| Bryan Danielson | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | American Dragon Bryan Danielson |
| Billed height | 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 185 lb. (84 kg) |
| Born | May 22, 1981 Aberdeen, Washington |
| Resides | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Billed from | Aberdeen, Washington |
| Trained by | Texas Wrestling Academy Rudy Boy Gonzalez Shawn Michaels William Regal Tracy Smothers Bobby Eaton Masato Tanaka Grant McKee |
| Debut | 1999 |
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Similar to CM Punk, Mick Foley and Matt Hardy, Bryan Danielson was a backyard wrestler well before he became a professional wrestler; he competed in Backyard Championship Wrestling (BCW), where he won its Heavyweight Championship. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their Backyard wrestling (commonly referred to in abbreviation as BYW) is a loose term used to describe the controversial practice of Professional wrestling as performed [2] Danielson had intended to train at Dean Malenko's wrestling school, but (due to its subsequent closure) he instead trained under Shawn Michaels at the Texas Wrestling Academy. Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. [3] He embarked on his first tour in Japan with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling on December 1,1999 with fellow wrestler Lance Cade due to Shawn Michaels. Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW was a revolutionary Japanese Professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi Onita. Lance K McNaught (born March 2 1981 Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler [4] He won his first professional championship belt, the TWA (Texas Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title, on March 21, 2000 with Spanky. Brian David Kendrick Together they also held the World Tag Team Championship for a brief period [5] Danielson was signed to a WWE developmental deal where he worked for Memphis Championship Wrestling. [6] The territory closed down, however, and Danielson left the WWE system.
Bryan Danielson performed on a few occasions for World Wrestling Entertainment's Velocity and Heat programs as a jobber. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, WWE Velocity, also known simply as Velocity, was a Professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match He once wrestled future WWE Champion John Cena on a 2003 episode of Velocity. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows
In 2002, Bryan Danielson joined Ring of Honor, where he is acknowledged as one of the "Founding Fathers" (along with Low Ki and Christopher Daniels),[7] as he was one of the wrestlers who made the company prominent during its inception. Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name On February 22, he main-evented ROH's debut show The Era of Honor Begins in a three-way match against Low Ki, and Daniels, which quickly put the company on the map. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne In January 2005, Danielson would embark on a bitter feud with Homicide, culminating in a best-of-five series of stipulation matches. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring Homicide dominated early as Danielson lost the first two matches, a Submission match and a Taped Fist match. However, Danielson emerged victorious in the remaining three matches, winning a Falls Count Anywhere match, a Lumberjack match, and a cage match at The Final Showdown on May 13. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. [8]
Danielson was long regarded as the best wrestler in ROH to have never held a title belt; despite winning the company's inaugural Survival of the Fittest tournament in 2004, championship gold constantly eluded Danielson's grasp. It came to the point where in mid-2005, an ROH Newswire announced that Bryan Danielson had quit ROH after being frustrated by his inability to defeat Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. Danielson had become frustrated in general with professional wrestling and planned to take time off to evaluate his career options. [9] However, Danielson had several dates booked in Europe, thus the ROH Newswire was likely a storyline claim for Danielson's absence during this period. In May rumors started that Total Nonstop Action Wrestling was interested in signing Danielson, but Danielson remained with ROH. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett
Danielson would finally end his uncrowned albatross by defeating James Gibson for the ROH World Championship on September 17 at Glory by Honor IV. The word albatross is sometimes used to mean an encumbrance or a wearisome burden James Gibson.He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor, where he won its World Championship, and World Championship Wrestling in its The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec [10] After this, he would not compete in an ROH ring until a month later (due to competing in IWA-Mid South), but he would make his return to successfully retain the championship against his arch nemesis Austin Aries on October 14. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces [11] Danielson also made a successful defense against Christopher Daniels during ROH's A Night of Tribute show, where he knocked him out with a Roaring Elbow after a 30 minute bout. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name On December 17 at Final Battle 2005, he defeated Pro Wrestling NOAH star Naomichi Marufuji with a roll-up. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Pro-Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling NOAH and the US based independent wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. [12]
In early 2006, Danielson was embroiled in a feud with Chris Hero, as they had been exchanging words over the internet. Chris Spradlin (born December 24 1979 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Chris Hero. This all culminated in a match on January 14. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. After invading Combat Zone Wrestling and brawling with Hero, the two wrestled at Ring of Honor's Hell Freezes Over, where Danielson retained the ROH World Championship. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling Following the match, Prince Nana offered to buy the ROH World Championship from him. Prince Nana Osei Bandoh is an American professional wrestler of Ghanaian extraction better known by his Ring name, Prince Nana. When he refused, he was attacked by The Embassy (Alex Shelley and Jimmy Rave). The Embassy was a Professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. Patrick Martin (born May 23 1983 better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total James Guffey (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Jimmy Rave.
