DANIEL BRYAN

Professional  wrestling  career  :  Ring  name(s):  American  Dragon
Bryan  Danielson
Billed  height  5  ft  10  in  (1.78  m)
Billed  weight  210  lb  (95  kg)
Billed  from  Aberdeen,  Washington
Trained  by  William  Regal
Texas  Wrestling  Academy
Shawn  Michaels
Rudy  Boy  Gonzalez[
Tracy  Smothers
Masato  Tanaka
Debut  December  1999

Bryan  Lloyd  Danielson  :  (born  May  22,  1981)  is  an  American  professional  wrestler,  better  known  by  his  current  ring  name  Daniel  Bryan.  He  is  signed  to  WWE.

In  WWE,  Danielson  has  held  the  WWE  (World  Heavyweight)  Championship  three  times  and  the  World  Heavyweight  Championship  once,  in  addition  to  being  a  former  United  States  Champion  and  a  former  Tag  Team  Champion  as  part  of  Team  Hell  No.  He  was  also  the  2011  SmackDown  Money  in  the  Bank  winner,  has  headlined  several  major  pay-per-view  events  (including  WrestleMania  XXX),  and  was  awarded  the  2013  Superstar  of  the  Year  Slammy  Award.

Prior  to  joining  WWE,  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)  in  the  mid  2000s,  where  he  was  a  former  ROH  World  Champion,  as  well  the  final  Pure  Wrestling  Champion  (unifying  the  Pure  title  with  the  World  title).  Along  with  CM  Punk,  Danielson  is  one  of  two  men  to  have  won  the  WWE,  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  WWE,  ROH,  and  Japan,  he  has  held  10  total  championships,  including  five  world  titles.

He  has  also  won  numerous  titles  on  the  independent  circuit,  including  two  PWG  World  Championships,  the  FIP  Heavyweight  Championship,  and  the  wXw  World  Heavyweight  Championship.