Bryan Danielson Explained

Bryan Danielson
Birth Name:Bryan Lloyd Danielson
Birth Date:May 22, 1981
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Children:2
Relatives:Nikki Bella (sister-in-law)
John Laurinaitis (step-father-in-law)
Names:American Dragon
Bryan Danielson
Daniel Bryan
Daniel Wyatt
Dynamic Dragon
Infinito
Height:5feet
Billed:Aberdeen, Washington
Trainer:
Debut:October 4, 1999

Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler., he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under his real name and is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Daniel Bryan from 2010 to 2021. Noted for his technical wrestling style, ability to transform his on-screen character with ease, and popularity with fans, he is regarded by some as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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 Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2002, wrestling in the main event of the promotion's first event; considered a mainstay of ROH, he stayed with the company until 2009, winning the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship once each. He unified the championships at one point and was also the inaugural winner of the annual Survival of the Fittest tournament. In 2022, he was named as part of the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame. He also wrestled 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. He 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.

Danielson again signed with WWE in 2009, but was fired for three months after an incident in 2010. Upon his return, he went on to win the WWE Championship four times,[6] the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States and Intercontinental Championships once each. He also won the WWE Tag Team Championship (as part of Team Hell No with Kane) and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (with Erick Rowan), becoming WWE's 26th Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion. He also won the 2011 Money in the Bank ladder match and the "Superstar of the Year" award at the 2013 Slammy Awards, and headlined several major WWE events, including the 2014 and 2021 editions of their flagship event WrestleMania.

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 and remained in the role until 2018, when he was unexpectedly cleared by doctors to return to in-ring competition. His WWE contract expired in May 2021, and he made his AEW debut four months later. Since joining AEW, he has headlined several pay-per-view events and won the men's 2024 Owen Hart Cup Tournament.

Early life

Bryan Lloyd Danielson was born in Aberdeen, Washington, on May 22, 1981,[7] the son of therapist Darlene and lumberjack Donald "Buddy" Danielson.[8] His mother was pregnant with him for over 10 months. He has an older sister named Billie Sue. His father's job moved the family to Vernal, Utah, then to Albany, Oregon, before they returned to Aberdeen. His parents divorced over his father's alcoholism when Danielson was a child, though they remained on good terms. During his childhood, Danielson was shown a professional wrestling magazine by a friend, and has been a fan of wrestling ever since.[9] He considered himself shy and antisocial as a child and teenager, but still competed in sports such as football and track and field.[8] [10] To help his mother support the family after his parents' divorce, he and his sister both delivered newspapers as children, and later worked at McDonald's as teenagers. For a brief time in high school, he lived with his father in Castle Rock, Washington.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1999–2000)

During his sophomore year of high school, Danielson decided to pursue a pro wrestling career and attempted to train at Dean Malenko's wrestling school in Florida. However, by the time Danielson graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1999, Malenko's school had closed down. Following a friend's suggestion, he instead began training under Rudy Gonzalez and veteran wrestler Shawn Michaels at the Texas Wrestling Academy (TWA) in San Antonio, Texas.[7] [11] After his wrestling debut in December 1999,[7] he toured Japan with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) alongside Lance Cade, a fellow trainee from the TWA, and they competed in several tag team matches.[12] He won the TWA Tag Team Championship with Spanky on March 21, 2000, defeating The Board Of Education (Jeromy Sage & Ruben Cruz), but they dropped the titles back to Jeremy Sage and Ruben Cruz two weeks later.[13] [14]

World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (2000–2003)

While touring the country's independent circuit, Danielson was signed to a developmental deal by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to work in their developmental system and was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), where he gained exposure and was trained by WWF competitor William Regal, whom he credited as being instrumental in the development of his career. During this time, he adopted his moniker of the "American Dragon".[15] WWF severed its ties with MCW in 2001, but not before Danielson won the MCW Light Heavyweight Championship and the MCW Tag Team Championship with Spanky.[7] After 18 months with the company, he was released from his WWF contract in July 2001. Danielson revealed in his 2015 autobiography that he was close to being called up to the main roster during the 2001 Royal Rumble match: he explained that the WWF thought of using him as one of their key figures in the newly created cruiserweight division, which was inspired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW).[16]

In 2002, Danielson wrestled two matches for the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) despite not being a contracted performer for the company. He was quickly defeated by both Sean O'Haire and Little Guido in his two appearances.[17] He went on to make four additional non-contracted appearances for WWE in 2003 on its secondary shows, Velocity and Heat, initially as enhancement talent before being allowed to compete in longer matches; he wrestled Jamie Noble at a Velocity taping in January, Rico at a Heat taping in February, John Cena at a Velocity taping also in February, and made his final appearance in November in a tag team match against Paul London and Spanky at a Velocity taping, in which he was partnered with John Walters. This was his final appearance for the promotion for over five years.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2001–2004)

Danielson went to Japan after his release from the WWF, competing in Japan's premier promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he used his American Dragon persona and donned a red, white and blue mask reminiscent of a dragon. As a part of the junior heavyweight division, Danielson had success in both singles and tag team competition in the company, winning (without wearing a mask) the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Curry Man on March 12, 2004.[18]

Ring of Honor (2002–2009)

Founding father (2002–2005)

In 2002, Danielson joined the independent promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is acknowledged as a "Founding Father" of the company.[19] On February 23, 2002, he competed in the main event of the company's debut event, The Era of Honor Begins, in a three-way match against Christopher Daniels and Low Ki, a match that Low Ki won.[20] [21] [22] One of his matches with Austin Aries, performed on August 7, 2004, at Testing the Limit, lasted seventy-four minutes before Aries was finally declared the victor.[23] One of the more notable rivalries he had in the early years in the company was with Homicide, as the two fought numerous matches with a variety of stipulations, culminating in a steel cage match on May 13, 2005, at The Final Showdown, where Danielson was victorious.[24]

Despite winning the company's inaugural Survival of the Fittest tournament in 2004,[25] Bryan did not win a ROH title. In 2005, Danielson explained in the company's newsletter, The ROH Newswire, that he had quit ROH after being frustrated by his inability to defeat Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. It was later revealed Danielson had become frustrated in general with professional wrestling and planned to take some time off to evaluate his career options.[26] However, Danielson had several dates booked in Europe and Japan, leading fans to believe that the periodical was likely a storyline claim for Danielson's absence during this period.

ROH World Champion (2005–2006)

Danielson defeated James Gibson for the ROH World Championship at Glory by Honor IV on September 15, 2005.[7] [27] [28] The rest of the year saw Danielson have successful title defenses even against wrestlers from other companies, such as Pro Wrestling Noah star Naomichi Marufuji at Final Battle on December 17.[29]

At the beginning of 2006, Chris Hero, a representative from Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), invaded ROH and targeted Danielson—the two exchanged words over the internet before having a match together, with nearly the entire roster of both companies embarking on an interpromotional feud.[30] Danielson became personally invested in this feud and invaded CZW himself, which led to him having physical altercations with a number of CZW wrestlers.[31] Hero intensified the rivalry, leading to the two wrestling at ROH's Hell Freezes Over event on January 14, where Danielson successfully defended the ROH World Championship.[32] On July 15 at Death Before Dishonor IV, he soon filled the vacant slot on ROH's five-man team which participated in one of CZW's more popular attractions, a steel cage match called the Cage of Death, a ten-man tag team match in which a man from each team starts in the cage and a random wrestler enters periodically thereafter. During the match, Danielson turned on his team by assaulting his rival Samoa Joe before leaving the match and effectively abandoning his involvement in the animosity between the two promotions. As the interpromotional hostility with CZW heightened, Danielson also defended against challengers from the rival company, who had signed an open contract for any CZW wrestler willing to challenge for the ROH World Championship. Former champion Samoa Joe also challenged Danielson at Fight of the Century on August 5, but their match ended in a 60-minute draw.

While having the ROH World Championship, ROH faced the issue of having another title with seemingly equal value, the ROH Pure Championship. Danielson and the ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness had a match to unify the titles. They met at April 29 in a match fought under pure wrestling rules and McGuinness left Danielson outside the ring after a chair shot to win by countout—this was enough to retain the Pure title, but not to win Danielson's World Championship. They had another unification match in McGuinness's native England; ROH decided that there had to be a winner, with a title changing hands by countout and disqualification and a draw forcing a restart.[33] Danielson won the match on August 12 and retired the Pure title as its last champion (the title would be reinstated in 2020).[34] During a match with Colt Cabana on August 26, Danielson suffered a real injury when he separated his shoulder,[7] tearing two tendons in it and he tore another tendon in his chest. Danielson returned at Glory by Honor V: Night 2 on September 16 and was challenged by Kenta, a guest competitor from NOAH, due to the two companies' talent exchange agreement—Danielson again retained his championship.[35] At Final Battle on December 23, Danielson's fifteen-month title reign finally ended after he lost to Homicide at his 39th defense and he subsequently took time off from wrestling in order to heal his shoulder.[7] [27]

Final feuds (2007–2009)

On May 11, 2007, Danielson returned to ROH at Reborn Again and defeated Shane Hagadorn and Adam Pearce in separate matches. On May 12, ROH filmed its first pay-per-view, Respect is Earned, which had Danielson team with ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima against Nigel McGuinness and Kenta. Danielson's team won after Danielson made Kenta tap out to his signature submission hold, the Cattle Mutilation. Danielson vied to contend for the ROH World Championship by defeating McGuinness at Domination on June 9, which appeared on the company's next pay per view named Driven which took place on June 23, but was aired on September 21.[36] This allowed him, now as a fan favorite, to challenge Morishima for the title at Manhattan Mayhem II on August 25 in a losing effort in which he also suffered a legitimate detached retina.[37] Following surgery, he fought Morishima again in a match at Man Up on September 15, but the referee stopped the match since Danielson was unable to respond to him.[38] In a rematch at Rising Above on December 29, Morishima was disqualified. Morishima returned to the company at Final Battle on December 27, 2008, in a match billed as a "Fight Without Honor" in which both men were allowed weapons and which Danielson won. Danielson commented in March 2012 on how he felt validated at Final Battle 2008, because he and Morishima managed to get 2,500 people to see the show in New York City.[39]

As part of ROH's agreement with Pro Wrestling Noah, the company held a show in Japan named Tokyo Summit on September 14, where Danielson wrestled GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru and won the championship. Following his victory, NOAH allowed him to defend the title in Ring of Honor, with his first defense being at Glory By Honor VII on September 20, defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima.[40] However, this was his only successful defense as he returned to Japan on October 13 to lose the title to Kenta.[41] Following his loss, Danielson challenged McGuinness for the ROH World Championship at the next ROH pay-per-view Rising Above on November 22, in a losing effort.[42] Ring of Honor made its national television debut with the program Ring of Honor Wrestling and Danielson made his television debut in the main event of its third episode on February 28, 2009 by defeating Austin Aries.[43]

