Bryan Danielson

Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth: Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Credits: 385

Bryan Danielson is an American former professional wrestler who now works as a commentator on AEW Dynamite. He is also widely known for his time in WWE from 2009 to 2021 under the ring name Daniel Bryan.

Danielson began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit and signed an 18-month contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000, later making uncontracted WWE appearances until 2003. In 2002, he joined Ring of Honor (ROH), wrestling in the main event of the promotion's first show, The Era of Honor Begins. Considered a cornerstone of ROH, he remained with the company until 2009, winning both the ROH World Championship and ROH Pure Championship—unifying them during his reign—and becoming the inaugural winner of the Survival of the Fittest tournament. His influence led to his induction into the ROH Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2022.

Danielson also competed extensively in Japan, winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) with Curry Man. He captured numerous independent wrestling titles as well, including two PWG World Championships, the FIP Heavyweight Championship, and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship.

In 2009, Danielson re-signed with WWE, though he was briefly fired in 2010 before returning later that year. During his WWE run, he won the WWE Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States and Intercontinental Championships once each. He also won the WWE Tag Team Championship with Kane as Team Hell No and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Erick Rowan, making him WWE’s 26th Triple Crown Champion and 15th Grand Slam Champion. Additional accomplishments include winning the 2011 Money in the Bank ladder match, being named Superstar of the Year at the 2013 Slammy Awards, and headlining major WWE pay-per-views, including WrestleMania in 2014 and 2021.

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Raw

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE NXT

WWE WrestleMania 31

WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1

The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!

Filmography

AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In

AEW All In 2026: London

AEW Dynasty

AEW All Out 2025

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

AEW All In 2025: Texas

AEW WrestleDream 2024

AEW All Out 2024

AEW All In 2024: London

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024

AEW Double or Nothing 2024

AEW Dynasty 2024

CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024

AEW Revolution 2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

AEW Worlds End 2023

ROH Final Battle 2023

AEW: WrestleDream 2023

AEW All Out 2023

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

AEW Double or Nothing 2023

The Bloodline: The Complete Story

AEW Revolution 2023

AEW Full Gear 2022

AEW All Out 2022

WWE This Is Awesome

WWE Rivals

AEW Double or Nothing 2022

WWE Evil

AEW Awards

Hey! (EW)

AEW Revolution 2022

AEW Winter Is Coming 2021

ROH: Final Battle 2021

AEW Full Gear 2021

AEW Grand Slam

AEW All Out 2021

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

WrestleMania 37: Night 2

WWE Fastlane 2021

Meeting Stone Cold

WWE Elimination Chamber 2021

WWE Royal Rumble 2021

My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson

The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020

WWE Slammy Awards 2020

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020

WWE Money in the Bank 2020

WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1

The Best of WWE

WWE Elimination Chamber 2020

WWE Royal Rumble 2020

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019

WWE Survivor Series 2019

WWE Backstage

AEW Dark

WWE Hell in a Cell 2019

WWE's The Bump

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

WWE Extreme Rules 2019

WWE Stomping Grounds

WWE WrestleMania 35

WWE Fastlane 2019

WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

WWE Royal Rumble 2019

Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018