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.
Known For
AEW Dynasty
(2024)
Bryan Danielson
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
(2015)
Daniel Bry-Rock (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 31
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXX
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 34
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
AEW Revolution
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
Full Filmography
Acting
ROH: Scramble Madness
(2002)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Round Robin Challenge
(2002)
ROH: Night of Appreciation
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: Unscripted
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: Honor Invades Boston
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: Road To The Title
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: Night of The Butcher
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
(2002)
American Dragon
NJPW The Spiral
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: Final Battle 2002
(2002)
American Dragon
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
(2002)
American Dragon
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average
(2003)
American Dragon
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
(2003)
ROH: The Epic Encounter
(2003)
American Dragon
ROH: Final Battle
(2003)
ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy
(2003)
American Dragon
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
(2003)
PWG: Taste The Radness
(2004)
Self
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
(2004)
Self
PWG: Kee_ The _ee Out of Our _ool
(2004)
Self
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
(2004)
Self
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
(2004)
Self
PWG: The Musical
(2004)
Himself
PWG: The Reason For The Season
(2004)
Self
PWG: The Next Show
(2004)
Self
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
(2004)
Self
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
(2004)
Himself
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
(2004)
Himself
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
(2004)
Himself
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
(2004)
Himself
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
(2004)
Himself
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
(2004)
Himself
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
(2004)
NJPW Nexess
(2004)
American Dragon
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
(2004)
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
(2004)
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
(2004)
ROH: Final Battle
(2004)
ROH: Testing The Limit
(2004)
ROH: Glory By Honor III
(2004)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
(2004)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
(2004)
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
(2005)
Himself
ROH: Final Battle
(2005)
Himself
PWG: Card Subject To Change
(2005)
Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
(2005)
Self
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
(2005)
Self
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
(2005)
Self
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
(2005)
Self
ROH: Enter The Dragon
(2005)
Himself
ROH: Vendetta
(2005)
Himself
ROH: This Means War
(2005)
Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
(2005)
Himself
ROH: Showdown In Motown
(2005)
ROH: The Final Showdown
(2005)
Himself
FIP New Dawn Rising
(2005)
FIP Dangerous Intentions
(2005)
FIP With Malice
(2005)
FIP Bring the Pain
(2005)
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
(2006)
Self
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
(2006)
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
(2006)
ROH: Dissension
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Arena Warfare
(2006)
ROH: Best In The World
(2006)
Himself
ROH: The 100th Show
(2006)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Better Than Our Best
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Supercard of Honor
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
(2006)
Himself
ROH: Unified
(2006)
ROH: Destiny
(2006)
ROH: In Your Face
(2006)
ROH: Throwdown
(2006)
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
(2006)
ROH: Generation Now
(2006)
ROH: Fight of The Century
(2006)
ROH: International Challenge
(2006)
ROH: Gut Check
(2006)
ROH: Epic Encounter II
(2006)
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
(2006)
ROH: Suffocation
(2006)
ROH: Motor City Madness
(2006)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
(2006)
ROH: Irresistible Forces
(2006)
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two
(2006)
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
(2006)
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
(2006)
ROH: Time To Man Up
(2006)
ROH: The Bitter End
(2006)
ROH: War of The Wire II
(2006)
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
(2006)
ROH: Ring of Homicide
(2006)
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
(2006)
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
(2007)
Himself
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
(2007)
Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
(2007)
Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
(2007)
Himself
PWG: European Vacation II - England
(2007)
Himself
PWG: Schadenfreude
(2007)
Himself
PWG: European Vacation II - France
(2007)
Himself
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
(2007)
Himself
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
(2007)
Himself
ROH: Driven
(2007)
Himself
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
(2007)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
(2008)
Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
(2008)
Himself
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1
(2008)
Himself
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Fueling The Fire
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Northern Navigation
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Best In The World
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
(2008)
Himself
ROH: Stars of Honor
(2008)
Himself
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
(2008)
ROH: Transform
(2008)
ROH: Proving Ground
(2008)
ROH: Final Battle 2008
(2008)
ROH: Breakout
(2008)
ROH: Without Remorse
(2008)
ROH: Eye of The Storm
(2008)
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
(2008)
ROH: Rising Above 2008
(2008)
ROH: Take No Prisoners
(2008)
ROH: The French Connection
(2008)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Southern Navigation
(2008)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
(2008)
ROH Bound By Hate
(2008)
ROH: Bryan Danielson - Rise To Glory
(2009)
Himself
The Wrestling Road Diaries
(2009)
Himself
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
(2009)
Himself
PWG: Speed of Sound
(2009)
Himself
PWG: Threemendous II
(2009)