In the fall of 2009, Danielson signed with WWE after a farewell tour with ROH, during which he challenged Aries for the title again and lost.[44] On September 26 at Glory by Honor VIII: The Final Countdown, he won his last match in the company against McGuinness, who was also having his final match with the company until 2023.[45]

Independent circuit (2003–2009)

Aside from competing primarily in ROH, Danielson has also competed in a multitude of other independent promotions, both in the United States and abroad.[46] In 2003, he toured the United Kingdom for the British promotion All Star Wrestling (ASW), where he sometimes used the name Dynamic Dragon.[47] While there, he won the World Heavy Middleweight Championship on May 6 in an eight-man one-night tournament in Croydon, defeating James Mason. He spent the next six months in the United Kingdom, working for ASW, Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), the World Association of Wrestling (WAW), and Premier Promotions.[7] He returned several times over the next five years, working for various promotions. In February 2005 at New Dawn Rising, he made his debut in ROH's sister promotion, Full Impact Pro (FIP), teaming up with Rocky Romero in a match against Austin Aries and Homicide.[48] The next night at Dangerous Intentions, Danielson competed in a losing effort against CM Punk,[49] which led to a brief feud between the two. Danielson's biggest success came in 2006 by winning the FIP Heavyweight Championship,[50] holding the belt for eleven months before losing it to Roderick Strong.[7] Danielson wrestled his last match for FIP in December 2006 at Florida Rumble, where he lost to Erick Stevens.[51]

Danielson also wrestled in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) promotion. He made his debut in November 2003 at An Inch Longer Than Average in a losing effort to PWG Champion Frankie Kazarian.[52] He continued to appear in PWG over the next couple of years, winning the PWG World Championship in 2007 and holding it for six months before taking an eleven-month hiatus from the company. He made his return to PWG at the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. In April 2009, at PWG: One Hundred, Danielson defeated Kenny Omega. The match was notable for its opening, which included Omega and Danielson performing variable tests of strength, including arm wrestling and a thumb war, before singing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" along with the crowd. In May, he made another appearance teaming with Paul London, referring to himself as "American Dolphin" in a parodied manner.[53] On September 4 at Guerre Sans Frontières during his last night in PWG, Danielson defeated Chris Hero to win the PWG World Championship for the second time and immediately vacated it afterward.[54]

Following his return from his injury in 2007, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) published a video of Danielson stating his intent to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, as the establishment that sanctioned the title at the time, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, was relinquishing the title back to the NWA.[55] A tournament, titled Reclaiming the Glory, was held to determine the new champion with Danielson making his way to finals, scheduled to compete Brent Albright on September 1, but due to the eye injury he sustained at ROH's Manhattan Mayhem event,[56] he withdrew from the tournament and instead acted as the referee of the match.

In 2009, Danielson's contract with Ring of Honor expired, which opened up Danielson to travel to other companies more freely while competing in his home promotion.[57]

In 2009, Danielson also signed a short-term contract with German wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). Shortly after his debut, Danielson won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship against Bad Bones and held it over a month before losing it to Absolute Andy.

After his departure from wXw, Danielson made his debut with Philadelphia-based independent promotion CHIKARA to compete in their King of Trios tournament, which saw him team with Claudio Castagnoli and Dave Taylor in a contingency called Team Uppercut.[58] In the same year, Danielson competed in Dragon Gate USA's second show, losing to Open the Dream Gate Champion Naruki Doi.[59]

Return to WWE (2009–2010)

Danielson re-signed with WWE in August 2009,[60] under his real name.[61] He made his debut on January 4, 2010, in a dark match prior to Raw, defeating Chavo Guerrero.[62] He went to Florida to train with Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), the WWE developmental territory, to acclimate himself to his new work environment and work on his ring rust.[63] He debuted at the FCW television tapings on January 14 and lost to Kaval. At the February 11 tapings, he was given the ring name Daniel Bryan.[61] [64] He later said that he was given a list of 10 possible ring names to use in WWE (including Daniel Bryan, Buddy Peacock, and Lloyd Bonaire) but his real name was not on the list.[65] His name was given by William Regal.

Bryan made his debut on the inaugural episode of NXT on February 23, losing by submission to then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and being attacked by his storyline mentor The Miz for disrespecting him earlier in the show.[66] [67] Over the next several weeks, Bryan failed to win a single match, but despite a record of 0–5 he was ranked first in the inaugural Pros' Poll on the March 30 episode of NXT.[68] [69] After losing five more matches on NXT, Bryan got his first victory on the May 10 episode of Raw by pinning Santino Marella in an eight-on-four handicap match.[70] The following night on NXT, he was eliminated from the show along with Michael Tarver as neither man had confidence in themselves to win the competition.[71] Despite his elimination, he appeared on the following episodes of NXT, being interviewed by Matt Striker and attacking both Michael Cole and The Miz.[72] [73]

On the May 31 episode of Raw, Bryan was granted a match against The Miz by guest host Ashton Kutcher, which he won and threw Miz into Cole at ringside after the match.[74] On the June 7 episode of Raw, the faction known as The Nexus (NXT rookies from season one) invaded the WWE ring, attacking John Cena and causing destruction around the ringside area. On June 11, Danielson was fired from WWE for being too violent during the segment,[75] strangling ring announcer Justin Roberts with his own neck tie.[76] Danielson noted that WWE apologized to him for his release, explaining that they "had sponsors they had to deal with". His release was put in a storyline, where the rest of the NXT rookies kicked him out of the group for showing remorse for his actions and declared that Bryan would never return to the WWE again.[77]

Return to the independent circuit (2010)

After being released, Danielson received several offers to sign with other wrestling companies, being contacted by TNA, albeit indirectly and some Japanese promotions. Two weeks after his departure from WWE, Danielson made his return to the independent circuit on June 26, defeating Eddie Kingston at the CHIKARA event We Must Eat Michigan's Brain in Taylor, Michigan.[78] Rather than receiving streamers, the fans instead threw neck ties in light of the Justin Roberts incident in WWE.[79] The following day at CHIKARA's Faded Scars and Lines, Danielson defeated Young Lions Cup holder Tim Donst in a non-title match.[80] On July 3, Danielson returned to wXw, defeating Wade Fitzgerald and TJP in the round robin stage of the Ambition 1 tournament.[81] The following day, he defeated TJP in a rematch and finally Johnny Moss in the finals of the tournament to win Ambition 1.[82] On July 17, Danielson debuted in the International Wrestling Association (IWA), being booked to defeat Q.T. Marshall for the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. On July 23, Danielson debuted in the fledgling EVOLVE promotion, which was originally conceived to be built around Danielson as their top star before he signed to WWE.[83] In the main event, Danielson defeated Bobby Fish.[84] The following day, Danielson returned to Dragon Gate USA and submitted Shingo in the dark match main event of Return of the Dragon.[85] After the match, Danielson joined BxB Hulk, Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi and PAC as the fifth member of the stable World-1.[85] On July 30, Danielson returned to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, competing in a match where he defeated Roderick Strong.[86] On August 7, Danielson unsuccessfully challenged Adam Pearce for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the NWA Legends Fanfest.[87]

Despite returning to WWE on August 15, Danielson honored most of his independent bookings, making his first appearance on August 20 and defeating Jon Moxley at Heartland Wrestling Association's Road to Destiny.[88] The following day, he was defeated by Drake Younger at Insanity Pro Wrestling's Ninth Anniversary Reign of the Insane.[89] On August 22, Danielson defeated J Freddie at a Squared Circle Wrestling event.[90] On September 10, he returned to the IWA using the name Daniel Bryan and lost the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship to Dennis Rivera.[91] The following day, Danielson returned to EVOLVE by defeating Munenori Sawa in the main event.[92] Later that same night, Danielson wrestled for New York Wrestling Connection in a tag team match, where he and Tony Nese defeated Dimitrios Papadon and Alex Reynolds.[93] On September 25, Danielson returned to Dragon Gate USA and defeated YAMATO in the main event of the evening.[94] The following day, Danielson defeated Jon Moxley.[95] On October 1, Danielson wrestled the last of his independent matches by defeating Shelton Benjamin at a Northeast Wrestling event.[96]

Second return to WWE (2010–2021)

United States Champion (2010–2011)

Danielson returned to WWE as Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam on August 15, 2010, where he was revealed as the surprise seventh member of Team WWE for the seven-on-seven elimination tag team match against The Nexus, the other NXT season one competitors.[97] Bryan was one of the two final members of Team WWE and managed to eliminate two members of The Nexus, but was eliminated by Wade Barrett after The Miz, whose place he took in Team WWE, attacked him.[98] Despite this, Team WWE won the match.[99] The following night, he was revealed as part of the Raw roster. Bryan feuded with The Miz, with both interfering in each other's matches and The Miz being aided by Alex Riley, his rookie from the second season of NXT.[100] At Night of Champions on September 19, Bryan defeated The Miz to win the United States Championship, his first championship in WWE.[101]

Bryan then successfully defended the title two weeks later by defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a triple threat submissions count anywhere match at Hell in a Cell on October 3.[102] On October 24, he went on to challenge then Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler to a champion vs. champion match at Bragging Rights as a special attraction SmackDown vs. Raw match, defeating Ziggler in a highly acclaimed match. On November 21, Bryan went on to successfully defend his title against Ted DiBiase at Survivor Series.[103] Bryan returned to NXTs season four as the Pro to Rookie Derrick Bateman.[104] [105]

In late 2010, The Bella Twins began competing for Bryan's affection, leading to them supporting him at ringside and competing in mixed tag team matches together.[106] [107] [108] On the January 24, 2011 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Bryan had been secretly dating Gail Kim, who began accompanying him to ringside.[109] [110] On the March 14 episode of Raw, Bryan lost the United States Championship to Sheamus, ending his reign at 176 days.[111] Bryan was originally scheduled to have his rematch against Sheamus for the United States Championship on the main card at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, but the match was rescheduled as a dark lumberjack match that ended in a no contest when the lumberjacks fought among themselves to trigger the start of a battle royal, which he lost.[112] Bryan lost his title rematch the next night on Raw, after which he was saved from Sheamus by the debuting Sin Cara.[113]

On April 26, Bryan was drafted to SmackDown as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.[114] On the May 6 episode of SmackDown, Bryan made his debut for the brand by losing to Sheamus.[115] Cody Rhodes then started a feud with Bryan by attacking him after losing their match and placing a paper bag on his head. Bryan then aligned with Sin Cara to feud with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.[116] [117] On June 28, Bryan returned to NXT to manage Derrick Bateman once again.[118]

