+charlie ireland the moment that hit the most was if you watch the video you can hear Connor saying "You did it Daniel". just hearing the innocence in his voice is enough to make you remember being that young again and cheering on your favorite superstars
+Markas Clark The fact he was severely concussed from the Usos double back superplex during the match and had no memory of anything after getting dropped until he was backstage showed that he was a wrestling machine by doing all that on instinct and also a guy who got out of the business at a good time.
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment has to be when the fans and him occupied RAW. That whole 10 minutes was just beautiful and to hear the support for him was so... Amazing. Daniel, thank you for everything you've done for this industry.
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You need only remember the night after WM 30 when the crowd was Yes-ing so damn hard he could barely cut his promo. Then when they chanted "You deserve it!" he began to tear up. To this day that always gets me because you could see he was holding back tears when they chanted that. Genuinely the best RAW after WM monent ever. Thank you D-Bry. Thank you for the memories, and thank you for leaving a legacy. Yes! Yes! Yes!
+Jkin62 I was there at the Mercedes-Benz superdome and I'll always remember that moment. You could literally feel the electricity in that arena when he hoisted those championships up in the air. Very cool, memorable moment!
I started watching wrestling in 2005. And I did watch it until 2012. It wasn't a big deal for me. I didn't quite miss it to be honest. Early this year I hit depression really hard. Or should I say it hit me. It doesn't matter. So when I heard about Daniel Bryan's retirement I thought "oh, I used to know that guy, what happened to him?" I wanted to see people's reactions to his retirement and I found this video. This is the first video of WhatCulture I've ever watched. And you've guys have been with me ever since. Those long sleepless nights, the anxiety and sadness were suddenly gone. Needless to say I started watching wrestling again because of you guys. It's been a long journey already, and I feel that you guys are really important to me. I don't know where I'd be if I haven't found you. This is why I'm telling you this. I just wanted you guys to see the actual impact you can cause on someone's life. Thank you.
I stood 10 ft from Daniel Bryan when he won Wrestlemania 30. I kept the paper confetti that fell from the roof into my hoodie. It was beyond epic. YES! YES! YES! YES! we will miss you Danny Boy! #respect
+TheJellemaDilemma we didn't know edge was gonna retire, Daniel announced it before raw so people knew, edge came out as WHC and just said straight out I'm retiring
When did this become a compitition on who had a better retirement speech????, a wrestler just had to give up what he loves because his body won't let him do it anymore, we shouldn't be comparing on who had a better retirement speech, it's sad that both guys are gone, "nothing will touch edge's retirement speech" and "this is sadder" what a bunch of arseholes you guys are
I'd rather see him get a similar role to what Dusty used to do, help the rookies develop their character. If anyone knows how to sell their personality to a crowd it's DB. That's where his experience would benefit the company best.
Honestly one of my favorite DB moments and maybe one of the funniest moments in wwe for me was when during a match between him and Tyson Kid; Byran rolls himself up into a ball. It's in such a way Tyson can't pin his shoulders so he just rolls him around the ring for a minute. The crowd genuinely laughed and it was so entertaining for something so simple. The best thing about Bryan is he took wrestling seriously but, not too seriously. He knew how to entertain the fans on every point of the spectrum and he will be missed.
My favorite Daniel Bryan memory is the triple threat match he had with AJ Styles and Seth Rollins for the WWE title at the 2017 Royal Rumble. It's crazy that Dave Meltzer had to invent a 6th star for that match.
It's such a shame he had to retire. He will be dearly missed! His retirement speech was so sad to watch. I wish him all the best in the future! YES! YES! YES!
Wrestlemaina 30's main event was a disappointment. It should've been a triple threat match between Evolution with Ric Flair as special Referee. It was really a big waste and I doubt Batista is coming back again.
+Jamil Davis The Over The Limit match comes to mind for me too. The dueling chants from the crowd for Punk and Bryan had me grinning from ear to ear. Just, two of the best, wrestling on a WWE PPV for a top title. Was so great to watch.
