page_title: Daniel Bryan
section_title: In wrestling
hierarchical_section_title: Daniel Bryan / In wrestling
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniel Bryan puts Dean Ambrose in a surfboard hold during a WWE house show on February 2, 2013 in Montgomery, Alabama.
context_page_description: Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler that is currently signed for WWE and works on the SmackDown brand. His WWE ring name is Daniel Bryan. He is known by his nickname, the American Dragon.
  In wrestling, Danielson was a world champion, having won the ROH World Championship in Ring of Honor once. Also, Danielson has won the PWG World Championship in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla twice, the FIP Heavyweight Championship once in Full Impact Pro, the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship once in Pro Wrestling Noah and was the last ROH Pure Champion, as he combined the Pure title with the ROH World Title in 2006. He also won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in New Japan Pro Wrestling with Curry Man. He is three-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion. On March 29, 2015, he became the intercontinental champion.
  Until 2009, Danielson only wrestled on the indy scene. ROH was his home promotion, but he also worked in FIP, PWG, and the National Wrestling Alliance.
context_section_description: Finishing moves
  As American Dragon/Bryan Danielson
  Arms Across America/Cattle Mutilation (Bridging double chickenwing)
  Bridging dragon suplex
  Crossface chickenwing, sometimes with bodyscissors
  Crucifix position followed by multiple elbow strikes to the side of the opponent's head
  Double wristlock to a grounded opponent followed by multiple stomps to the opponent's chest, face and head
  LeBell Lock (Omoplata crossface) – 2010
  Regal-Plex (Bridging leg hook belly-to-back suplex) – adopted from William Regal
  Triangle choke, sometimes followed by multiple elbow strikes to the opponent's head
  As Daniel Bryan
  Guillotine choke – 2011
  LeBell Lock/"No!" Lock/"Yes!" Lock (Omoplata crossface)
  Running single leg high knee – adopted from Kenta
  Signature moves
  Air Goat (Suicide dive)
  Ankle lock
  Arm trap seated abdominal stretch
  Backflip off the top rope over a standing opponent followed by a crooked arm lariat
  Cobra clutch to a facedown opponent
  Corner elbow smash
  Discus elbow smash
  Diving headbutt (Independent circuit) Flying Goat (WWE)
  Dragon screw
  Dragon sleeper
  Drop toe-hold into the turnbuckles, sometimes followed by kicking the second rope into the opponent's throat
  European uppercut
  Heel hook
  High knee from the apron to the outside of the ring
  Indian deathlock
  Jumping knee drop
  Multiple kick variations
  Corner drop
  Front missile drop
  Roundhouse
  Running big boot
  "Yes!" Kicks (Repeated shoot to the chest of a kneeling opponent followed by a roundhouse to the opponent's head, with theatrics) 
  Multiple suplex variations
  Belly-to-back, sometimes from the top rope
  Belly-to-belly
  Cravate
  Danielson Special (Double underhook floated over into a cross armbreaker) – innovated
  German
  Northern Lights
  Snap underhook
  Super
  Tiger
  Rolling fireman's carry slam
  Running leg lariat
  Single leg Boston crab
  Sleeper hold
  Small package
  Surfboard, sometimes while applying a dragon sleeper
  Managers
  AJ Lee
  Brie Bella
  Bray Wyatt
  Dave Prazak
  Gail Kim
  The Miz
  Nicknames
  As American Dragon/Bryan Danielson
  "The American Dolphin"
  "The American Dragon"
  "The Best Wrestler in the World"
  "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
  "The Master of the Small Package"
  As Daniel Bryan
  "The American Dragon"
  "The Beard"
  "The Dazzler"
  "Goat"
  "The King of Beards"
  "The "No!" Man!
  "Mr. Small Package"
  "The Submission Specialist"
  "The World's Toughest Vegan"
  "The Yes!" Man"
  Entrance themes
  "Self Esteem" by The Offspring (independent circuit)
  "Obsession" by Animotion (independent circuit)
  "The Final Countdown" by Europe (ROH/independent circuit)
  "The Rage (WWE Edit)" by Hermann Langschwert, Wolfgang Killian (WWE; August 15, 2010 – September 13, 2010)
  "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner (WWE; September 20, 2010 – July 29, 2011)
  "Big Epic Thing" by Jim Johnston (WWE; August 5, 2011 – November 4, 2011)
  "Flight of the Valkyries" by Jim Johnston (WWE; November 11, 2011–present)
  "Live in Fear" by Mark Crozer (December 30, 2013 – January 13, 2014; used as a part of The Wyatt Family)
caption: Bryan applying a surfboard on Dean Ambrose
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