World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

On July 17 at Money in the Bank, Bryan won the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match which earned him a World Heavyweight Championship match at any point within the following year.[119] On the July 22 episode of SmackDown, Bryan declared he would cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at the following year's WrestleMania.[120] After several months of losing matches, Bryan began a feud with then World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry on the November 4 episode of SmackDown after Henry challenged Bryan to a non-title match to prove that Bryan could not become champion. During the match, Big Show knocked out Henry, making Bryan lose by disqualification. As his friend, Big Show then urged a groggy Bryan to cash in his championship match, but Henry recovered and attacked both Bryan and Big Show before the match could start.[121] Bryan suffered attacks from Henry the following two weeks.[122] [123] On the November 25 episode of SmackDown, Henry was knocked out again by Big Show, at which point Bryan cashed in his briefcase for a title match and quickly pinned Henry, but SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long revealed that Henry was not medically cleared to compete and voided the match, so Henry remained champion and the briefcase was returned to Bryan.[124] Bryan later admitted he betrayed his principles by not waiting for WrestleMania, but explained he felt strongly about exacting revenge on Henry and realized he may not make it to WrestleMania due to Henry's continued attacks.[125] [126] Regardless of his briefcase, Bryan won a fatal four-way match on the same episode of SmackDown to become the contender for Henry's championship.[127] On the live November 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry managed to pin Bryan to retain the title in a steel cage match.[128] Also in November, Bryan started being involved in a romantic storyline with AJ Lee.[129] [130]

Bryan cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on December 18 at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs against Big Show, who had just defeated Henry and subsequently received a DDT onto a steel chair, which allowed Bryan to secure a pinfall victory and become the World Heavyweight Champion, thus making him also the first ever wrestler from NXT to win a WWE world championship.[131] [132] [133] In the following weeks, tension was teased between Bryan and Big Show, with Big Show unhappy about Bryan taking the World Heavyweight Championship from him and Bryan being displeased about Big Show's lack of appreciation for Bryan's help in matches against Henry.[134] As World Heavyweight Champion, Bryan turned heel as he gradually showed signs of overconfidence and arrogance,[135] with Bryan beginning to partake in excessive victory celebrations, even when he won his matches by disqualification or countout.[136] Despite AJ's declaration of love for him,[137] Bryan avoided saying that he loved her in return.[138]

In January 2012, Bryan successfully defended his title three times: the first occasion against Big Show when Bryan goaded Mark Henry into attacking him and causing a disqualification; the second occasion a no disqualification rematch with Big Show which ended abruptly after Big Show accidentally ran into AJ, hospitalizing her within the storyline for which Bryan blamed him; and the third occasion against Henry in a lumberjack match when Bryan provoked the lumberjacks to interfere and cause a no contest.[139] [140] [141] This culminated in a triple threat steel cage match to exclude outside interference at the Royal Rumble on January 29, where Bryan escaped the cage after freeing himself from Big Show's grasp to retain the championship.[142]

At Elimination Chamber on February 19, Bryan defeated Big Show, Cody Rhodes, The Great Khali, Santino Marella, and Wade Barrett in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Royal Rumble match winner Sheamus attacked Bryan and chose him as his WrestleMania opponent for the World Heavyweight Championship.[143] In March, Bryan began to mistreat AJ, publicly demanding her to shut up and claiming that she always got in his way.[144] Despite these actions, AJ continued to stand by Bryan.[145] Bryan's reign as World Heavyweight Champion ended at 105 days when Sheamus defeated him in 18 seconds at WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1 due to Bryan being distracted with receiving a good luck kiss from AJ.[146] On the following episode of SmackDown, Bryan blamed AJ for his title loss and ended their relationship.[147] Despite AJ's attempts to mend their relationship, Bryan cruelly rebuffed her multiple times, leaving AJ an emotional wreck.[148] At Extreme Rules on April 29, Bryan failed to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Sheamus in a two-out-of-three falls match, losing two falls to one.[149]

Team Hell No (2012–2013)

See main article: Team Hell No. The next night on Raw SuperShow, Bryan became the number one contender to CM Punk's WWE Championship when he won a Beat the Clock challenge by defeating Jerry Lawler in under three minutes.[150] Bryan received his title match at Over the Limit on May 20 and suffered a controversial loss—when Bryan rolled back onto his shoulders as he applied the "Yes!" Lock, Punk tapped out immediately after the referee counted a pinfall win for Punk.[151] Shortly before Over the Limit, Bryan interfered in a match between Punk and Kane to frame Punk attacking Kane with a steel chair, leading to a three-way feud.[152] [153] [154] During this time, a jilted AJ Lee turned her affections to both Punk and Kane.[155] On the June 1 episode of SmackDown, Bryan's interference caused WWE Championship match between Punk and Kane to end in a double disqualification,[156] resulting in a triple threat match being set up on June 17 at No Way Out, where Punk managed to retain the title after AJ distracted Kane.[157] On the June 25 episode of Raw SuperShow, Bryan defeated Punk and Kane in a non-title three-way elimination match to earn another shot at the WWE Championship.[158] At Money in the Bank on July 15, Bryan failed to capture the WWE Championship again from Punk in a no disqualification match with AJ as special guest referee.[159] The following night on Raw SuperShow, AJ accepted Bryan's marriage proposal.[160] On Raw 1000, Bryan's storyline wedding ended in failure when AJ left Bryan at the altar and instead accepted Mr. McMahon's offer of the position of permanent Raw General Manager. Bryan's night turned from bad to worse as he was later attacked by The Rock and insulted by celebrity Charlie Sheen.[161]

AJ's rejection of Bryan turned him into an angry and bitter individual and resulted in Bryan lashing out at audiences.[162] AJ continued to exact her revenge on Bryan by denying him a WWE Championship match and instead forcing him to face Kane on August 19 at SummerSlam,[163] where Bryan emerged victorious.[164] As a result of Bryan and Kane's issues, AJ enrolled them in anger management classes hosted by Dr. Shelby[165] and they were later forced to "hug it out".[166] At the arrangement of Dr. Shelby and AJ, the two adversaries formed a team whose constant bickering and infighting even during matches inadvertently resulted in them defeating The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) to become the number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championship on the September 10 episode of Raw[167] and then defeating champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth to win the championship on September 16 at Night of Champions.[168]

Bryan and Kane made their first successful title defense the following night on Raw, defeating the former champions in a rematch.[169] The following week on Raw, "Team Hell No" was chosen as the official team name via a Twitter poll while Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) started a feud with Bryan and Kane, turning Bryan face once again.[170] On October 28 at Hell in a Cell, Team Hell No lost to the Rhodes Scholars via disqualification, but retained their title.[171] This was followed by a rematch on the November 14 Main Event, where Team Hell No defeated the Rhodes Scholars to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.[172] On the November 26 episode of Raw, after Kane lost to WWE Champion CM Punk in a non-title match, he was assaulted by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) and Bryan and Ryback, who both attempted to save Kane, suffered a similar fate.[173] This attack had the effect of uniting Bryan and Kane and after The Shield and Team Hell No, along with Ryback, attacked each other on the December 3 episode of Raw, all six men were decreed to face each other in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match on December 16 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs,[174] [175] where The Shield was victorious after pinning Bryan.[176] Team Hell No went on to defend the tag team titles through the end of the year, retaining against Team Rhodes Scholars on the following Main Event[177] and against 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater) on the December 31 episode of Raw.[178] Bryan ended 2012 having wrestled the second most televised and pay-per-view matches that year with 90.[179]

On January 27, 2013, at the Royal Rumble, Team Hell No retained the WWE Tag Team Championship against Team Rhodes Scholars.[180] During the Royal Rumble match, Bryan eliminated Kane and was in turn thrown out of the ring by Antonio Cesaro—Kane caught Bryan before he touched the floor and despite Bryan's begging dropped him to complete his elimination.[181] On the February 4 episode of Raw, Bryan was inserted into the World Heavyweight Championship number one contender Elimination Chamber match when he defeated Rey Mysterio, after which the returning Mark Henry attacked both men.[182] On February 17 at Elimination Chamber, Bryan was the first man eliminated from the match, courtesy of Henry.[183] On April 7 at WrestleMania 29, Team Hell No defeated Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston for another successful title defense.[184] Team Hell No rekindled their rivalry with The Shield the following night on Raw after saving The Undertaker from an ambush by them.[185] On the April 22 episode of Raw, Team Hell No and The Undertaker were defeated by The Shield in a six-man tag team match.[186] The Shield went on to take out Undertaker and rack up wins over Bryan and Kane in both singles and tag matches that also included WWE Champion John Cena.[187] [188] [189] [190] On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Bryan and Kane lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, ending their reign at 245 days.[191]

Yes! Movement (2013–2014)

As Bryan being pinned led to the loss of the WWE Tag Team Championship, he became obsessed about proving that he was not the weak link of Team Hell No and as a result became even more aggressive, but his overzealous behavior led to Team Hell No losing their rematch against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns on the May 27 episode of Raw.[192] [193] When Kane tried to reassure Bryan, he replied with harsh rebukes that alienated Kane from him and as a result Bryan was paired with Randy Orton despite their poor relationship to face a common enemy in The Shield.[194] [195] During this storyline, Bryan was praised as the best performer in WWE and having an unmatched connection with crowds by critics, peers and veterans of the professional wrestling industry.[196] [197] [198] [199]

On the June 14 episode of SmackDown, Bryan (with Kane and Randy Orton as his tag team partners) ended The Shield's unpinned and unsubmitted streak in a televised six-man tag match by forcing Rollins to submit.[200] [201] On June 16 at Payback, Bryan and Orton's poor teamwork resulted in an unsuccessful challenge for Rollins and Reigns' WWE Tag Team Championship.[202] The following night on Raw, while the status of Team Hell No was left up in the air after both members considered individual pursuits, Bryan and Orton faced off in a no disqualification match that Orton won via referee stoppage after Bryan suffered a legitimate nerve injury,[203] which was a stinger resulting in Bryan being unable to feel both his arms for the rest of the match.[204] On the June 21 episode of SmackDown, Bryan defeated Orton, but to Bryan's dismay it was via countout.[205] On the following Raw, Bryan decisively defeated Orton via submission in a street fight[206] and later continued his hot streak by picking up wins over Sheamus and Christian.[207] [208] On July 14 at Money in the Bank, Bryan competed in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match, during which Bryan was attacked by Curtis Axel, a non-participant, which ultimately prevented him from winning the match that was won by Randy Orton.[209]

On the July 15 episode of Raw, WWE Champion John Cena picked Bryan to be his opponent for the WWE title match at SummerSlam.[210] This led to Bryan being embroiled (in storyline) in the McMahon family's internal feud, with WWE chairman Vince McMahon against Bryan due to Bryan's image not fitting of McMahon's vision of a typical WWE wrestler, while WWE chief operating officer Triple H was in support of Bryan.[211] On the July 22 episode of Raw, Bryan ran a gauntlet match to prove his worth as number one contender, defeating Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro in succession while his third opponent Ryback was disqualified after performing a powerbomb on Bryan through a table.[212] The following week on Raw, Bryan was forced to face Kane and emerged victorious, but Kane attacked him after the match.[213] On August 18 at SummerSlam, Bryan defeated Cena to win his first WWE Championship, but after the match special referee Triple H performed his Pedigree finishing move on Bryan, leading to Randy Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to win the title from Bryan.[214]