Before he was anywhere near a world championship. Before he got over big with the "Yes'" movement. When he was just a talented midcarder, I was at a live RAW in which Daniel Bryan was in the opening dark match. During his entrance, he did his pose on the turnbuckle where he raises both arms while making the #1 sign towards the section of the arena I was sitting in. I stood up doing the same pose and he pointed right at me in acknowledgement. I had already been a fan, but with that simple gesture he became one of my favorites. So happy that he was able to go on to reach the top. We'll miss seeing you in the ring, D-Bry.
I am an ALT over in Japan. During one of my "Do you like ___? Yes/No" lessons, the kids started chanting 'Yes!' I then immediately booted up a couple of UA-cam videos of ol' DB (Bray Cage match/in Kofi's face) and they thought he was THE BEST THING EVER. Needless to say, YES! chants are now a staple of my English lessons. Thank you, Daniel Bryan.
During another lesson, with the same class, I showed them Cameron vs Asuka in order to teacher them comparatives: "Asuka is stronger/scarier/crazier than Cameron.' That lesson was just about as over as Daniel Bryan was.
my top memories are from his heel run with the wcw title. he kept getting by show and henry, then won that awesome chamber match and even helped end sheamus' career! then team hell no was great, forcing them to stop with the evolution shit was great.
I was there last night, and then watched it on TV. You cannot describe the amazingly somber moment his speech was. You couldn't hear yourself chanting, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
+Rising Lies Yup. You don't even have to look into who's in the hall of fame to know that it's a joke. The mere fact that it has a "celebrity wing" diminishes its meaning that much more.
All the moments were awesome but selected moments I loved are 1.Connor at wrestlemania 2.Daniel selected for No.1 Contender for Summerslam vs John Cena 3.EVERY OTHER SEGMENTS
He was in my home state of RI when he broke away from the Wyatt family. One of the loudest yes chants ever. Wish I'd been there to see it live, but to know he was so close to home and that my cousin saw it live makes it very special to me.
truly honored and privileged to have been a witness to the YES movement. Great character, great personality, great in-ring chemistry, the list goes on! DB will be remembered by many for years to come
besides the obvious Wrestlemania moment at 30, I would have to say the Team No part of his time in WWE, it was so funny and original that I often look up the combo videos with all the classic promos on there. BTW Daniel Bryan has a lot more to give to the world of wrestling as Adam mentioned in his video. I am happy he is not going to push his body to the point where he could do more damage to himself and I wish him and Brie a great future together and possible make a New Yes-Man wrestler aka Daniel Bryan Jr :D
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment is from the live event in my hometown. Last year before Wrestlemania, Daniel Bryan main-evented the live event in my city, and at the very end after he won the match, he looked at my and my sign and his face brightened. I'll always love that moment
seeing Daniel Bryan perform in front of me at wrestlemania 29 in New Jersey. when he and KANE were team help no and they beat big e and dolph ziggler for the tag titles
I would have loved to see Bryan against Undertaker at Wrestlemania the guy made any match great. God imagine him versus Angle or Guerrero or Michaels or my lord Styles today
you cant pick 1 favourite moment of Daniel Bryan. For the past 5/6 years he has kept us entertained and made us love wrestling even more than we already did. Thank You D-Bry, Im grateful for the greatest you have blessed upon us the past 5/6 years
My absolute favorite Daniel Bryan moments were the 'Occupy Raw' part of the 'Yes!' Movement and the vignettes of him hanging out with Connor Micahlek during WM 30. He had such a great connection with the fans, it was like he was best friends with all of them.
+ShinxXRyu In hindsight, given what he end up finding out about his health with the severity of the concussions and seizures it's an absolute relief that WWE's doctor wouldn't clear him.
+Sairen the Metalhead The difference is Daniel Bryan is heeding the advice and recommendations of the doctor who diagnosed him with brain damage instead of continuing and endangering his health.
general lemonhead Actually not, I came up with this before I ever heard Grim say it. Well, you're probably not gonna trust me on my word, but what else can I do. :D
I've been watching Bryan's retirement speech videos on here and until watching this video was feeling a bit sad. You've put a new perspective for Bryan that I'd never even considered. Thanks WhatCulture Wrestling, feeling a lot, well, hardly happier but definitely less sad about it now!!
