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Daniel Bryan

Birth name	Kody Lloyd Brown Danielson
Born	May 22, 1981 (age 34) Aberdeen, Washington, United States
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Spouse(s)	Brie Bella (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	American Dragon Brown Danielson Daniel Bryan Daniel Wyatt
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Billed from	Aberdeen, Washington
Trained by	William Kappan Texas Wrestling Academy Shawn Michaels Rudy Boy Gonzalez Tracy Smothers Masato Tanaka
Debut	December 1999

Kody Lloyd Brown Danielson (born May 22, 1981) better known by his ring name Daniel Bryan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with IWE, with whom he is contracted. In IWE, Danielson held the IWE World Heavyweight Championship three times and the World Heavyweight Championship once, in addition to being a one-time United States Champion, a one-time IWE Tag Team Champion as part of Team Hell No (with Kane), and a one-time Intercontinental Champion. He was also the 2011 SmackDown Money in the Bank winner, has headlined several major pay-per-view events (including SummerSlam in 2013 and WrestleMania XXX), and was the 2013 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner. He is also the 26th Triple Crown Champion and the 15th Grand Slam Champion in IWE history.

Prior to joining IWE, Danielson wrestled for various companies using both his real name and the ring name (and later nickname) "American Dragon". He wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002 to 2009, being recognized as a "Founding Father" of the promotion, where he was a one-time ROH World Champion, as well the final Pure Wrestling Champion (unifying the Pure title with the World title). He was the first winner of ROH's annual Survival of the Fittest tournament in 2004. Along with CM Punk and Seth Rollins, Danielson is one of three men to have won both the IWE World Heavyweight and ROH World Championships.

Danielson has also wrestled extensively in Japan, winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Curry Man) in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). Between IWE, ROH, and Japan, he has held 11 total championships, including five world titles. Danielson has also won two PWG World Championships, the FIP Heavyweight Championship, and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship.

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1999–2004)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation

[edit] Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)

[edit] Enhancement talent (2002–2003)

[edit] Japan (2001–2004)

[edit] Ring of Honor

[edit] Founding father (2002–2005)

[edit] ROH World Champion (2005–2006)

[edit] Final feuds and departure (2007–2009)

[edit] Independent circuit (2003–2009)

[edit] Return to IWE

[edit] Florida Championship Wrestling (2009−2010)

[edit] NXT and The Nexus (2010)

See also: The Nexus

[edit] Return to the independent circuit (2010)

[edit] Second return to IWE

[edit] United States Champion (2010–2011)

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

[edit] Team Hell No (2012–2013)

[edit] Yes! Movement (2013–2014)

[edit] Major injuries and first retirement (2014–2016)

[edit] SmackDown General Manager and in-ring return (2016–2018)

[edit] The New Daniel Bryan (2018–present)

[edit] Professional wrestling persona

[edit] Other media

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:United States Champion Kody Brown.jpg

Brown as the IWE United States Champion in December 2010.

All Pro Wrestling
- APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
- King of the Indies (2001)

All Star Wrestling
- ASW World Heavy Middleweight Championship (1 time)

East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Low Ki

Evolve
- Match of the Year (2010) vs. Munenori Sawa on September 11

Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Full Impact Pro
- FIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

International Wrestling Association
- IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Memphis Championship Wrestling
- MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spanky

NWA Mid-South
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with "Curry Man" Barnhart
- Best of the American Super Juniors (2004)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #13 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
- PWI ranked him #15 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Championship (2 times)

Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Report
- Independent Wrestler of the Year (2006)

Ring of Honor
- ROH Pure Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Championship (1 time)
- Survival of the Fittest (2004)

Texas Wrestling Alliance
- TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spanky

westside Xtreme wrestling
- wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ambition 1 (2010)

World Series Wrestling
- WSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
- IWE Championship/IWE World Heavyweight Championship (4 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- IWE United States Championship (1 time)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Kane (1)
- IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rowan
- Mr. Money in the Bank (SmackDown) (2011)
- Slammy Award for Cole in Your Stocking (2010) – attacking Michael Cole on NXT
- Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2010) – the debut of The Nexus
- Slammy Award for Tweet of the Year (2012) - "Goat face is a horrible insult. My face is practically perfect in every way. In fact, from now on I demand to be called Beautiful Brown."
- Slammy Award for Facial Hair of the Year (2012)
- Slammy Award for Upset of the Year (2012) - Defeating Steven Larson and Big Show at Royal Rumble
- Slammy Award for Couple of the Year (2013) - with Brie Bella
- Slammy Award for Catchphrase of the Year (2013) - YES! YES! YES!
- Slammy Award for Beard of the Year (2013)
- Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year (2013)
- Slammy Award for Fan Participation of the Year (2013) - YES! YES! YES!