The next night on Raw, Triple H and the McMahons endorsed Orton as "the face of the WWE" while labeling Bryan a "B+ player" and forming The Authority faction, claiming that the company was looking for Orton as champion instead of Bryan, who also assumed the top face role (heroic character) in WWE with Cena being out injured.[215] With Triple H threatening to fire anyone who disobeyed him, Bryan was left alone to take on and suffer attacks from Orton and The Shield.[216] On September 15 at Night of Champions, Bryan defeated Orton to regain the WWE Championship,[217] but he was stripped of the title the following night on Raw by Triple H after referee Scott Armstrong said he had made a fast count the previous night resulting in Bryan's win while Bryan denied that Armstrong was working for him.[218] Armstrong was then kayfabe fired by The Authority while Bryan and Orton faced off again for the vacant title on October 6 at Battleground in a match that ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered and knocked out both men.[219] Bryan once again challenged Orton for the vacant championship on October 27 in a Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell, but was unsuccessful after the special guest referee Shawn Michaels hit Bryan with Sweet Chin Music for attacking his best friend Triple H.[220] The following night on Raw, Bryan confronted Michaels, who offered a handshake, but Bryan put Michaels in the "Yes!" Lock.[221]

Later that same night, Bryan was attacked by The Wyatt Family.[221] Bryan then found an ally in former rival CM Punk, as the duo defeated Luke Harper and Erick Rowan of The Wyatt Family on November 24 at Survivor Series,[222] However, the entire Wyatt Family defeated Bryan in a handicap match on December 15 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs,[223] with Bray Wyatt attempting to recruit Bryan in the previous weeks.[224] On the final Raw of 2013, Bryan defeated Harper and then Rowan in a gauntlet match so that he could face Wyatt, whereupon Harper and Rowan interfered for a disqualification and beat him down. Bryan then acknowledged that no matter how many times the fans chanted "Yes!" or supported him, it was not enough for "the machine", so he gave up and decided to join The Wyatt Family.[225] His ring name was briefly changed to Daniel Wyatt at this time.[226] On the January 13, 2014 episode of Raw, after Wyatt and Bryan lost to The Usos in a tag team steel cage match, Wyatt was attempting to "punish" Bryan for their lack of success since he joined the group, but Bryan attacked him and the rest of The Wyatt Family. Afterwards, Bryan discarded the blue overalls he had been wearing as a member of The Wyatt Family, scaled the cage and led the live audience in a "Yes!" chant.[227] At the Royal Rumble on January 26, despite Bryan losing to Wyatt in a singles match and later not participating in the Royal Rumble match, the audience continued to chant for Bryan during the Royal Rumble match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between John Cena and Randy Orton.[228] [229]

On the January 27 episode of Raw, Bryan qualified for the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber by teaming up with John Cena and Sheamus to defeat The Shield via disqualification.[230] Meanwhile, he also continued his feud with The Authority as Kane attacked him on multiple occasions, attempting to injure Bryan before his Elimination Chamber match on February 23 at Elimination Chamber,[231] [232] in which Bryan survived until he was one of the final two participants, but defending champion Randy Orton retained after Kane interfered in the match by attacking Bryan.[233]

On the March 10 episode of Raw, Bryan and multiple fans occupied the ring (while WWE road crew members dressed in Bryan T-shirts posed as fans outside the ring) and refused to leave, resulting in an irate Triple H agreeing to Bryan's demand for a match at WrestleMania XXX, with the stipulation that the winner would be inserted into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania.[234] At WrestleMania on April 6, Bryan defeated Triple H and was inserted into the title match, but Triple H attacked Bryan after their match.[235] Despite a storyline injury and interference from The Authority and a crooked referee, Bryan prevailed over Batista and champion Randy Orton in the main event to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[236] [237] Pro Wrestling Torch editor Wade Keller analyzed (and Danielson later confirmed in his memoir) that Bryan's WrestleMania journey was due to several factors: the fans' rejection of Batista and continual support of Bryan over the previous six months (even when he joined The Wyatt Family) as well as CM Punk legitimately walking out on WWE after the Royal Rumble.[238] Both Bryan and Chris Jericho later said that Bryan's original WrestleMania XXX opponent was supposed to be Sheamus.[239] [240]

The Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter wrote: "Leading into WrestleMania 30, the Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H program was the top draw of Raw each week. Coming out of WM30, Bryan as new WWE World Hvt. champion has been solidified as a ratings draw".[241] This trend continued until at least May 2014, when Bryan had to undergo neck surgery due his first of the two major injuries that would eventually force him to retire in February 2016.[242] [243]

On the Raw following WrestleMania XXX, Triple H used his authority to grant himself a title match against Bryan, who was then attacked by Orton, Batista and Kane just before the match which ended in a no contest and Bryan's retention when The Shield interfered to chase away Bryan's adversaries.[244] Stephanie McMahon enticed Kane to return to his masked self which Kane complied and was granted a future title match against Bryan and proceeded to carry out a brutal attack against Bryan which led to a scripted injury to give him time off to mourn his recently deceased father.[245] At Extreme Rules on May 4, Bryan defeated Kane in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[246]

Major injury and Intercontinental Champion (2014–2015)

At some point in time, Bryan lost all strength in his right arm and required neck surgery. On the May 12 episode of Raw, he was attacked by Kane and stretchered away that same night to justify his absence.[247] On May 15, Bryan underwent successful neck surgery, with a cervical foraminotomy to decompress the nerve root having been performed.[248] Two weeks later on Raw, when Bryan refused to relinquish his title Stephanie McMahon threatened to fire Bryan's wife Brie Bella, if Bryan did not give up his title on June 1 at Payback.[249] The ultimatum resulted in Bella "quitting" WWE so that Bryan did not have to give up his title.[250] However, when it was revealed that Bryan would not be able to compete at Money in the Bank and defend his title, The Authority stripped him of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the June 9 episode of Raw, ending Bryan's third reign at 64 days.[251] Due to his injury, Bryan was largely off WWE television during this period.[252] [253] Months after the neck surgery, Bryan's strength still had not returned to his arm.[254] Many doctors felt a second surgery was needed, while others told Bryan he would not be able to return to wrestling. Bryan contemplated further elbow surgery, but instead went to Denver to undergo the Muscle Activation Techniques program, which successfully returned the strength to his right arm. To prepare for his in-ring return, he trained in kickboxing and jujitsu.

On the November 24 episode of Raw, Bryan returned to WWE, taunting the recently deposed Authority. As guest general manager for that episode of Raw and the November 28 episode of SmackDown, Bryan arranged punishments for those allied with The Authority. Apart from scheduling a chairs match between Kane and Ryback for TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Bryan also affirmed that he would return soon.[255] [256]

Bryan told WWE management that he wished to be the "face of SmackDown" to increase the show's viewership.[257] Bryan returned to the ring on the January 15, 2015 episode of SmackDown, with his opponent Kane being disqualified due to The Authority's interference and later that night Bryan won the six-man tag team main event.[258] The next week on SmackDown, despite more interference by The Authority, Bryan defeated Kane in a no disqualification main event to keep his Royal Rumble match spot.[259]

Bryan entered the 2015 Royal Rumble match at number 10, eliminating Tyson Kidd[260] before being eliminated by Bray Wyatt in the first half of the match, causing the Philadelphia crowd to repeatedly chant for him during the second half of the match while booing other wrestlers entering the match, including eventual winner and fellow "good guy" Roman Reigns.[261] [262] [263]

On the January 29 episode of SmackDown, Bryan ended his feud with Kane by defeating him in a casket match.[264] On the February 2 episode of Raw, Bryan defeated Seth Rollins, earning the right to face Roman Reigns at Fastlane, as the winner of the Fastlane match would challenge Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. At Fastlane on February 22, Bryan lost to Reigns, failing to make his entry to the WrestleMania main event.[265]

After Fastlane, Bryan set his sights on the Intercontinental Championship for WrestleMania 31, where he was one of multiple wrestlers who came to possess champion Bad News Barrett's title belt while defeating Barrett in non-title matches.[266] [267] On the March 12 episode of SmackDown, Bryan declared his entry into the multi-man ladder match for the Intercontinental title at WrestleMania 31.[268] After Bryan was pinned twice within a week by fellow ladder match entrant Dolph Ziggler, the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter reported that "WWE has made it clear where Bryan stands after starting to lose regularly now".[269] [270]

WWE's storylines for Bryan since his return were widely criticized. Dave Scherer of Pro Wrestling Insider questioned "bringing Bryan back for the Rumble in the first place" if there was no intention of letting Bryan win. Benjamin Tucker of Pro Wrestling Torch criticized WWE for having "watered down" Bryan's heroic character to a "sneaky, backstabbing, cheap, aggravating jerk" for the feud against Roman Reigns.[271] Mike Tedesco of WrestleView wrote in March that WWE "killed Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton dead in the last two months. It takes a special bunch of nincompoops to pull that off".[272] Jake Barnett of Pro Wrestling Dot Net said that Bryan being labeled a "turd" was "asking fans to disbelieve what they see with their own eyes" and "will do nothing to calm down the conspiracy theorists who insist WWE is intentionally cooling off Bryan to make Reigns look better in comparison".[273] In a piece for the Wrestling Observer, Zach Dominello was "dumbfounded and disheartened" that "after returning from a very serious injury, WWE's bright idea is to put Bryan in one of the most dangerous matches possible at WrestleMania", while having "dragged Bryan down to the levels of R-Truth and Stardust".[274]

Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 31 on March 29.[275] This made him one of six wrestlers at the time to achieve WWE's new Grand Slam due to winning every active title in WWE (except for female-exclusive titles), while also making him WWE's 26th Triple Crown Champion[276] having won the WWE, World Heavyweight, Tag Team, United States and Intercontinental Championships.[277] The next night on Raw, Bryan defeated Ziggler in his first successful title defense, before they were attacked by Barrett only for Sheamus to return and chase off Barrett before attacking Bryan and Ziggler.[278] Bryan lost to Sheamus on the April 2 SmackDown by countout when Barrett interfered.[279] During the match, Bryan split his forehead open on the broadcast table, causing him to bleed and later requiring stitches for the wound.[280] On the April 16 episode of SmackDown, in his last in-ring match for nearly three years, Bryan teamed up with United States Champion John Cena to defeat WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd by submission.[281]

First retirement (2015–2016)

