Bryan Lloyd Danielson is a renowned American professional wrestler and author, currently signed to WWE under his ring name Daniel Bryan. His impressive career has been marked by numerous accolades, including holding the WWE Championship three times and the World Heavyweight Championship once. Additionally, he has held the United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and WWE Tag Team Championship as part of Team Hell No, alongside Kane.
Danielson's impressive résumé also includes being the 2011 SmackDown Money in the Bank winner, the 2013 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner, and the SmackDown General Manager from July 2016 to April 2018. He is the 26th Triple Crown Champion and the 6th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history, having headlined several major pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania XXX.
Prior to joining WWE for his second stint in 2009, Danielson wrestled for various companies internationally, using both his real name and the ring name American Dragon. He was previously signed to WWE from 2000-2001 and later wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002 to 2009, earning the recognition of being a "Founding Father" of the promotion.
During his time in ROH, Danielson held the ROH World Championship and the final Pure Wrestling Championship, unifying the Pure title with the World title. He was also the first winner of ROH's annual Survival of the Fittest tournament in 2004. Furthermore, Danielson has 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 (NJPW) alongside Curry Man.
Between WWE, ROH, and Japanese promotions, Danielson has held a total of eleven championships. He has also won numerous titles on the independent circuit, including two PWG World Championships, the FIP Heavyweight Championship, and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship.
