Kody Brown
From Iwe
| 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) 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.
Early life
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1999–2004)
International Wrestling Federation
Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)
Enhancement talent (2002–2003)
Japan (2001–2004)
Ring of Honor
Founding father (2002–2005)
ROH World Champion (2005–2006)
Final feuds and departure (2007–2009)
Independent circuit (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)
Major injuries and first retirement (2014–2016)
SmackDown General Manager (2016–2018)
Return to in-ring competition (2018)
Team Hell No reunion (2018–present)
Gimmick
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Kody Brown
- Buzzsaw Kick (Roundhouse) - 2010
- Guillotine choke – 2011; used as a signature move from 2012–present
- LeBell Lock / Yes Lock / No Lock
- As Brown Danielson
- Bridging dragon suplex
- Cattle Mutilation (Bridging double chickenwing)
- Crossface chickenwing, sometimes with bodyscissors
- Double wrist-clutch to a grounded opponent followed by multiple stomps to the opponent's chest, face, and head
- LeBell Lock (Omoplata crossface) – 2010
- Multiple elbow strikes to the side of the opponent's head while holding the opponent in a crucifix position
- Regal-Plex (Bridging leg hook belly to back suplex) – adopted from William Kapphan
- As Kody Brown
- Small package
- Triangle choke, sometimes followed by multiple elbow strikes to the top of the opponent's head
- Signature moves
- Airplane spin
- Ankle lock
- Backflip off the top rope over a standing opponent
- Corner elbow smash
- Discus elbow smash
- Diving headbutt
- Dragon screw
- European uppercut
- Flying forearm smash
- Heel hook
- Indian deathlock
- Jumping high knee from the apron to an opponent outside the ring
- Leaping knee drop
- Multiple kick variations
- Corner drop
- Front missile drop, sometimes followed by kip-up
- Repeated shoot to a kneeling opponent's chest followed by a roundhouse to the opponent's head
- Running big boot
- Multiple suplex variations
- Belly to back, sometimes from the top rope
- Belly to belly
- Cravate
- Danielson Special (Double underhook floated over into a crucifix armbar)
- German
- Northern Lights
- Snap underhook
- Super
- Tiger
- Rolling fireman's carry slam
- Running leg lariat
- Sleeper hold
- Springboard suicide senton
- Suicide dive
- Surfboard, sometimes while applying a dragon sleeper
- 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"
- Entrance themes
- "Self Esteem" by The Offspring (Independent circuit)
- "Obsession" by Animotion (Independent circuit)
- "The Final Countdown" by Europe (Independent circuit)
- "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner (IWE; September 20, 2010–July 29, 2011)
- "Big Epic Thing" by Jim Johnston (IWE; August 12, 2011–November 4, 2011)
- "Flight of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner and Jim Johnston (IWE; November 11, 2011–present)
Wrestlers trained by Danielson
- Alex Payne
- Andrew Patterson
- Bobby Quance
- Cheerleader Melissa
- Coone
- Dan Marshall
- Ernie Osiris
- Farmer Joe
- Kafu
- Reno
- Robbie Ryder
- Ryan Drago
- Sara Del Rey
- Zodiac
Championships and accomplishments
- All Pro Wrestling
- APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
- King of the Indies (2001)
- All Star Wrestling
- ASW World Heavy Middleweight Championship (1 time)
- Evolve
- Match of the Year (2010) vs. Munenori Sawa on September 11
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA Puerto Rico 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 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 (3 time, current)
- 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)
- 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