Following the April 16 episode of SmackDown, WWE pulled Bryan from wrestling on the remainder of WWE's touring of Europe as a "precautionary measure".[282] Bryan's scheduled title defense at Extreme Rules on April 26 against Bad News Barrett was later canceled as Bryan was "medically unable to compete".[283] Less than a week later, WWE stopped advertising Bryan from all future live events or television tapings.[284] After about a month off television, Bryan returned on the May 11 episode of Raw to explain that after having undergone an MRI he would be out for an unknown period of time and could possibly have to retire (though the nature of his injuries were not revealed), therefore he relinquished the Intercontinental Championship.[285] On the Elimination Chamber pre-show on May 31, Bryan stated that he would eventually wrestle again.[286]

In July, Bryan revealed that his injury was concussion-related and claimed that he had been cleared to return to the ring by external medical professionals and was waiting for WWE to clear him.[287] [288] During his time away, he trimmed his signature beard and cut his hair short,[289] donating his hair to Wigs 4 Kids, a charity similar to Locks of Love.[290]

On February 8, 2016, Bryan retired for medical reasons.[291] Later on that day's episode of Raw, broadcast from Bryan's home state of Washington, Bryan gave a retirement speech expressing his gratefulness for the happiness wrestling had brought him.[292] The following day on ESPN, Bryan revealed that he suffered ten documented concussions while wrestling, but more might have been undocumented or misdiagnosed. He said a recent EEG reflex test revealed slowing and a small subacute or chronic lesion in his brain's temporoparietal region, which explained Bryan's post-concussion seizures and led to his retirement decision.[293] [294] Bryan had been cleared by a doctor for the Arizona Cardinals and passed a concussion test at UCLA with "flying colors", but WWE's head of medical Joseph Maroon refused to clear him. Journalist Dave Meltzer suggested that this may have been because of Maroon having been portrayed in a negative light in the film Concussion. Initially, Bryan requested his release from WWE and was looking to return to NJPW and ROH as well as work in Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), but the request was turned down by Vince McMahon. Bryan underwent a new test, where the lesion in his brain was discovered, after which he himself made the decision to retire.[295] On Thank You Daniel, a WWE Network tribute to Bryan, he confirmed that he had been asked about working for WWE in a different capacity while comparing this to "a partner breaking up with you, getting married to someone else and then asking you to be best friends", expanding to say that he needed time to heal emotionally before he could agree to such an offer. During this period, WWE confirmed that Bryan would continue to appear for the company in a non in-ring role alongside his wife Brie Bella, who served as a WWE Ambassador[296] following her retirement from in-ring competition on April 3 at WrestleMania 32.[297] [298] Recognized as a WWE Legend,[299] Bryan co-hosted the WWE Network tournament Cruiserweight Classic alongside SmackDown commentator Mauro Ranallo in mid-2016.[300]

SmackDown General Manager (2016–2018)

With the inception of WWE's second brand split, Bryan was appointed as SmackDown General Manager on the July 18 episode of Raw.[301] After SummerSlam on August 21, Bryan unveiled two new championships exclusive to the SmackDown brand: the SmackDown Women's Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[302] He also co-hosted Talking Smack with Renee Young, a post-show interview segment on the WWE Network.[303] The segment frequently became the site for heated altercations between Bryan and The Miz; Bryan openly expressed his disdain while The Miz complained about being mistreated. The two continued to feud for the rest of the year, with The Miz often running away from Bryan when a physical altercation was teased.[304]

On the October 11 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan and Shane challenged the Raw brand to three 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team matches at the event of the same name as a means to determine which brand was superior.[305] On the October 17 episode of Raw, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley accepted Bryan's challenge.[306]

On the April 10 and 11, 2017 episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live, Bryan was involved in the 2017 Superstar Shake-up in which brand's former champions Alexa Bliss, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Miz, Heath Slater and Rhyno were traded to Raw.[307] Bryan later took time off from WWE television for paternity leave and returned on the June 20 episode of SmackDown Live, during which he stripped Carmella of her Money In The Bank briefcase and suspended James Ellsworth due to his interference in the match.[308] On the August 1 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan appointed Shane McMahon as a guest referee for United States Champion AJ Styles's title defense against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam on August 20,[309] thereby triggering a long-term feud between Owens and Shane that would ultimately also involve Bryan himself. Bryan was again absent from television after being attacked by Kane on the October 30 episode of Raw.[310] He returned on the November 14 episode of SmackDown Live.[311]

After Survivor Series on November 19, Bryan became deeply involved in Shane McMahon's feud against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, favoring the latter two. On the November 21 episode of SmackDown Live Shane was about to fire the two[312] for attacking him during their Survivor Series interbrand elimination match against Team Raw, which SmackDown ultimately lost.[313] To settle the dispute whether Owens and Zayn should be fired, the two were scheduled to wrestle Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura at Clash of Champions on December 17 with Owens's and Zayn's jobs on the line.[314] [315] During the match Shane and Bryan acted as guest referees and come to blows: after Shane intentionally stopped a count at two during a pinfall attempt by Zayn, while Bryan made a fast count to give Owens and Zayn the win.[316] Over the following weeks, Bryan kept on favoring Owens and Zayn by giving them multiple opportunities at AJ Styles's WWE Championship, first in a handicap title match at the Royal Rumble on January 28, 2018,[317] and then by including Owens and Zayn among the five challengers on March 11 at Fastlane. During the match at Fastlane, Shane broke up pinfall attempts by Owens and Zayn,[318] resulting in a brutal attack by Owens and Zayn on the following episode of SmackDown Live.[319]

In-ring return and "The New" Daniel Bryan (2018–2019)

At that time, after more than two years of evaluations, reviews of his medical history and neurological and physical evaluations, Bryan was cleared by three external independent neurosurgeons, neurologists, and concussion experts (in addition to Joseph Maroon) to return to WWE in-ring competition on March 20.[320] He feuded against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, wrestling his first match in years at WrestleMania 34, where he and Shane McMahon defeated them.[321] As a result of being medically cleared, Bryan resigned as general manager.[322] [323]

Bryan participated in the 50-man Royal Rumble match at Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27 as the first entrant, lasting for 76 minutes before being eliminated by Big Cass in the final three. He broke the record for longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble match, previously held by Rey Mysterio in 2006.[324] Bryan defeated Cass at Backlash on May 6[325] and Money in the Bank on June 17.[326] On the June 26 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan was aided by Kane in a post-match attack from The Bludgeon Brothers, reuniting Team Hell No. At Extreme Rules on July 15, Team Hell No lost to The Bludgeon Brothers after Kane was attacked pre-match with Bryan having to compete in a handicap match.[327]

After months of goading and later avoiding Bryan—as well as getting involved in Team Hell No's feud with The Bludgeon Brothers—Bryan competed against long-time rival The Miz at SummerSlam on August 19, but lost due to an undetected use of brass knuckles.[328] Following SummerSlam, at Hell in a Cell Bryan and his wife Brie Bella lost to The Miz and Maryse. At Super Show-Down on October 6, Bryan defeated The Miz to earn a WWE Championship opportunity against AJ Styles at Crown Jewel on November 2.[329] However, in wake of the Khashoggi death incident he refused to work the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia and the storyline was altered so that their match took place on the October 30 episode of SmackDown Live, which Bryan lost.[330] [331] [332]

On the November 13 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship for the fourth time following a low blow. After the match, he attacked Styles, turning heel for the first time since 2012.[333] At Survivor Series, he faced WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in an interbrand champion vs. champion match, which he lost.[334] As part of his heel turn, Bryan christened himself as "The New" Daniel Bryan, retaining the title against Styles at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs[335] and Royal Rumble.[336] On the January 29 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan threw the standard title belt in a garbage can (bemoaning the fact it was made from leather) and introduced a new belt, made from "entirely sustainable materials".[337] Bryan defended the title in an Elimination Chamber at the Elimination Chamber event, by last eliminating Kofi Kingston.[338] At Fastlane on March 10, Bryan was originally scheduled to defend his championship against Kingston, but after Mr. McMahon replaced Kingston, Bryan successfully retained the title in a triple-threat match against Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali.[339] Bryan eventually defended the championship against Kingston at WrestleMania 35 on April 7, where Bryan lost, ending his reign at 145 days.[340] On May 6, Bryan competed on his first match on Raw since March 2015, where he lost to Kingston in a WrestleMania rematch, ending their feud.[341]

On the May 7 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan and Rowan defeated The Usos for the vacant WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, marking their first reign as a team.[342] At Money in the Bank on May 19, Bryan and Rowan faced off against The Usos in a non title match in a losing effort.[343] At Stomping Grounds on June 23, Bryan and Rowan defeated Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) to retain the titles.[344] On July 14 at Extreme Rules, Bryan and Rowan lost the titles to The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) in a triple threat tag-team match, which also involved Heavy Machinery.[345]

Universal Championship pursuits and departure (2019–2021)

In August, Bryan and Rowan became involved in a storyline with Roman Reigns, as Reigns was being targeted for attacks by a mystery conspirator.[346] Reigns suspected Rowan as his attacker due to seemingly incriminating video footage, but Bryan instead revealed that the attacker was merely a man who resembled Rowan.[347] However, Rowan later turned on Bryan and revealed that he was the attacker the entire time, ending the alliance between the two.[348] On the September 24 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan was saved by Reigns from an assault from Rowan and Luke Harper.[349] Bryan then joined with Reigns to take down Rowan and Harper, thus turning face once again in the process.[350] At Hell in a Cell on October 6, Bryan and Reigns defeated Rowan and Harper.[351]

On the November 8 episode of SmackDown, Bryan was attacked by Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.[352] In response, Bryan challenged Wyatt for the Universal Championship at Survivor Series on November 24, which Bryan lost.[353] On the following SmackDown, after Wyatt challenged Bryan to another match, Bryan accepted the challenge and said that the Yes Movement was back.[354] During the Yes chants, Wyatt appeared as The Fiend and attacked Bryan, ripping out his hair and beard.[355] Bryan, sporting a clean shave and hair cut short, returned at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 15 to attack Wyatt.[356] On the December 20 episode of SmackDown, Bryan defeated The Miz and King Corbin in a triple threat match to earn another Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020,[357] [358] but Bryan was again unsuccessful at the event.[359]

Bryan then began a rivalry with Drew Gulak, who claimed to have "found holes in Bryan's game".[360] This led to a match being made for Elimination Chamber on March 8, which Bryan won.[361] On the March 13 episode of SmackDown, Bryan formed an alliance with Gulak, as Gulak managed Bryan during his match against Cesaro, where both were subsequently attacked by Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn.[362] On the March 27 episode of SmackDown, after Gulak defeated Nakamura, Bryan earned an Intercontinental Championship match against Zayn at the first night of WrestleMania 36 on April 4,[363] which he lost.[364] At Money in the Bank on May 10, Bryan competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match, but was unsuccessful as the match was won by Otis.[365] On the May 15 episode of SmackDown, Bryan defeated Gulak in the quarter-finals of a tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Championship.[366] On the May 29 episode of SmackDown, Bryan then defeated Sheamus in the semi-finals who replaced Bryan's scheduled opponent Jeff Hardy, who was arrested for crashing his car into Elias and who had won a battle royal to face Bryan.[367] Bryan ultimately lost to AJ Styles in the finals on the June 12 episode of SmackDown.[368]