Jimmy Rave challenged Danielson for the title at the Fourth Anniversary Show, after the Embassy won the 2006 trios tournament at Tag Wars 2006. In an effort to not be out done, Shelley challenged him for it on the show prior to the Anniversary Show, but it would not occur; the north east suffered a blizzard, so Prince Nana was unable to secure the flight for Shelley (who in reality had been pulled along with all the other TNA contracted wrestlers from the show, so they would not miss the TNA pay-per-view the following night). Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett As a result, former ROH Champion and Embassy member Xavier faced Danielson in a losing effort, with Danielson eventually defeating Rave at the Fourth Anniversary Show and Shelley at Arena Warfare. John Jirus (born in Queens New York New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor
During April, Danielson became the head trainer at the ROH Wrestling School, replacing Austin Aries. [13] In Danielson's next match on April 22, he defeated Colt Cabana in Philadelphia, at The 100th Show, with a roll-up in only six minutes (an unprecedented length for an ROH World Title defense). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Scott Colton (born May 6 1980) better known by his Ring name Colt Cabana, is a Professional wrestler currently wrestling He came out later in the show and, after getting in a battle of wits with the CZW fans (who were there for the ROH vs. CZW six man war), he defeated Delirious when the referee stopped the contest after a series of MMA-style elbows. Delirious is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling on the Independent circuit, most notably in Ring of Honor. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and [14] He would go on to defeat Delirious again in a rematch on May 13. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
On July 15, at Death before Dishonor IV in Philadelphia, Danielson defeated Sonjay Dutt, who had signed an open contract for any CZW wrestler willing to challenge for the ROH World Title. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington DC) better known by his Ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American Later on in the night, he participated in the ROH vs. CZW Cage of Death match, having occupied the vacant fifth slot on ROH's team. He was the third member of ROH's team to enter the cage, and his presence gave them a huge advantage over CZW's team. However, just as CZW's third member was about to enter, Danielson revealed his true intention for entering the match as he attacked Samoa Joe and left the arena. Joe was rendered unable to continue in the match, and ROH's team would not fully recover until much later, when Homicide made a surprise appearance. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring [15]
On August 5th, during Fight of the Century Danielson fought with Samoa Joe to an hour draw to retain the ROH World Championship. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. On August 12, during Ring of Honor's first UK tour, Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness to unify the ROH World and ROH Pure Wrestling championships. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid [16] He then successfully defended the title twice the following night in Broxbourne, first against NOAH wrestler SUWA and second against Roderick Strong. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 better known by his Ring name SUWA, is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling NOAH. On August 25 and August 26, he competed in two 2/3 falls matches (one against Nigel McGuinness and the other against Colt Cabana) that ended in a one hour draw, these two matches would be his 2nd & 3rd one hour draws in ROH in 21 days. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. During his match with Cabana, Danielson fell outside the ring and landed on his right shoulder, separating it around the ten minute mark of the match, Danielson continued the match for another 50 minutes until the match was announced a draw. He tore two tendons in the shoulder and tore another tendon in his chest. As a result, his ROH World Championship match with Austin Aries on September 15 was postponed, and his FIP Championship match against Davey Richards on September 8 was cancelled. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Danielson returned to wrestling at Glory by Honor V: Night 2 and retained the ROH World Championship in a match against KENTA. He defeated Austin Aries on October 7 in their rescheduled match to retain the title. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar)
Danielson lost the Full Impact Pro Heavyweight Championship on November 10, 2006, in Inverness, Florida, to Roderick Strong. Full Impact Pro (FIP is an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Florida. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Inverness is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name A week later, Danielson debuted in Pro Wrestling NOAH, teaming with Bison Smith and Eddie Edwards to defeat KENTA, Ricky Marvin and Akitoshi Saito after making Marvin submit to the Cattle Mutilation. Pro-Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa also known by his Ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and one of the last two trainees of the All Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he is one half of the current GHC Tag Team Champions with Bison Smith. Danielson's last match of the tour took place on December 2 at the Yokohoma Bunka Gymnasium in a losing effort against KENTA. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire On December 8, Danielson defeated Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage match in Chicago, Illinois when Samoa Joe was standing on the top rope, with the choke on Danielson who was hunched over the cage trying to escape. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Bryan Danielson just fell off the top of the cage out of the choke and was declared the winner.
