Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson adalah mantan pegulat profesional Amerika yang sekarang bekerja sebagai komentator di AEW Dynamite. Ia juga dikenal luas karena waktunya di WWE dari 2009 hingga 2021 dengan nama cincin Daniel Bryan. Danielson memulai karir gulat profesionalnya pada tahun 1999 di sirkuit independen dan menandatangani kontrak 18 bulan dengan World Wrestling Federation (WWF, sekarang WWE) pada tahun 2000, kemudian membuat penampilan WWE tanpa kontrak hingga tahun 2003. Pada tahun 2002, ia bergabung dengan Ring of Honor (ROH), bergulat di acara utama pertunjukan pertama promosi tersebut, Era Kehormatan Dimulai. Dianggap sebagai landasan ROH, ia tetap bersama perusahaan hingga tahun 2009, memenangkan ROH World Championship dan ROH Pure Championship—yang menyatukan keduanya pada masa pemerintahannya—dan menjadi pemenang perdana turnamen Survival of the Fittest. Pengaruhnya membawanya ke kelas perdana ROH Hall of Fame pada tahun 2022. Danielson juga berkompetisi secara ekstensif di Jepang, memenangkan GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship di Pro Wrestling NOAH dan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship di New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) bersama Curry Man. Dia juga merebut banyak gelar gulat independen, termasuk dua Kejuaraan Dunia PWG, Kejuaraan Kelas Berat FIP, dan Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Dunia wXw. Pada tahun 2009, Danielson kembali menandatangani kontrak dengan WWE, meskipun ia sempat dipecat pada tahun 2010 sebelum kembali pada akhir tahun itu. Selama menjalankan WWE, ia memenangkan Kejuaraan WWE empat kali, Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Dunia satu kali, dan Kejuaraan Amerika Serikat dan Antarbenua masing-masing satu kali. Dia juga memenangkan WWE Tag Team Championship dengan Kane sebagai Team Hell No dan SmackDown Tag Team Championship bersama Erick Rowan, menjadikannya Juara Triple Crown WWE ke-26 dan Juara Grand Slam ke-15. Pencapaian tambahannya termasuk memenangkan pertandingan tangga Money in the Bank 2011, dinobatkan sebagai Superstar of the Year di Slammy Awards 2013, dan menjadi bintang utama acara bayar-per-tayang WWE, termasuk WrestleMania pada tahun 2014 dan 2021. Danielson awalnya pensiun dari kompetisi in-ring pada tahun 2016 karena cedera akibat gegar otak ganda yang menyebabkan kejang dan lesi otak, beralih ke peran manajer umum di layar untuk SmackDown. Dia tetap di posisi itu hingga 2018, ketika dia dinyatakan sehat secara medis untuk kembali bergulat. Setelah kontrak WWE-nya berakhir pada Mei 2021, Danielson menandatangani kontrak dengan AEW, memulai debutnya pada bulan September itu dan kemudian beralih penuh waktu ke dunia komentar.

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. Danielson initially retired from in-ring competition in 2016 due to injuries from multiple concussions that caused seizures and a brain lesion, transitioning to an on-screen general manager role for SmackDown. He remained in that position until 2018, when he was medically cleared to return to wrestling. After his WWE contract expired in May 2021, Danielson signed with AEW, debuting that September and later transitioning full-time into commentary.