2004)
PWG: The Reason For The Season (2004)
The Soup (2004)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest (2004)
NJPW Nexess (2004)
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two (2004)
ROH: Reborn - Stage One (2004)
PWG: The Musical (2004)
PWG: Kee_ The _ee Out of Our _ool (2004)
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour (2004)
PWG: Taste The Radness (2004)
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two (2004)
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One (2004)
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn (2004)
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1 (2004)
ROH: Final Battle (2003)
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average (2003)
ROH: Main Event Spectacles (2003)
ROH: The Epic Encounter (2003)
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show (2003)
ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy (2003)
ROH: Final Battle 2002 (2002)
ROH: Night of The Butcher (2002)
ROH: Scramble Madness (2002)
ROH: All Star Extravaganza (2002)
NJPW The Spiral (2002)
ROH: Unscripted (2002)
ROH: Honor Invades Boston (2002)
ROH: Road To The Title (2002)
WWE Velocity (2002)
ROH: Night of Appreciation (2002)
ROH: Round Robin Challenge (2002)
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins (2002)
WWE Tough Enough (2001)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
DGUSA Enter The Dragon 2010
WWE: Best Matches of the Decade
Delirious: Masked Insanity
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
ROH: Creating Excellence
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
ROH: Year Two
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
ROH: Year Three
ROH: Year One
ROH: Year 5
ROH: Year Four
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Danielson vs The World
Danielson vs McGuinness
DGUSA Untouchable 2009
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GenderMale
Birthday1981-05-22 (42 years old)
Birth NameBryan Lloyd Danielson
Birth PlaceAberdeen, United States of America
Height178-centimeter
SpouseBrie Garcia
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDaniel Bryan, American Dragon, Infinito, Dynamic Dragon
AwardsWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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