Bryan Danielson

45, from Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Artwork for AEW All Out 2022Image of Bryan Danielson

Biography

Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the William Regal led stable Blackpool Combat Club, alongside Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta. He is also known for his time in WWE where he worked from 2009 to 2021 under the ring name Daniel Bryan. Danielson began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, and signed an 18-month contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), in 2000; he later went on to make uncontracted appearances in WWE until 2003. He joined the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion in 2002, wrestling in the main event of the promotion's first event, The Era of Honor Begins. Considered a mainstay of ROH, he stayed with the company until 2009 and, during his career, won the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship once each, unifying them at one point, and was the inaugural winner of the annual Survival of the Fittest tournament. Due to his contributions to ROH, he was part of the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame in 2022. Danielson also wrestled extensively in Japan, winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Curry Man) in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Danielson also won numerous titles on the independent circuit, including two PWG World Championships and the FIP Heavyweight Championship and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship once each. In 2009, Danielson again signed with WWE, but was fired for three months in 2010. Upon his return, he went onto win the WWE Championship four times,[Note 1] the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States and Intercontinental Championships once each. Danielson also won the WWE Tag Team Championship as part of Team Hell No (with Kane) and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (with Erick Rowan), thereby becoming WWE's 26th Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion. He also won the Money in the Bank ladder match in 2011, won Superstar of the Year at the 2013 Slammy Awards, and headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, including their flagship event, WrestleMania, in 2014 and 2021. Danielson retired from wrestling in 2016 due to injuries arising from multiple concussions, which led to seizures and a brain lesion. He then took on a non-wrestling role for WWE as the on-screen general manager of SmackDown. He remained in the role until 2018, when he was unexpectedly cleared by doctors to return to in-ring competition. After his WWE contract expired in May 2021, Danielson signed with AEW, debuting in September that year.

Timeline

2026Aged 45

  • Poster for AEW Dynasty 2026

    Bryan Danielson

2025Aged 44

  • Poster for AEW All In 2025: Texas

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

    Bryan Danielson - English Commentary

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2025

    Bryan Danielson - English Commentary

2024Aged 43

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Revolution 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024 

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Dynasty 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Double or Nothing 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW All In 2024: London

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2024

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW WrestleDream 2024

    Bryan Danielson

2023Aged 42

  • Poster for AEW Revolution 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for The Bloodline: The Complete Story

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for AEW Double or Nothing 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW: WrestleDream 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for ROH Final Battle 2023

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Worlds End 2023

    Bryan Danielson

2022Aged 41

  • Poster for AEW Revolution 2022

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Awards

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Double or Nothing 2022

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2022

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Full Gear 2022

    Bryan Danielson

2021Aged 40

  • Poster for My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2021

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2021

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Meeting Stone Cold

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Fastlane 2021

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WrestleMania 37: Night 2

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2021

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Grand Slam

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Full Gear 2021

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for ROH: Final Battle 2021

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for AEW Winter Is Coming

    Bryan Danielson

2020Aged 39

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2020

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2020

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2020

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020

    Daniel Bryan (Preshow)

  • Poster for WWE Slammy Awards 2020

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020

    Daniel Bryan

2019Aged 38

2018Aged 37

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 34

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Super Show-Down 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Crown Jewel

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2018

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018

    Daniel Bryan

2017Aged 36

  • Poster for WWE: WrestleMania Monday

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2017

    Daniel Bryan (SmackDown G.M.)

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2017

    Daniel Bryan (Smackdown G.M.)

  • Poster for WWE Clash of Champions 2017

    Daniel Bryan (Smackdown G.M.)

2016Aged 35

  • Poster for WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

    Daniel Bryan (archive footage)

  • Poster for Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

    Daniel Bryan

2015Aged 34

  • Poster for ROH: Year 5

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2015

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for The Destruction of The Shield

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Fastlane 2015

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!

    Daniel Bry-Rock (voice)

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2015

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 31

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

    Daniel Bryan

2014Aged 33

  • Poster for ROH: Creating Excellence

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Year Four

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2014

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXX

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

    Daniel

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2014

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Payback 2014

    Daniel Bryan (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2014

    Daniel Bryan (Preshow Appearance)

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

    (Unknown)

2013Aged 32

2012Aged 31

  • Poster for American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies

    Himself

  • Poster for Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double

    Himself

  • Poster for KENTA: Go 2 Sleep

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for ROH: Ring of Hardcore

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Chris Hero: Ring of Hero

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Year One

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Over The Limit 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for The Many Adventures of El Generico

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Money In The Bank 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE RAW 1000

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Danielson vs McGuinness

    Himself

  • Poster for CM Punk: Best in the World

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for ROH: Year Two

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Hell In A Cell 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012

    Daniel Bryan

2011Aged 30

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2011

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXVII

    Daniel Bryan (Preshow)

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2011

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2011

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2011

    Daniel Bryan

  • Poster for Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

    Daniel Bryan

2010Aged 29

2009Aged 28

2008Aged 27

2007Aged 26

2006Aged 25

  • Poster for ROH: Hell Freezes Over

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Tag Wars 2006

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Dissension

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Arena Warfare

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Best In The World

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Supercard of Honor

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Better Than Our Best

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: The 100th Show

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.

    Self

  • Poster for ROH: Ring of Homicide

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Destiny

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: In Your Face

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Throwdown

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Chi-Town Struggle

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: War of The Wire II

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Generation Now

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Time To Man Up

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Fight of The Century

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Unified

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Frontiers of Honor II

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Epic Encounter II

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Gut Check

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Motor City Madness

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Suffocation

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Irresistible Forces

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: The Bitter End

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: International Challenge

    (Unknown)

2005Aged 24

2004Aged 23

2003Aged 22

  • Poster for ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy

    The American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: One Year Anniversary Show

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: The Epic Encounter

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: Main Event Spectacles

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH Final Battle 2003

    (Unknown)

2002Aged 21

  • Poster for ROH: The Era of Honor Begins

    The American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH The Round Robin Challenge

    The American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH Night of Appreciation

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: Road to the Title

    The American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: Honor Invades Boston

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: Unscripted

    American Dragon

  • NJPW The Spiral

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: All Star Extravaganza

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH: Scramble Madness

    Bryan Danielson

  • Poster for ROH: Night of The Butcher

    American Dragon

  • Poster for ROH Final Battle 2002

    American Dragon

Year unknown

  • Poster for OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

    Self

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