On December 23, at Final Battle 2006, Danielson faced Homicide in a competitive bout that featured Danielson attempting to get himself disqualified twice, but he ultimately lost the match after a lariat from Homicide. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city [17] Following the match, Danielson presented Homicide with the ROH World Championship, and subsequently took time off from wrestling in order to heal his shoulder.
On March 3, the National Wrestling Alliance published a video of Danielson stating his intent to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance [18] On March 19 ROHWrestling. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. com released the following statement: "The days are counting down for Bryan Danielson's return to ROH. "[19]
On May 11, Danielson made his return to Ring of Honor a month ahead of schedule at the Reborn Again event in Hartford, Connecticut. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople He defeated Shane Hagadorn and Adam Pearce in separate matches, then was attacked by the No Remorse Corps after he declined to join the group. Matt Cross and Erick Stevens made the save, and Danielson teamed with them in a losing effort against the NRC. Matthew Capiccioni (born December 31, 1980) is a Professional wrestler, better known as M-Dogg 20 or Matt Cross. Erick Stevens (born March 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler from Sarasota Florida. On May 12 Danielson teamed with ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima to take on Nigel McGuinness and KENTA at the Respect Is Earned event at the Manhattan Center in New York City . Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. (October 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and for Ring of Honor in the United Nigel McGuinness is the Ring name of an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States also known by his Ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and one of the last two trainees of the All Japan Pro Wrestling The Manhattan Center building built in 1906 and located at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, houses Manhattan Center Studios (home to two The City of New York Danielson scored the win for his team after making KENTA tap out to the Cattle Mutilation. also known by his Ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and one of the last two trainees of the All Japan Pro Wrestling The event was a taping for Ring of Honor's first pay per view. On May 13, the National Wrestling Alliance vacated the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and announced a tournament would be held to crown a new Champion. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Danielson defeat Nelson Creed in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16 in the tournament's first match. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.
On May 25 in Brisbane, Australia he defeated Mark Hilton at the AWF (Australian Wrestling Federation) Brisbane Bash, on Sunday May 27 at the Gold Coast AWF Showdown he has challenged AWF Heavyweight Champion TNT for his title. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed During Danielson's Tour of Australia he also managed to claim the vacant World Series Wrestling Heavyweight Championship by defeating Nigel McGuinness in Sydney, Australia. He went on to successfully defend the title in a rematch against Nigel the following night in Melbourne before losing it to Billy Kidman the next night in Newcastle. On July 29, Danielson managed to defeat El Generico, who had just beaten Pac and Roderick Strong with Kevin Steen for the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Tag Team Title, for the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Title. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is a Professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers
On August 18, Danielson defeated Adam Pearce in the semifinals of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Adam Pearce (born June 24 1978 is an American Professional wrestler. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance He was scheduled to face Brent Albright for the title in Puerto Rico on September 1. Brent Alan Albright (born November 28 1978 in Louisiana) is an American Professional wrestler, currently working for Ring However, on August 25, Danielson fought Takeshi Morishima in an attempt to regain the ROH World Title. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the He lost in what was immediately described as one of the best matches in the promotion's history. During this match, he suffered an orbital fracture and a retina injury. [20] The NWA announced on August 27th that due to the injury, Danielson would be unable to compete in the September 1 title match, and Adam Pearce fought in his place against Albright. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Danielson was later chosen to be the special referee for the bout as announced on August 30 at NWAWrestling. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and com. Danielson made the pin with supposedly both men's shoulders on the mat, yet awarding the win and thus the belt to Adam Pearce.
On January 5th, 2008, Danielson lost the PWG World Championship to Low Ki. The PWG World Championship is the top singles title in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Professional wrestling promotion, which was established in Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler He has also recently failed in his attempts to gain the FIP World Heavyweight title when he lost to Erik Stevens.
On June 6 Danielson teamed with Austin Aries in ROH's one night tournament to crown new world tag team champions. They defeated Roderick Strong and Davey Richards before being eliminated by eventual winners Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black via DQ.
One night later Aries and Danielson failed in their bid to win the titles from Jacobs and Black.
He wrestled a dark match on June 9th edition of WWE RAW from Oakland, California. He defeated Lance Cade via Submission with his Cattle Mutilation finisher.