After taking a hiatus, Bryan returned on the October 16 episode of SmackDown.[369] On the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pre-show on December 20, Bryan, Big E, Chad Gable and Otis defeated Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro.[370] Following this, Bryan participated in the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, but was eliminated by Seth Rollins.[371] Bryan competed in an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber on February 21, where the winner would receive a match for the Universal Championship immediately.[372] Bryan won the match, but was quickly defeated by Universal Champion Roman Reigns.[373] Bryan would subsequently request a rematch from Reigns,[374] which he would receive at Fastlane on March 21, in a match where Edge was the special guest enforcer.[375] In the main event of Fastlane, Bryan was defeated by Reigns after Edge had attacked both men with a steel chair.[376] Afterwards, it was announced that Bryan would again challenge Reigns for the Universal Championship at the main event of night 2 of WrestleMania 37, in a triple threat match also including Edge.[377] On the second night of WrestleMania 37 on April 11, Bryan failed to win the title after Reigns pinned both him and Edge.[378] On April 30, he lost to Reigns in a championship vs. career match, meaning that he became banished from SmackDown.[379] This was Bryan's final match in WWE; on May 4, it was reported that his contract with WWE had expired later that week, and that the company was "pushing hard" for him to sign a new one.[380]

On the June 27, 2022, episode of Raw, Bryan made an appearance via a video to congratulate John Cena on his career.[381]

All Elite Wrestling (2021–present)

Championship pursuits (2021–2022)

On September 5, 2021, Danielson made his surprise debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at the All Out pay-per-view, confronting The Elite; the team had been joined by Adam Cole, who had made his debut just moments earlier. Danielson came to the aid of Christian Cage and Jurassic Express following a brawl between the two teams after Kenny Omega had retained the AEW World Championship against Cage.[382] At Dynamite: Grand Slam on September 22, Omega and Danielson fought to a 30-minute time limit draw in a non-title match. This was Danielson's first match to receive a 5-star rating from journalist Dave Meltzer.[383] [384]

Danielson won the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament (an eight-man single-elimination tournament) and received a future AEW World Championship match after defeating Dustin Rhodes,[385] Eddie Kingston,[386] and Miro in the finals on November 13 at Full Gear.[387] He would then feud with the recently-crowned AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page, who he faced on December 15 at Winter is Coming. The match ended in another 60 minute time-limit draw, giving Danielson his second 5-star match from Meltzer.[388] On the January 5, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Danielson once again faced Page for the World Championship, but was defeated, marking his first loss in AEW.[389]

Blackpool Combat Club (2022–present)

See main article: Blackpool Combat Club. Shortly thereafter, he began a storyline with the recently returning Jon Moxley, offering to team up with him.[390] [391] However, Moxley stated that he would only team with Danielson if they wrestled each other first.[392] At Revolution on March 6, Danielson lost to Moxley, after which the two began brawling; William Regal, once a mentor to both men, then made his surprise debut to break up the fight and force them to shake hands.[393] The two formed a team with Regal acting as their manager, later being named the Blackpool Combat Club.[394] [395]

Following this, Wheeler Yuta was recruited into the group.[396] They soon began a feud with the Jericho Appreciation Society, whom they lost to at Double or Nothing on May 29 in an Anarchy in the Arena match.[397] On the June 22 episode of Dynamite, Danielson revealed that he was not medically cleared to compete against Zack Sabre Jr. at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, instead organizing a replacement as "the one person" he trusted to take his place at the event and the subsequent Blood and Guts special episode of Dynamite.[398] At Forbidden Door on June 26, the debuting Claudio Castagnoli took Danielson's place, defeating Sabre Jr. and joining the Blackpool Combat Club.[399] On the August 24 episode of Dynamite, Danielson challenged Chris Jericho to a match at All Out, which he accepted.[400] At the event on September 4, Danielson lost to Jericho.[401]

Afterwards, he competed in a tournament for the AEW World Championship, defeating Adam Page[402] and Jericho[403] before losing in the finals to Moxley at Grand Slam on September 21.[404] The following week, Jericho gave Daniel Garcia an ultimatum about his loyalties, who told Jericho he did not take orders from him. Danielson came down and told Garcia to make his own decision, and offered him a spot in the Blackpool Combat Club.[405] On the October 12 episode of Dynamite, Danielson lost to Jericho in a ROH World Championship match after Garcia hit Danielson with his ROH Pure Championship.[406] At the Full Gear event on November 19, Danielson challenged for the ROH World Championship in a four-way match involving Jericho, Castagnoli and Sammy Guevara, but lost.[407]

After this, Danielson began a rivalry with the AEW World Champion MJF.[408] The two faced in a 60-minute Iron Man match at the Revolution event on March 5, 2023, which Danielson lost after the match went to sudden death overtime.[409] The match was met with critical acclaim,[409] [410] and received a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer.[411] On the following episode of Dynamite, Danielson declared that it was time for him "to go home".[412] Danielson returned on the March 29 episode of Dynamite where he seemingly came out to help Kenny Omega from an attack by Moxley, Castagnoli, and Yuta but joined the group in attacking Omega, turning heel in the process.[413] At Double or Nothing on May 28, the Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite (Omega, Adam Page, and The Young Bucks) in an Anarchy in the Arena match.[414]

At All Out, on September 3, Danielson made his return from injury as a face and defeated Ricky Starks in a No Disqualification Strap match.[415] [416] On October 1 at WrestleDream, Danielson defeated Zack Sabre Jr..[417] On November 11, Danielson and AEW president Tony Khan announced a tournament called the Continental Classic, which Danielson also announced he will be one of 12 competitors where he would compete in the Blue League.[418] Danielson finished top of his block with 10 points, allowing him to advance to the semifinal round. In the semifinal round, Danielson was defeated by Eddie Kingston, eliminating him from the tournament.[419] On December 30 at AEW Worlds End, Danielson teamed with Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe and Daniel Garcia defeating Jay Lethal, Brody King, Jay White, and Rush.[420] [421] On March 3, 2024 at Revolution, Danielson unsuccessfully challenged Eddie Kingston for the Continental Crown Championship.[422] On April 21 at AEW Dynasty, Danielson was defeated by Will Ospreay. The match was met with acclaim and received a 6.5-star rating from Dave Meltzer, which makes the match the second greatest match by his ratings, only behind Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega at Dominion 6.9. This marks Danielson's 10th 5-or-higher-star-rated match overall.[423]

Danielson returned on the May 8 episode of Dynamite, becoming the final member of Team AEW with Eddie Kingston (later replaced by Darby Allin) and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) to take on The Elite in an Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing.[424] At Double or Nothing, Team AEW was defeated by The Elite.[425] In June, Danielson participated in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, defeating Shingo Takagi in the first round at Forbidden Door,[426] Pac in the semi-final at Dynamite: Beach Break on July 3[427] and "Hangman" Adam Page to win the tournament on the July 10 episode of Dynamite, also earning a match against Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at All In on August 25.[428] On the July 31 episode of Dynamite, Danielson declared that if he failed to win the AEW World Championship at All In, he would never wrestle again.[429]

Return to NJPW (2023–present)

On June 6, 2023 at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Danielson made his return to NJPW for the first time since 2004 in a pre-taped vignette, challenging Kazuchika Okada to a match at Forbidden Door which Okada later accepted at a press conference.[430] [431] At Forbidden Door on June 25, Danielson would defeat Okada via submission, despite suffering a legitimate broken arm following a flying elbow from Okada.[432] On November 4, at Power Struggle, Danielson made another appearance in a pre-taped vignette and challenged Okada to a rematch at Wrestle Kingdom 18 which Okada accepted.[433] On January 4, 2024 at Wrestle Kingdom 18, Danielson was defeated by Okada. After the match both men bowed to one another, showing their mutual respect.[434] At The New Beginning in Osaka, Danielson was defeated by Zack Sabre Jr., in rematch from AEW WrestleDream.

Return to ROH (2023)

On the December 15 episode of HonorClub TV, Danielson would make his return to ROH, now the sister promotion of AEW, for the first time since 2009, by challenging FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Mark Briscoe to match at Final Battle against the Blackpool Combat Club in honor of Jay Briscoe. At the event, the BCC (Danielson, Jon Moxley, and Claudio Castagnoli) were defeated.[435]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2024)

On March 29, 2024, at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, Danielson made his Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) debut, teaming with Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, and Matt Sydal in a losing effort against Volador Jr., Blue Panther, Místico, and Último Guerrero.[436] After the match, Danielson was challenged to a singles match by Blue Panther. The two would wrestle in a submission match on the April 5 edition of CMLL Super Viernes, where Danielson defeated Panther.[437]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Danielson has spent the majority of his career without an overt character or catchphrase in favor of becoming popular with the fans through his monikers, signature mannerisms, and wrestling ability. His attire has also varied, with the majority of his tenure spent wearing a pair of short trunks,[438] but he also ventured into wearing a mask for a time in Japan as an extension of his American Dragon persona.[439] He has cited a number of international wrestlers as influences to his style, including Japanese wrestlers Toshiaki Kawada and Mitsuharu Misawa and English wrestler William Regal.[440] He has also made mention of modeling his wrestling on that of American wrestler Dean Malenko and Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit in his early career, before using Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a platform to develop his own style.[441]

Some notable parts of Danielson's persona are his mannerisms and the reactions he inspires from the crowd during the course of his matches, which include the following:

Other media

Danielson was prominently featured in the Wrestling Road Diaries documentary, which was filmed in 2009 before he signed with WWE.[472] In 2011, Danielson recorded a single with Kimya Dawson that was a tribute to wrestling legend "Captain" Lou Albano.[449]

In 2013, Danielson recorded the voice for the character Daniel Bryrock in the animated film , which was released on March 10, 2015.[473]

On July 21, 2015, Danielson and Craig Tello co-wrote Danielson's autobiography Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania. Later that year, he was one of the judges on the sixth season of Tough Enough.[474] After his relationship with Brie Bella became a regular feature on E! Network reality series Total Divas, he became part of the cast of the spin off series Total Bellas.

In May 2016, during his first retirement, Danielson competed in an Olympic weightlifting competition in his hometown.[475] [476] [477] He came in first place in his weight division, receiving a katana as his prize.[478]

Danielson has been featured in 10 WWE video games under the Daniel Bryan name, starting with WWE '12 in 2011 and most recently WWE 2K Battlegrounds in 2020. He was the alternate cover star of WWE 2K14, alongside The Rock. He made his first video game appearance under his real name in WWE 2K19, which featured a showcase story mode based on his career in WWE.

Danielson made his first appearance in a AEW video game under his real name when he appeared in AEW Fight Forever in 2023.