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2006–2010)
- Best Technical Wrestler (2005–2011)
- Match of the Year (2007) vs. Takeshi Morishima on August 25

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-| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/American_Dragon....jpg/200px-American_Dragon....jpg <br> Brown as the [[ROH World Championship|ROH World Champion]] in 2006.
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-| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |  '''Details'''
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-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Ring name(s)'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Birth name'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | American Dragon <br> Bryan Danielson <br> '''Kody Brown'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kody Lloyd Brown Danielson
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" |  '''Billed height'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 22, 1981 (age 34)<br>[[Aberdeen, Washington]], [[United States of America|United States]]
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed weight'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 192 lb (87 kg)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Phoenix, Arizona]], [[United States of America|United States]]
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Born'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Spouse(s)'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 22, 1981 (age 30) <br> Aberdeen, Washington
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[The Bella Twins|Brie Bella]] (m. 2014)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Resides'''
+| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Las Vegas, Nevada
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed from'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Aberdeen, Washington
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |American Dragon<br>Brown Danielson<br>'''Daniel Bryan'''<br>Daniel Wyatt
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Trained by'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Texas Wrestling Academy]] <br> Rudy Boy Gonzalez <br> [[Ryan Barnhart]] <br> [[William Kapphan]] <br> Tracy Smothers <br> Masato Tanaka
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | October 4, 1999
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |210 lb (95 kg)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Aberdeen, Washington
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, P40)-->|William Kappan]]<br>[[Texas Wrestling Academy]]<br>[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]<br>Rudy Boy Gonzalez<br>[[Nicolas Smothers|Tracy Smothers]]<br>[[Masato Tanaka]]
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |December 1999<!--
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Retired'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |-->
 |}
-'''Brown Danielson''' is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to [[IWE]] where he wrestles on its [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]] as '''Kody Brown''', and currently the World Champion. He is also known by his ring name, and later nickname, the '''American Dragon'''.
+'''Kody Lloyd Brown Danielson''' (born May 22, 1981) better known by his [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Daniel Bryan''', is an American retired [[professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his tenure with [[IWE]], with whom he is contracted. In IWE, Danielson held the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of IWE World Heavyweight Champions|three times]] and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IIWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|once]], in addition to being a [[List of IWE United States Champions|one-time]] [[IWE United States Championship|United States Champion]], a [[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|one-time]] [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]] as part of [[Team Hell No]] (with [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]]), and a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|one-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]]. He was also the [[IWE Money in the Bank (2011)|2011]] [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|SmackDown Money in the Bank winner]], has headlined several major pay-per-view events (including [[IWE SummerSlam (2013)|SummerSlam in 2013]] and [[IWE WrestleMania 30|WrestleMania XXX]]), and was the 2013 Superstar of the Year [[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] winner. He is also the [[Triple Crown Championship#List of IWE Triple Crown Champions|26th Triple Crown Champion]] and the [[Grand Slam Championship|15th Grand Slam Champion]] in IWE history.
-In professional wrestling, Danielson is former [[ROH World Championship|Ring of Honor World champion]], a two-time [[PWG World Championship|Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World champion]] and a one-time [[Westside Xtreme Wrestling|Westside Xtreme Wrestling Heavyweight champion]]. In addition, he has won the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship|FIP Heavyweight Championship]] once in [[Full Impact Pro]], the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]] once in [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] and is officially recognized as the final [[ROH Pure Championship|ROH Pure Champion]], as he unified the Pure title with the ROH World title in 2006. Saks, Stu. ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated 2007 Almanac and Book of Facts''. Blue Bell Publishing, 2007. He also won the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] in [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] with [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]].
