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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''Kody Brown'''</span><br>
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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)'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | American Dragon <br> Bryan Danielson <br> '''Kody Brown'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Brown Lloyd Danielson
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 22, 1981 (age 34)<br>[[Aberdeen, Washington]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 192 lb (87 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Phoenix, Arizona]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 22, 1981 (age 30) <br> Aberdeen, Washington
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[The Bella Twins|Brie Bella]] (m. 2014)
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Resides'''
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Aberdeen, Washington
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |American Dragon<br>Brown Danielson<br>'''Daniel Bryan'''<br>Daniel Wyatt
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Texas Wrestling Academy]] <br> Rudy Boy Gonzalez <br> [[Ryan Barnhart]] <br> [[William Kapphan]] <br> Tracy Smothers <br> Masato Tanaka
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | October 4, 1999
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |210 lb (95 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Aberdeen, Washington
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[William Kappan]]<br>[[Texas Wrestling Academy]]<br>[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]<br>Rudy Boy Gonzalez<br>[[Nicolas Smothers|Tracy Smothers]]<br>[[Masato Tanaka]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |December 1999
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'''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'''.
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'''Brown Lloyd Danielson''' (born May 22, 1981) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his current [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Daniel Bryan'''. He is signed to [[IWE]], but is currently on hiatus due to injury.
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In IWE, Danielson has held the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of IWE World Heavyweight Champions|three times]] and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|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.
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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]].
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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.
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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]].
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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==
==Early life==

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Daniel Bryan
Birth name Brown Lloyd 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

Brown Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his current ring name Daniel Bryan. He is signed to IWE, but is currently on hiatus due to injury.

In IWE, Danielson has 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.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1999–2004)

International Wrestling Federation

Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)

Japan (2001–2004)

Ring of Honor

Founding father (2002–2005)

ROH World Champion (2005–2006)

Final feuds and departure (2007–2009)

Other promotions (2003–2009)

Return to IWE (2009–2010)

See also: The Nexus

Return to the independent circuit (2010)

Second return to IWE

United States Champion (2010–2011)

World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

Team Hell No (2012–2013)

Main article: Team Hell No

Yes! Movement (2013–2014)

Injuries (2014–2015)

Gimmick

Personal life

In wrestling

File:Brown Danielson aplicando el LeBelle Lock.jpg
Danielson performing the LeBell Lock on Kyle Johnson.
File:Danielson vs. Hero.jpg
Danielson applying the Cattle Mutilation on Khris Hero.
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Danielson executing a roundhouse kick to the chest of Munenori Sawa.
  • Nicknames
    • "Mr. Small Package"
    • "The American Dragon"
    • "The American Dolphin"
    • "The Best Wrestler in the World"
    • "The Dagger"
    • "The Master of the Small Package
    • "Mr. Money in the Bank"
    • "The Submission Specialist"

Wrestlers trained by Danielson

Championships and accomplishments

  • Evolve
    • Match of the Year (2010) vs. Munenori Sawa on September 11
  • World Series Wrestling
    • WSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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