Personal life

Danielson married fellow WWE wrestler Brie Bella on April 11, 2014, after they had been dating for nearly three years.[468] [479] [480] On April 6, 2016, almost two months after Danielson's retirement, Bella also semi-retired from wrestling so that the two could start a family.[481] They have a daughter named Birdie (born 2017)[482] and a son named Buddy (born 2020).[483] They reside in Napa County, California,[484] having previously lived in Phoenix, Arizona.[485]

Danielson originally began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2002 under Wallid Ismail. In 2009, Danielson was living in Las Vegas, where he began training in MMA at Randy Couture's Xtreme Couture gym. He currently holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu.[486] He was also roommates with Xtreme Couture's head grappling trainer, Neil Melanson.[486] Additionally, he previously lived with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and fellow professional wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura while they trained at the NJPW Dojo in 2003.[487]

Danielson became a vegan in 2009 after suffering from elevated liver enzymes and several staph infections.[488] [489] In 2012, he received PETA's Libby Award for Most Animal-Friendly Athlete.[490] That same year, Mayor Micah Cawley of Yakima, Washington, declared January 13 "Daniel Bryan Day".[491] Later that year, Danielson explained that he was no longer a vegan due to his inability to find sufficient vegan food while traveling with WWE. He also revealed that he had developed a soy intolerance and could not find enough non-soy vegan protein on the road, but was still maintaining a primarily vegan diet. In 2018, it was reported that he and his wife planned to raise their children as vegetarians.[492] In 2022, he stated that he was still "very much in favor of a plant-heavy diet" but does not "stress too much if he feels like eating off-plan".[493]

In 2011, Danielson revealed that his skin discoloration stems from vitiligo.[494]

In October 2012, a social media campaign was started in an attempt to help Connor Michalek meet Danielson, his personal hero. Michalek was six years old at the time and suffered from cancer of the brain and spine.[495] The campaign succeeded, with Danielson meeting Michalek in December 2012[496] and October 2013.[497] After Michalek's death, he was posthumously awarded the Warrior Award by Danielson at the WWE 2015 Hall of Fame ceremony.

In a 2015 interview, Danielson revealed that he has never had a drink of alcohol.[498]

Danielson is a fan of the Seattle Seahawks and was given control of the team's Twitter account for a Q&A session in 2015,[499] as well as wearing Seahawks-themed wrestling gear at WWE SummerSlam in 2018[500] and AEW WrestleDream in 2023.[501] He also supports Everton FC and San Francisco Giants, starting in 2014 with Hunter Pence using the "YES!" chant during the postseason run.[502] A self-described environmentalist and anti-consumerist, he has discussed feeling like a hypocrite for selling WWE merchandise,[503] and endorsed Green Party nominee Jill Stein in the 2016 presidential election.[504]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas Record

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Roman Reigns (championship)Daniel Bryan (career)Tampa, FloridaSmackdownApril 30, 2021