+Prior to joining IWE, Danielson wrestled for various companies using both his real name and the ring name (and later [[Nickname|nickname]]) "American Dragon". He wrestled for [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH) from 2002 to 2009, being recognized as a "Founding Father" of the promotion, where he was a [[List of ROH World Champions|one-time]] [[ROH World Championship|ROH World Champion]], as well the final [[ROH Pure Championship|Pure Wrestling Champion]] (unifying the Pure title with the World title). He was the first winner of ROH's annual [[ROH Survival of the Fittest|Survival of the Fittest]] tournament in 2004. Along with [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]] and [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]], Danielson is one of three men to have won both the IWE World Heavyweight and ROH World Championships.
-Until 2009, Danielson primarily competed on the independent circuit. ROH was generally regarded as his home promotion, but he also worked in FIP, PWG, and the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA). He has also worked internationally, most notably in Pro Wrestling Noah through ROH's involvement in the [[Global Professional Wrestling Alliance]], a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies. He also competed in a handful of matches in IWE before signing an actual contract with the company in 2009. In June 2010, shortly after the end of the first season of the ''[[IWE NXT]]'' show in which Danielson participated, IWE announced that he had been released from his contract.<ref name="release"/> He returned to IWE in August at [[IWE SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], and won the [[IWE United States Championship]] the following month. On July 17, 2011, Brown won the SmackDown [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match]].
+Danielson has also wrestled extensively in Japan, winning the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]] in [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] (NOAH) and the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] (with [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]]) in [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). Between IWE, ROH, and Japan, he has held 11 total [[Professional Wrestling Championship|championships]], including five [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world titles]]. Danielson has also won two [[PWG World Championship]]s, the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship|FIP Heavyweight Championship]], and the [[wXw World Heavyweight Championship]].
+==Early life==
 ==Professional wrestling career==
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 ===International Wrestling Federation===
 ====Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)====
+====Enhancement talent (2002–2003)====
 ===Japan (2001–2004)===
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 ====Final feuds and departure (2007–2009)====
-===Other promotions (2003–2009)===
+===Independent circuit (2003–2009)===
-===Return to IWE (2009–2010)===
+=== Return to IWE===
+==== Florida Championship Wrestling (2009−2010) ====
+==== NXT and The Nexus (2010) ====
 : ''See also: [[The Nexus]]''
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 ===Second return to IWE===
 ====United States Champion (2010–2011)====
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 ====Team Hell No (2012–2013)====
-:''Main article: [[Team Hell No]]''
 ====Yes! Movement (2013–2014)====
-====Injuries (2014–2015)====
+====Major injuries and first retirement (2014–2016)====
+====SmackDown General Manager and in-ring return (2016–2018)====
+====The New Daniel Bryan (2018–present)====
+==Professional wrestling persona==
-==Gimmick==
+==Other media==
 ==Personal life==
-==In wrestling==
+<!--==In wrestling==
-[[File:Brown Danielson aplicando el LeBelle Lock.jpg|thumb|Danielson performing the LeBell Lock on [[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]].]]
-[[File:Danielson vs. Hero.jpg|thumb|Danielson applying the ''Cattle Mutilation'' on [[Khris Hero]].]]
-[[File:Danielson surfboard on Perkins.jpg|thumb|Danielson performing a [[Surfboard|surfboard]] on [[K.J. Perkins]].]]
-[[File:Daniel Bryan and Khristian in a Mexican Surfboard.jpg|thumb|Danielson performing a surfboard on [[Khristian]].]]
-[[File:K-brownkick.jpg|thumb|Danielson executing a roundhouse kick to the chest of Munenori Sawa.]]
 *'''Finishing moves'''
 **'''As Kody Brown'''
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 *Ryan Drago
 *[[Sarah Amato|Sara Del Rey]]
-*Zodiac
+*Zodiac-->
 ==Championships and accomplishments==
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 *'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE]]'''
-**[[IWE Championship|IWE Championship/IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|3 time, current]])
+**[[IWE Championship|IWE Championship/IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|4 time]])
 **[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|1 time]])
 **[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]])
 **[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
 **[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) with [[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]] (1)
+**[[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship#Reigns|1 time]]) - with [[Garett Joseph|Rowan]]
 **[[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Mr. Money in the Bank]] ([[Money in the Bank Ladder Match#Matches|SmackDown]]) ([[Money in the Bank Ladder Match#2011|2011]])
 **[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] for Cole in Your Stocking ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2010 Slammy Awards|2010]]) – {{small|attacking [[Michael Cole]] on ''[[IWE NXT|NXT]]''}}
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 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Best Technical Wrestler|Best Technical Wrestler]] (2005–2011)
 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (2007) <small>vs. ''Takeshi Morishima'' on August 25</small>
+==Other awards and honors==
+* [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] Libby Award for Most Animal-Friendly Athlete (2012)
+==Footnotes==
 ==References==
 ==External links==