Acting
Bryan Danielson
EN, JA cinema · 353 credits
Born
22 May 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Also known as Daniel Bryan · American Dragon · Infinito · Dynamic Dragon
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.
Known for
Filmography
AEW Dynasty 2026
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All In 2026: London
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All In 2025: Texas
as Bryan Danielson
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
as Bryan Danielson - English Commentary
AEW All Out 2025
as Bryan Danielson - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
as Bryan Danielson
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Revolution 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Dynasty 2024
as Bryan Danielson
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
as Bryan Danielson
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Double or Nothing 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All In 2024: London
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW WrestleDream 2024
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Revolution 2023
as Bryan Danielson
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
as Daniel Bryan
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
as Bryan Danielson
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out 2023
as Bryan Danielson
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
as Bryan Danielson
ROH Final Battle 2023
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Worlds End 2023
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Revolution 2022
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Awards
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out 2022
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Full Gear 2022
as Bryan Danielson
AEW All Out 2021
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Full Gear 2021
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
as Bryan Danielson
ROH: Final Battle 2021
as Bryan Danielson
AEW Grand Slam
as Bryan Danielson
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
as Daniel Bryan
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
as Daniel Bryan
Meeting Stone Cold
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2021
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
as Daniel Bryan (Preshow)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
as Daniel Bryan
The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Stomping Grounds
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2019
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
as Daniel Bryan (Appearance)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Backlash 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Crown Jewel
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
as Daniel Bryan (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
as Daniel Bryan (Smackdown G.M.)
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
as Daniel Bryan (Smackdown G.M.)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Daniel Bryan (archive footage)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Daniel Bryan
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Daniel Bryan
Countdown
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Daniel Bryan
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
as Daniel Bry-Rock (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Daniel Bryan
ROH: Year 5
as Himself
The Destruction of The Shield
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Daniel Bryan (Preshow Appearance)
WWE Payback 2014
as Daniel Bryan (Appearance)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Daniel Bryan
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
as Daniel Bryan
ROH: Year Four
as Himself
ROH: Creating Excellence
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania 29
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Payback 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Battleground 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as Daniel Bryan
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
as Daniel Bryan
ROH: Year Three
as Himself
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
as Himself
Danielson vs The World
as Himself
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as Himself/American Dragon
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as Himself/American Dragon
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
as Himself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Daniel Bryan
WWE No Way Out 2012
as Daniel Bryan
CM Punk: Best in the World
as Daniel Bryan
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
as Bryan Danielson
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
as Daniel Bryan
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Himself
ROH: Year One
as Himself
ROH: Year Two
as Himself
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as Himself
Danielson vs McGuinness
as Himself
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as Bryan Danielson
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as Daniel Bryan
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as Daniel Bryan
WWE SummerSlam 2011
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Daniel Bryan
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Daniel Bryan (Preshow)
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Himself
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
as Daniel Bryan
WWE Survivor Series 2010
as Daniel Bryan
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
2010
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
as Bryan Danielson
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Daniel Bryan
PWG: SEVEN
as Himself
DGUSA Untouchable 2009
as Bryan Danielson
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
as Bryan Danielson
ROH: Caged Collision
as Bryan Danielson
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
as Bryan Danielson
ROH: Bryan Danielson - Rise To Glory
2009
ROH: Bryan Danielson - Rise To Glory
as Himself
The Wrestling Road Diaries
as Himself
PWG: Speed of Sound
as Himself
PWG: Threemendous II
as Himself
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
PWG: One Hundred
as Himself
PWG: Ninety-Nine
as Himself
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as Bryan Danielson
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
as Himself
ROH: Southern Navigation
as Bryan Danielson
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
ROH: Stars of Honor
as Himself
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
as Bryan Danielson
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
as Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
as Himself
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
as Himself
PWG: Schadenfreude
as Himself
ROH: Driven
as Himself
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
as Himself
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Dissension
as Himself
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
ROH: The 100th Show
as Bryan Danielson
ROH Final Battle 2005
as Himself
ROH: Enter The Dragon
as Himself
ROH: This Means War
as Himself
ROH: Vendetta
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
as Himself
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Actor, as Himself
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
as Himself
PWG: The Musical
as Himself
NJPW Nexess
as American Dragon
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average
as American Dragon
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
as The American Dragon
ROH: The Epic Encounter
as American Dragon
NJPW The Spiral
2002
NJPW The Spiral
as American Dragon
ROH: Scramble Madness
as Bryan Danielson
ROH Final Battle 2002
as American Dragon
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
as The American Dragon
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
as The American Dragon
ROH Night of Appreciation
as American Dragon
ROH: Honor Invades Boston
as American Dragon
ROH: Unscripted
as American Dragon
ROH: Road to the Title
as The American Dragon
ROH: Night of The Butcher
as American Dragon
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
as American Dragon
FMW Making Of A New Legend VI - Day 4
as American Dragon