History Wrestling / BryanDanielson

** Wrestling/{{MJF}} after he severely injured Bryan's mentor, William Regal.

* WeaponOfChoice: Kendo sticks, which have appeared in his battles against Orton and Triple H.

* PowerStable: Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub in AEW with Wrestling/JonMoxley, Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli, Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta

* TokenEvilTeammate: Of Blackpool Combat Club who are mostly faces, with Moxley being a face-leaning tweener. Bryan is the only who enters out of the heel tunnel and acts the same condescendingly vicious self he was before.

** Wrestling/Chris Jericho once Danielson's Blackpool Combat Club stablemate Jon Moxley came to his best friend Eddie Kingston's aid against the Wrestling/JerichoAppreciationSociety. The feud became extremely personal on Danielson's part once he was injured in the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing.

** The Wrestling/JerichoAppreciationSociety once Danielson's Blackpool Combat Club stablemate Jon Moxley came to his best friend Eddie Kingston's aid. The feud became extremely personal on Danielson's part once he was injured in the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing.

* PowerStable: Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub in AEW with Wrestling/JonMoxley, Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli and Wheeler Yuta

* ActionDad: He has a daughter and son, the former whom he and [[Wrestling/BellaTwins Brie Bella]] welcomed in 2017 during his first retirement.

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** Returned to this and cranked the dial ''UpToEleven'' in his post-hiatus heel run, even going as far as to completely trash the title belt in favor of a 'green' wood-and-hemp variant during his run as champion.

** [[UpToEleven Then he]] ''lost the world heavyweight championship'', his [[Wrestling/AJLee ex-girlfriend]] became his fiancee only to leave him at the altar and essentially become his boss, who then ordered him into anger management classes with a bunch of people that were just as nuts as he was becoming, and with one of them being Wrestling/{{Kane}}.

* {{Corpsing}}: Though he's never broken character, a large majority of his promos have him on the verge of doing so. Speculation has it that his beard was grown to help hide the fact that he's about a half second away from bursting out laughing at any given time. One can only wonder how he and Kane managed to do their promos cleanly though it probably helps that most of their promos end with one or the other or both storming off camera.
** He did this in the indies when trying to do a promo with Paul London.
** The original "Hug It Out" with [[Wrestling/SamiZayn El Generico]] has Bryan completely unable to keep a straight face.
** He had a [[https://twitter.com/wwe/status/801651782938071040 moment]] when Wrestling/DeanAmbrose was dressed as [[Wrestling/JacquesRougeau the Mountie]] when he tells him to give him a message to Wrestling/AJStyles that the Mountie AlwaysGetsHisMan.

** Upon his AEW debut, not only he brought his WWE finishers (Lebell Lock and running knee) with him, he even brought back the Cattle Mutilation, which earned him his first win in the company by submitting [[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Nick Jackson]] with it.

* IHaveTheHighGround: He's not a 'high flyer' in the strictest sense - but two of his current signature moves are a missile front dropkick, and a flying headbutt. One time he executed the latter on Wrestling/{{Ryback}}, who was more than halfway across the ring front his corner. Keep in mind the WWE wrestling ring is officially '''twenty feet''' in each direction.

* BashBrothers: Started with Lance Cade in FMW. He's had tag team title runs with Spanky, then Low Ki, then Curry Man, then Kane. Others include Paul London, Bison Smith and CM Punk sometimes.
* BastardBoyfriend: Of the Unconflicted variety towards A.J. during his time as a heel when they were together.

* DistractedByTheSexy:
** The reason for his loss at [=WrestleMania=] 28. He gave Wrestling/AJLee one kiss only turn around for a [[Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} Brogue Kick]].

** The Wrestling/JerichoAppreciationSociety once Danielson's Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub stablemate Jon Moxley came to his best friend Eddie Kingston's aid. The feud became extremely personal on Danielson's part once he was injured in the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing.

* PowerStable: Blackpool Combat Club in AEW with Wrestling/JonMoxley, Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli and Wheeler Yuta

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* TagTeam: Perhaps his most unlikely was his forced pairing with Kane but before there was also the odd team of American Dragon and Spanky, who came together due to their rough treatment at the hands of Shawn Michaels. Then there was his team with Paul London...A less outlandish pairing in European All Star Wrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling was The Metal Dragon with Metal Master. American Dragon teamed with Super Dragon in Pro Wrestling Guerilla as well. He'd later form the Blackpool Combat Club alongside Wrestling/JonMoxley in AEW.

* EvilCostumeSwitch: After his heel turn, his wrestling attire prominently featured a touch of black along with the regular reds.
** His recent WWE heel turn has him in hoodies and switching the green/blue trunks for red and black - a throwback to his indy heel days.

* TagTeam: Perhaps his most unlikely was his forced pairing with Kane but before there was also the odd team of American Dragon and Spanky, who came together due to their rough treatment at the hands of Shawn Michaels. Then there was his team with Paul London...A less outlandish pairing in European All Star Wrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling was The Metal Dragon with Metal Master. American Dragon teamed with Super Dragon in Pro Wrestling Guerilla as well. He'd later form the Blackpool Combat Club alongside [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] in AEW.