Himself
PWG: One Hundred
(2009)
Himself
PWG: Ninety-Nine
(2009)
Himself
PWG: DDT4
(2009)
Himself
PWG: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
(2009)
Himself
Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009
(2009)
Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate
(2009)
ROH: 7th Anniversary
(2009)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
(2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
(2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
(2009)
ROH: Contention
(2009)
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
(2009)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Caged Collision
(2009)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Double Feature II
(2009)
ROH: Full Circle
(2009)
ROH: Injustice II
(2009)
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
(2009)
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
(2009)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Never Say Die
(2009)
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
(2009)
ROH: Supercard of Honor IV
(2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
(2009)
ROH: The Homecoming II
(2009)
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
(2009)
A Hart Still Pounding
(2009)
Self
WWE Night of Champions 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
PWG: SEVEN
(2010)
Himself
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
(2010)
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
(2010)
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
(2010)
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
(2010)
CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines
(2010)
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
(2010)
Bryan Danielson
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
(2010)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
(2011)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
(2011)
Daniel Bryan (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Over The Limit 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE No Way Out 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Night of Champions 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
CM Punk: Best in the World
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
(2012)
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
(2012)
Bryan Danielson
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
(2012)
Himself
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
(2012)
Bryan Danielson
Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top
(2012)
Himself
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
(2012)
Himself
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
(2012)
Himself
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
The Many Adventures of El Generico
(2012)
Himself
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
(2012)
Daniel Bryan
WWE RAW 1000
(2012)
WWE WrestleMania 29
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Payback 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Battleground 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Night of Champions 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
(2013)
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
Austin Aries: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
(2013)
Himself
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
(2013)
Himself
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
(2013)
Himself
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
(2013)
Himself/American Dragon
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
(2013)
Himself
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
(2013)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXX
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
(2014)
Daniel
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
(2014)
WWE Payback 2014
(2014)
Daniel Bryan (Appearance)
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
(2014)
Daniel Bryan (Preshow Appearance)
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
(2014)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2015
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
(2015)
Daniel Bry-Rock (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 31
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
The Destruction of The Shield
(2015)
Daniel Bryan
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
(2016)
Daniel Bryan (archive footage)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
(2016)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
(2016)
Daniel Bryan
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
(2016)
Daniel Bryan
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
(2017)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
(2017)
Daniel Bryan (Smackdown GM)
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
(2017)
Daniel Bryan (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Backlash 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 34
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Crown Jewel 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
(2018)
Daniel Bryan
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
(2019)
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Stomping Grounds
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
(2019)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
(2020)
Daniel Bryan
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 2
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
Meeting Stone Cold
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2021
(2021)
Daniel Bryan
AEW All Out
(2021)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Full Gear
(2021)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Winter Is Coming
(2021)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Final Battle
(2021)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Grand Slam
(2021)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Revolution
(2022)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Awards
(2022)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Double or Nothing
(2022)
Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out
(2022)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Full Gear
(2022)
Bryan Danielson
Biography: The Bella Twins
(2022)
Self (archival footage)
AEW Revolution
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
(2023)
Daniel Bryan
AEW Double or Nothing
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
AEW WrestleDream
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
ROH: Final Battle
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Worlds End
(2023)
Bryan Danielson
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
(2024)
Bryan Danielson
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
(2024)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Revolution
(2024)
Bryan Danielson
AEW Dynasty
(2024)
Bryan Danielson
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
(2024)
Bryan Danielson