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Bryan came in like a homecoming hero and was gone, just a few minutes later, like a freshman nerd. ... Beyond that, the lion's share of the WWE audience wants him to be a top guy – and are willing to pay for that.
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Danielson celebrating with his family after winning the AEW World Championship at All In in August 2024
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—David Shoemaker of Grantland, while declaring Bryan as the MVP for the WWE Midseason Awards in October 2013
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—Bret Hart in March 2015
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His workrate in the ring and what he gives through the match just means so much more to the wrestling fans than anything else... His run [as champion] was cut short and I think fans wanted to see him get that [WrestleMania] moment that he deserves... WWE put a line through that.
—Dave Scherer of PWInsider.com's analysis of Bryan's feud with The Authority
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—Bryan reacts to the events of the Raw after WrestleMania XXX
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[Professional wrestling] is a far better place because of his involvement. There were things dating back to 2001 that he was involved with that changed the underground foundation of the industry, and over the past few years, significantly changed talent evaluation at the highest level of the industry.
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When [Vince McMahon] had HHH call Bryan a B+ player, that is because Vince saw Bryan that way. Vince was just going to screw Bryan in the storylines and then push him down the card.
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—Bryan on the original plans for him for WrestleMania XXX
Danielson was a five-time world champion in WWE—pictured here as WWE World Heavyweight Champion, then represented by the former World Heavyweight Championship belt and the 2013–2014 version of the WWE Championship belt .
He's the most technically proficient wrestler the WWE main-event scene has seen possibly since Bret Hart, and he connects with the crowd in a near-euphoric way we haven't seen consistently since The Rock in his prime.
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Danielson as AEW World Champion
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—Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com on Bryan's showing in the 2015 Royal Rumble match.
Under his American Dragon persona, Danielson is a former ROH World Champion.
Danielson found success with Kane as part of Team Hell No by capturing the WWE Tag Team Championship.
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Danielson is a former WWE Intercontinental Champion – the last title he held before his temporary retirement.
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I don't know how my life got to be like this... I'm just a normal dude. I was never a special athlete. I wasn't great at any sports or anything like that. And now an arena full of people were chanting, 'You deserve it'. And I don't know what I've done to deserve it.
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—Dave Meltzer in 2016, reflecting just after Bryan's retirement
As Daniel Bryan, Danielson is a former WWE United States Champion – the first title he won in WWE.
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