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