Daniel Bryan's 7 Most Memorable Moments.
Daniel Bryan, real name, Bryan Lloyd Danielson has achieved it all when it comes to Sports Entertainment. Trained by Shawn Michaels, Bryan has also wrestled in promotions like NJPW, ROH and PWG.
Someone whose wrestling ability is considered to be on the level of Dean Malenko, but also has innate charisma to get the entire crowd behind him as Stone Cold used to do.
A 5-time world champion, Intercontinental Champion, US champion, WWE Tag Team Champion, and a Money in the Bank winner. It doesn't just stop there. He main evented the 30th anniversary of WrestleMania and became the most popular superstar of the new era, despite initial predictions that the technical marvel would never succeed in the entertainment-based product that is the WWE.
Daniel Bryan is an all-time great when it comes to pro wrestling, and a future hall-of-famer, he was a part of many of the best stories and matches of the past decade, let's take a look at some of the greatest moments in his illustrious career.
#7: The arrival with Nexus
Daniel Bryan’s debut in WWE was actually quite appropriate looking back now- it was short-lived but memorable. Bryan debuted along with the rest of the NXT season one cast in the form of the Nexus.
Led by Wade Barrett, the group included current main-roster mainstays Darren Young, Skip Sheffield (Ryback), Heath Slater, and David Otunga, among others. Their debut was one of the most memorable in WWE history, as the group hit the ring on June 7, 2010, to interrupt the main event of Raw between John Cena and CM Punk, two men that Bryan would later join at the pinnacle of WWE, both as allies and rivals.
The rookies took out both men before destroying the ringside area, including taking out the announce teams and ringside attendants. Unfortunately, in the middle of the mayhem, Bryan was seen on camera choking former ring announcer Justin Roberts with his own tie. Since WWE is a PG brand, the move cost Bryan his job.
In the end, this may have been the best move possible for Bryan, as it set him apart from a Nexus group that would eventually falter. Bryan did have another memorable moment that night, though.
As the Nexus hit their individual finishers on John Cena, Bryan delivered his trademark kicks, screaming, “You’re not better than me!” at the face of the company. It was a move that seemed brash at the time but would take centre stage in the main event scene years later.