Other awards and honors

Notes and References

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  316. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE Clash of Champions 2017 live review: AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn put their WWE careers on the line vs. Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan as referees. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 17, 2017.
  317. Web site: Pappolla. Ryan. WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn — 2-on-1 Handicap Match for the WWE Title. WWE. January 3, 2018.
  318. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Fastlane 2018 live review: AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena in a six-way for the WWE Championship, The Usos vs. New Day for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 11, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312024519/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/03/11/wwe-fastlane-2018-live-review-aj-styles-vs-kevin-owens-vs-sami-zayn-vs-baron-corbin-vs-dolph-ziggler-vs-john-cena-six-way-wwe-championship-usos-vs-new-day-sm/. March 12, 2018. March 11, 2018.
  319. Web site: Barnett. Jake. 3/13 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Shane McMahon's WrestleMania announcement, Asuka debuts on Smackdown, Bludgeon Brothers vs. Big E and Jimmy Uso. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 13, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174209/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/03/13/3-13-barnetts-wwe-smackdown-live-tv-review-shane-mcmahons-wrestlemania-announcement-asuka-debuts-smackdown-road-wrestlemania-continues/. March 14, 2018. March 13, 2018.
  320. Web site: Daniel Bryan formally cleared by WWE to return to in-ring action. March 20, 2018 . CBCS Sports. March 20, 2018.
  321. Web site: WrestleMania 34 Results – 4/8/18 (Reigns vs. Lesnar, Styles vs. Nakamura, Rousey). April 8, 2018. April 8, 2018. Wrestleview.
  322. Web site: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/10: WrestleMania 34 fallout, Daniel Bryan vs. A.J. Styles, new G.M. announced, Tag Team Contenders decided. April 10, 2018. Keller. Wade. Pro Wrestling Torch. April 10, 2018.
  323. Web site: Powell. Jason. 4/10 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan, Paige named new general manager, New Day vs. The Usos for a Smackdown Tag Title shot at the Greatest Royal Rumble. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 10, 2018. April 10, 2018.
  324. News: Daniel Bryan sets Royal Rumble Match record. WWE. April 28, 2018.
  325. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE Backlash live review: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a No DQ match for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe, Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 6, 2018. May 6, 2018.
  326. Web site: Benigno. Anthony. Daniel Bryan def. Big Cass. WWE. June 17, 2018. June 18, 2018.
  327. Web site: WWE Extreme Rules Results – 7/15/18. July 15, 2018. July 16, 2018. Wrestleview.
  328. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE SummerSlam 2018 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 19, 2018. August 19, 2018.
  329. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE Super Show-Down live review: Undertaker vs. Triple H for the final time, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a no DQ, no count-out match for the WWE Title, The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women's Title. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. October 6, 2018. October 6, 2018.
  330. Web site: 10/30 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship, Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton and The Miz, Trick or Street Fight, final hype for WWE Crown Jewel. October 30, 2018. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 1, 2018.
  331. Web site: Droste. Bryan. How WWE Removed Daniel Bryan From Crown Jewel. Comicbook. October 30, 2018. October 31, 2018.
  332. Gartland. Dan. Daniel Bryan Not Participating in Controversial Crown Jewel Show in Saudi Arabia. Sports Illustrated. October 30, 2018. October 31, 2018.
  333. Web site: 11/13 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: WWE Survivor Series shakeup due to Becky Lynch's injury, New Day vs. Big Show, Sheamus, and Cesaro, the final push for Sunday's event. November 13, 2018. Barnett. Jake. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 13, 2018.
  334. Web site: Keller. Wade. Wade Keller. WWE SURVIVOR SERIES PPV REPORT 11/18: Keller's full report with star ratings on Lesnar-Bryan, Rousey-Charlotte, Seth-Nakamura, Raw vs. Smackdown. Pro Wrestling Torch. November 21, 2018. November 19, 2018.
  335. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE TLC live review: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a TLC match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the IC Title. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 16, 2018. December 16, 2018.
  336. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 27, 2019. January 27, 2019.
  337. Web site: Melok. Bobby. WWE SmackDown LIVE results, Jan. 29, 2019: "The New" Daniel Bryan's next title defense is revealed. WWE. January 30, 2019.
  338. Web site: Benigno. Anthony. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan def. Kofi Kingston, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy (Men's Elimination Chamber Match)). WWE. February 17, 2019.
  339. Web site: Benigno. Anthony. March 10, 2019. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan def. Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali (Triple Threat Match). WWE. March 10, 2019.
  340. Web site: Powell. Jason. WrestleMania 35 results: Powell's live review of Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair for the Raw and Smackdown Women's Titles, Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship, Batista vs. Triple H, AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 7, 2019. April 7, 2019.
  341. Web site: 5/6 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns returning to Raw, the build to Money in the Bank continues. May 6, 2019. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 6, 2019.
  342. Web site: Barnett. Jake. 5/7 WWE Smackdown Live Results: Barnett's review of The Usos vs. Daniel Bryan and Rowan for the vacant Smackdown Tag Titles, Raw wrestlers appear, Ali vs. Andrade, Carmella and Ember Moon vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 7, 2019. May 8, 2019.
  343. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff Show results: Powell's live review of Daniel Bryan and Rowan vs. The Usos. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 19, 2019. May 19, 2019.
  344. Web site: Bristout. Ralph. SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan def. Heavy Machinery. WWE. June 23, 2019.
  345. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Extreme Rules results: Powell's live review of Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in an Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship and the Raw Women's Championship, Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. July 14, 2019. July 14, 2019.
  346. Web site: 7/30 WWE Smackdown Live Results: Barnett's review of Kofi Kingston vs. AJ Styles in a non-title match, Trish Stratus on Jerry Lawler's King's Court talkshow, Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler. July 30, 2019. Barnett. Jake. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. July 31, 2019.
  347. Web site: Powell. Jason. 8/20 WWE Smackdown Live results: Powell's review of Daniel Bryan vs. Buddy Murphy, Kevin Owens vs. Elias and Apollo Crews vs. Andrade in first round King of the Ring tournament matches. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 20, 2019. August 21, 2019.
  348. Web site: 9/3 WWE Smackdown Live Results: Powell's review of Ali vs. Elias and Chad Gable vs. Andrade in quarterfinal King of the Ring tournament matches. September 3, 2019. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. September 3, 2019.
  349. Web site: WWE SmackDown LIVE results, Sept. 24, 2019: KO and Shane to put it all on the line in high-stakes Ladder Match. WWE. December 16, 2019. September 24, 2019.
  350. Web site: Barnett. Jake. 9/24 WWE Smackdown Live Results: Barnett's review of the last USA Network broadcast, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan meet to clear the air, Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair and Carmella, the build to HIAC continues. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. September 24, 2019. September 24, 2019.
  351. Web site: WWE SmackDown Results – 10/4/19 (FOX debut, WWE Title match, 20th anniversary). October 4, 2019. Roy. Nemer. Wrestleview. October 21, 2019.
  352. Web site: Powell. Jason. 11/8 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin, The Revival vs. Big E and Kofi Kingston for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Sasha Banks vs. Nikki Cross, Tyson Fury returns. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 8, 2019. November 9, 2019.
  353. Web site: Powell. Jason. 11/15 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell 's review of Big E and Kofi Kingston vs. The Revival for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Daniel Bryan on Miz TV, Bayley vs. Nikki Cross, Mustafa Ali and Shorty G put their Team Smackdown spots on the line vs. Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 15, 2019. November 16, 2019.
  354. Web site: Johnson. Mike. LADDER MATCH ADDED TO WWE TLC PPV. PWInsider. December 13, 2019.
  355. Web site: 11/29 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of a new face in Bray Wyatt's Firefly Funhouse, New Day's open challenge for a Smackdown Tag Title match, Roman Reigns opening the show. November 29, 2019. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 30, 2019.
  356. Web site: Powell. Jason. Powell's WWE TLC live review: The Kabuki Warriors vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a TLC match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin in a TLC match, Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz, Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley in a tables match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 15, 2019. December 15, 2019.
  357. Web site: WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Daniel Bryan and Miz team up, No. 1 contender match set. December 20, 2019. Jack. Crosby. CBS Sports. December 29, 2019.
  358. Web site: WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: No. 1 contender emerges for universal title at Royal Rumble. December 27, 2019. Jack. Crosby. CBS Sports. December 29, 2019.
  359. Web site: Powers. Kevin. Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. Daniel Bryan. WWE. January 26, 2020. January 26, 2020.
  360. Web site: Powell. Jason. 2/21 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Goldberg's appearance, Naomi vs. Carmella for a shot at the Smackdown Women's Championship at WWE Super ShowDown, eight-man tag match, The Bellas on A Moment of Bliss. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 21, 2020. March 7, 2020.
  361. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka vs. Ruby Riott vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan vs. Natalya in an Elimination Chamber match for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36, Smackdown Tag Title Elimination Chamber match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 8, 2020. March 8, 2020.
  362. Web site: Powell. Jason. 3/13 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of John Cena's appearance, Jeff Hardy's return, Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro, Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, no fans in attendance at the WWE Performance Center. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 13, 2020. March 28, 2020.
  363. Web site: Powell. Jason. 3/27 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Big E and Kofi Kingston vs. The Usos for shot at the Smackdown Tag Titles at WrestleMania, Drew Gulak vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss, Bray Wyatt's Firefly Funhouse. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 27, 2020. March 28, 2020.
  364. Web site: Melok. Bobby. Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn def. Daniel Bryan. WWE. April 4, 2020. April 4, 2020.
  365. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of the Climb The Corporate Ladder MITB matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship, Bayley vs. Tamina for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 10, 2020. May 10, 2020.
  366. Web site: 5/15 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Money in the Bank winner Otis on Miz TV, Charlotte Flair's return, the beginning of the Intercontinental Title tournament. May 15, 2020. Barnett. Jake. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 29, 2020.
  367. Web site: Friday Night SmackDown results, May 29, 2020: Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles advance to tournament finals after unexpected semifinal circumstances. WWE. en. May 30, 2020.
  368. Web site: Powell. Jason. 6/12 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan in the tournament final to become new Intercontinental Champion, Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery vs. The Miz, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, final hype for WWE Backlash. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 12, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  369. Web site: Powell. Jason. 10/16 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the "season premiere" with Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship, New Day's farewell match vs. Sheamus, Cesaro, and Shinsuke Nakamura, Lars Sullivan vs. Jeff Hardy, Street Profits vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode for the Smackdown Tag Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. October 16, 2020. October 16, 2020.
  370. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. Big E, Daniel Bryan, Otis & Chad Gable def. Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (Kickoff Match). WWE. December 20, 2020. December 20, 2020.
  371. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 31, 2021. January 31, 2021.
  372. Web site: 2/12 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns' announcement regarding the WWE Universal Championship, the return of Seth Rollins, Elimination Chamber developments. February 12, 2021. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 12, 2021.
  373. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns faces an Elimination Chamber match winner for the WWE Universal Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 21, 2021. February 21, 2021.
  374. Web site: 2/26 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Bianca Belair's WrestleMania decision, The Street Profits vs. Sami Zayn and King Corbin, Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio vs. Chad Gable and Otis, Elimination Chamber fallout. February 26, 2021. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 26, 2021.
  375. Web site: 3/19 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Moore's review of Edge vs. Jey Uso to become special enforcer of the WWE Universal Championship at WWE Fastlane, Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Big E and Apollo Crews interview. March 19, 2021. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 20, 2021.
  376. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. Universal Champion Roman Reigns def. Daniel Bryan. WWE. March 21, 2021. March 21, 2021.
  377. Web site: 3/26 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Sami Zayn on The KO Show with Kevin Owens, WrestleMania developments, Fastlane fallout. March 26, 2021. Barnett. Jake. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 27, 2021.
  378. Web site: Powell . Jason . April 11, 2021 . WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat for the WWE Universal Championship, Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship, Big E vs. Apollo Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight for the IC Title. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 11, 2021.
  379. Web site: SmackDown results, April 30, 2021: Reigns bars Bryan from SmackDown and hits him with a post-match Con-Chair-To. May 1, 2021. WWE. en.
  380. Web site: DANIEL BRYAN'S WWE CONTRACT EXPIRED FOLLOWING SMACKDOWN MATCH. F4WOnline. Bryan. Rose. May 4, 2021. May 5, 2021.
  381. Web site: Casey. Connor. June 27, 2022. Three AEW Stars Appeared on This Week's WWE Raw to Congratulate John Cena (Update). ComicBook.com. August 19, 2022.
  382. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Darby Allin, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros in a cage match for the AEW Tag Titles, Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. MJF. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. September 5, 2021. September 5, 2021.
  383. Web site: September 22, 2021. AEW Dynamite "Grand Slam" Results – 9/22/21 (Danielson vs. Omega, Black vs. Rhodes, etc.). September 23, 2021. WrestleView. Josh. Boutwell. en-US.
  384. Web site: Dave Meltzer puntúa con 5 estrellas por primera vez un combate de Bryan Danielson. Martínez. Sebastián. Solo Wrestling. September 24, 2021. September 26, 2021. Spanish.
  385. Web site: 10/23 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black, Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes, and Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston in AEW Eliminator tournament matches, Penelope Ford vs. Ruby Soho, and Serena Deeb vs. Hikaru Shida in TBS Title tournament matches, Jungle Boy vs. Brandon Cutler. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Jake. Barnett. October 23, 2021. October 24, 2021.
  386. Web site: 10/29 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston in an AEW Eliminator tournament semifinal match, Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal, AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker vs. Abadon in a non-title Trick or Treat match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Colin. McGuire. October 29, 2021. October 30, 2021.
  387. Web site: Barnett. Jake. AEW Full Gear results: Barnett's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson vs. Miro in the eliminator tournament finals, Penta and Rey Fenix vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston, Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti for the AEW Women's Title, Darby Allin vs. MJF. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 13, 2021. November 13, 2021.
  388. Web site: December 20, 2021 Observer Newsletter: ROH Final Battle, NJPW Super Juniors/Tag League finals reviews. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave. Meltzer. December 17, 2021. December 21, 2021. Dave Meltzer. subscription.
  389. Web site: Barnett. Jake. 1/5 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the AEW Tag Titles, Ruby Soho vs. Jade Cargill to become the first TBS Champion, Malakai Black vs. Brian Pillman Jr.. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022.
  390. Web site: AEW Rampage Results for January 21, 2022. All Elite Wrestling. AEW Staff. January 22, 2022. January 24, 2022.
  391. Web site: Bryan Danielson To Jon Moxley: "We Should Be Fighting Together". Fightful. Gisberto. Guzzo. February 2, 2022. February 5, 2022.
  392. Web site: 2/16 AEW DYNAMITE RESULTS: Keller's detailed report and analysis on Darby challenging Guevara for TNT Title, Punk picks the time and stips for MJF, Jericho & Hager vs. Santana & Ortiz. Pro Wrestling Torch. TDH Communications, LLC. Wade. Keller. Wade Keller. February 16, 2022. February 19, 2022.
  393. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women's Title, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, CM Punk vs. MJF in a dog collar match, Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 6, 2022. March 6, 2022.
  394. Web site: Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley teaming up on AEW Dynamite with William Regal in their corner. F4WOnline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. March 9, 2022. March 11, 2022.
  395. News: Lafferriere . Nicolás . Bryan Danielson y Jon Moxley reciben un nombre de equipo en AEW Dynamite . March 24, 2022 . Solo Wrestling . March 24, 2022 . es.
  396. Web site: Wheeler Yuta Earns The Respect Of Blackpool Combat Club On 4/8 AEW Rampage. Fightful. Gisberto. Guzzo. April 8, 2022. April 10, 2022.
  397. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2022-05-29 . AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. CM Punk for the AEW Championship, MJF vs. Wardlow, Thunder Rosa vs. Serena Deeb for the AEW Women's Title, Owen Hart Cup tournament finals, The Hardys vs. The Young Bucks, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland for the AEW Tag Titles . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  398. Web site: Rose . Bryan . June 22, 2022 . Bryan Danielson not medically cleared for AEW Forbidden Door, Blood & Guts . October 20, 2022 . . en.
  399. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 26, 2022. June 26, 2022.
  400. Web site: Barnett . Jake . 2022-08-24 . 8/24 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the unified AEW World Championship, Death Triangle vs. Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in an AEW Trios Title tournament match, Dax Harwood vs. Jay Lethal, Billy Gunn vs. Colten Gunn, Britt Baker vs. KiLynn King, Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia meeting . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  401. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2022-09-04 . AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  402. Web site: Barnett . Jake . 2022-09-07 . 9/7 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Tony Khan addressing the status of the AEW World Championship and AEW Trios Titles, MJF's return promo, Wheeler Yuta vs. Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Rules Title, Death Triangle vs. Best Friends, Interim AEW Women's Champ Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford in an eliminator match . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  403. Web site: Barnett . Jake . 2022-09-14 . 9/14 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley vs. Sammy Guevara in semifinal tournament matches for the vacant AEW World Championship, Toni Storm and Athena vs. Britt Baker and Serena Deeb . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  404. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2022-09-21 . 9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  405. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2022-09-28 . 9/28 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson in an eliminator match, Chris Jericho vs. Bandido for the ROH Championship, Toni Storm vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Championship, Saraya and MJF appearances . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  406. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2022-10-12 . 10/12 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, 'Jungle Boy' Jack Perry vs. Luchasaurus, Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn . 2022-10-20 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . en-US.
  407. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 19, 2022. November 19, 2022.
  408. Web site: 1/4 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title, The Acclaimed vs. Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal for the AEW Tag Team Titles, Ricky Starks vs. Chris Jericho, Jade Cargill and Red Velvet vs. Skye Blue and Kiera Hogan, Swerve Strickland vs. AR Fox, Bryan Danielson vs. Tony Nese. Jason. Powell. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 4, 2023. February 26, 2023.
  409. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Bryan Danielson in an Iron Man match for the AEW World Championship, Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho in a three-way for the AEW Women's Title, Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death match, Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the TNT Title, The Elite vs. House of Black for the AEW Trios Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 5, 2023. March 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307195930/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/03/05/aew-revolution-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-vs-bryan-danielson-in-an-iron-man-match-for-the-aew-world-championship-jamie-hayter-vs-saraya-vs-ruby-soho-in-a-three-way-for-the-aew-womens/. March 7, 2023. live.
  410. 'Revolution' Was the Momentum-Shifting Pay-Per-View AEW Needed. Sports Illustrated. Bryan. Alvarez. Bryan Alvarez. March 7, 2023. March 9, 2023.
  411. Web site: March 13, 2023 Observer Newsletter: AEW Revolution recap, WWE & legalized gambling. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave. Meltzer. Dave Meltzer. March 10, 2023. March 11, 2023. subscription.
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