Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American former professional wrestler who now works as a commentator on AEW Dynamite. He is also widely known for his time in WWE 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, later making uncontracted WWE appearances until 2003. In 2002, he joined Ring of Honor (ROH), wrestling in the main event of the promotion's first show, The Era of Honor Begins. Considered a cornerstone of ROH, he remained with the company until 2009, winning both the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship—unifying them during his reign—and becoming the inaugural winner of the Survival of the Fittest tournament. His influence led to his induction into the ROH Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2022. Danielson also competed extensively in Japan, winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) with Curry Man. He captured numerous independent wrestling titles as well, including two PWG World Championships, the FIP Heavyweight Championship, and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship. In 2009, Danielson re-signed with WWE, though he was briefly fired in 2010 before returning later that year. During his WWE run, he won the WWE Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States and Intercontinental Championships once each. He also won the WWE Tag Team Championship with Kane as Team Hell No and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Erick Rowan, making him WWE’s 26th Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion. Additional accomplishments include winning the 2011 Money in the Bank ladder match, being named Superstar of the Year at the 2013 Slammy Awards, and headlining major WWE pay-per-views, including WrestleMania in 2014 and 2021. Danielson initially retired from in-ring competition in 2016 due to injuries from multiple concussions that caused seizures and a brain lesion, transitioning to an on-screen general manager role for SmackDown. He remained in that position until 2018, when he was medically cleared to return to wrestling. After his WWE contract expired in May 2021, Danielson signed with AEW, debuting that September and later transitioning full-time into commentary.
AEW All Out 2021
(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 2013
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
DGUSA Untouchable 2009
(Bryan Danielson)
AEW Revolution 2023
(Bryan Danielson)
AEW Full Gear 2021
(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 Homecoming II
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
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: Motor City Madness 2009
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH: Never Say Die
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 2023
(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 2023
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH: Final Battle 2021
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
(Daniel Bryan)
AEW Revolution 2022
(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 2023
(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 2022
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE Night of Champions 2013
(Daniel Bryan)
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
(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 2022
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH Final Battle 2023
(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 1
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
AEW Worlds End 2023
(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 2005
(Himself)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
(Bryan Danielson)
AEW Full Gear 2022
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
(Daniel Bryan)
AEW Revolution 2024
(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: Ninety-Nine
(Himself)
PWG: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
(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: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
(Self)
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
(Self)
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
(Himself)
PWG: Card Subject To Change
(Himself)
PWG: Taste The Radness
(Self)
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
(Self)
PWG: Kee_ The _ee Out of Our _ool
(Self)
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
(Self)
PWG: The Reason For The Season
(Self)
PWG: The Musical
(Himself)
PWG: The Next Show
(Self)
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
(Self)
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
(Self)
FIP Bring the Pain
AEW Dynasty 2024
(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: Roger Dorn Night
(Himself)
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
(Himself)
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
(Himself)
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
(Himself)
PWG: European Vacation II - France
(Himself)
PWG: Schadenfreude
(Himself)
PWG: European Vacation II - England
(Himself)
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
(Himself)
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
(Himself)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
(Himself)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
(Himself)
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
(Himself)
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1
(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: Showdown In Motown
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
(Himself)
ROH: Showdown In Motown
(Himself)
ROH: Vendetta
(Himself)
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
(Himself)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
(Himself)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
ROH: Dissension
(Himself)
ROH: Arena Warfare
ROH: Best In The World
(Himself)
AEW Double or Nothing 2024
(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 2024
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
(Himself)
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
(Himself)
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
(Himself)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009
AEW All In 2024: London
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
(Himself)
WWE Survivor Series 2019
(Daniel Bryan)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
(Daniel Bryan (Preshow))
AEW All Out 2024
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
(Daniel Bryan)
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
The 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: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
(Himself)
ROH: Supercard of Honor
(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: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
(Himself)
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
(Himself)
ROH: Year Two
(Himself)
ROH: Year One
(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)
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
(Himself)
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
(Himself)
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
(Himself)
ROH: Year 5
(Himself)
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
(Himself)
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
(Himself)
Austin Aries: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
(Himself)
ROH: Best In The World
(Himself)
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
(Himself)
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
(Himself)
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
(Himself)
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
(Himself)
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
(Himself)
ROH: Creating Excellence
(Himself)
Danielson vs McGuinness
(Himself)
Danielson vs The World
(Himself)
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
(Himself)
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
(Bryan Danielson)
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
(Himself)
Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top
(Himself)
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
(Himself)
ROH: Stars of Honor
(Himself)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
(Himself/American Dragon)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
(Himself/American Dragon)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
(Himself)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
(Himself)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
(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 The 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: Road to the Title
(The American Dragon)
ROH: Unscripted
(American Dragon)
ROH Final Battle 2003
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
(The 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: Midnight Express Reunion
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
ROH: Testing The Limit
ROH Final Battle 2004
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
(Daniel Bryan)
ROH: International Challenge
ROH: Throwdown
ROH: Fight of The Century
ROH: In Your Face
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
ROH: Gut Check
ROH: Unified
ROH: Generation Now
ROH: Destiny
ROH: Suffocation
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
ROH: Motor City Madness
ROH: Epic Encounter II
ROH: Irresistible Forces
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
ROH: The Bitter End
ROH: Time To Man Up
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
(Daniel Bryan)
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: Ring of Homicide
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
(American Dragon)
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
ROH: Transform
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 Royal Rumble 2021
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Fastlane 2021
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
(Daniel Bryan)
AEW WrestleDream 2024
(Bryan Danielson)
wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2
AEW All In 2025: Texas
(Bryan Danielson)
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(Himself)
ROH: New Horizons
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
(Bryan Danielson - English Commentary)
AEW All Out 2025
(Bryan Danielson - English Commentary)
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE's The Bump
(Daniel Bryan)
The Soup
(Daniel Bryan)
The JBL and Cole Show
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE SmackDown
(Daniel Bryan)
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
("American Dragon" 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)
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)
AEW Dark
AEW Dark
(Infinito)
WWE 205 Live
WWE Evil
(Daniel Bryan)
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
(Bryan Danielson)
WWE SmackDown
Raw
Wrestlemania Rewind
(Daniel Bryan)
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
WWE Rivals
(Daniel Bryan)
WWE The Day Of
(Daniel Bryan (Self))