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment was getting to see him live at WrestleMania 29. It wasn't the biggest moment of his career but it's the only time I've ever gotten to a WrestleMania and feeling 70,000+ people chant YES was just a thrill for me
Daniel Bryan has given me so many moments it's tough to chose from. I loved his journey to the ROH world title, matches against Nigel McGuinness, his first NXT match vs Jericho. Watching him win money in the bank, his feud with CM Punk and his win at Wrestlemania 30.
My idea was for Daniel Bryan to work as a sort of commissioner like Shawn Michaels was, foiling the Authority's dastardly plans, and it might actually help to get Roman Reigns over....
No offense but Daniel Bryan did seem like a "resurrection" of Chris Benoit. They were both over with the crowd, they had the same moveset and that underdog anti-authority babyface gimmick and finally they both won the big one at the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania. Like if u agree dislike if u don't.
+Oli Mercer I know right, they're completely different! One is an amazing technical wrestler and the other is overrated shit! And Benoit's the great technical wrestler.
MY FAVORITE BRYAN MOMENT WAS A WTF MOMENT BACK IN 2011 WHEN ON AN EPISODE OF SMACKDOWN HEY CAME OUT TO THE RING CHANTING YES WHEN ORTON JUST WON HIS MATCH AND THE LOOK ORTONS FACE WAS HISTERICAL REASON BEING HE WASNT EXSPECTING IT
For me, there are so many in-ring Daniel Bryan moments I could list as my favourite but ultimately, the man made me care about a wrestler, as a character and as a person, and made me want to watch wrestling. There's not many that do that nowadays.
If you look at a lot of the wrestlers now a lot of them are very sloppy. Daniel knew how to sell it in the ring and sell it to the crowd. Plus his whole story of being the underdog is amazing too. And yeah he's won every title besides women's and nxt. Only 6 wrestlers including him have done that.
Needed to rephrase comment due to multiple grammatical errors and shiz, so I'll break it down. Daniel Bryan was quite possibly the best wrestler of this generation, just not in WWE. He's been wrestling for 17 years since graduating High School and has become one of the most illustrious wrestlers in the independent scene and in companies Dragon Gate, NOAH, so on and so forth. In these companies he's brought them to recognition by winning the best technical wrestler of the year award from every wrestling journalist for 5-6 years in a row and has had a career only 4 years short of Benoit's. He's basically Benoit 2.0 without the sad ending and was pretty much one of the most over babyfaces with the PG audience. The moveset is similar to say the least but Benoit pretty much set the precedent for any wrestler in likeness to him, so there's little to no space of innovation or what could be done anymore.
Toe Cutter He hasn't wrestle that long in the wwe. They're still missing wrestlers in the H.O.F. Plus what do you mean by one of the most popular of all time? They're hundreds of most popular. Only difference is Daniel reign was too short. You're all just feeling sorry for him. So now i guess if anyone say they're retiring on wrestling then i guess they're in the H.O.F.
Ill Will Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk (multiple times actually) Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler from like 2010. Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness Daniel Bryan/Kane/Ryback vs. The Shield Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho I think your problem here is that you simply don't know enough about his history as a wrestler and he absolutely is one of the greatest in-ring workers there's been, and is respected and revered by basically everyone. You need only look at everyone in the business who has commented on him talking about how important he's been to the business and how respected as a man he is. And with the Hall of Fame, the WWE doesn't necessarily just look at someone's career in JUST WWE, they take in to account their full body of work and their legacy, and Bryan more than qualifies on that basis alone. These probably aren't even a definitive "greatest" matches, they're just great matches. And it's not even mentioning great matches like his match with Cena, Batista/Orton, Sheamus, Orton etc.
That segment actually brought me to tears... I'm not much of a Daniel Bryan in the WWE fan in the indies I enjoyed him more since he could be free... But I digress that segment was awesome and it was well done.. #ThankYouBryanDanielson
I will forever remember that night when I was watching RAW at home, and it kicked off with a celebration from Daniel Bryan... it was the first and only time I've heard a "YOU DESERVE IT" chant from the WWE fans. It quite honestly made me weep a few tears, because we al knew, he deserved it. #ThankYouBryan
my favorite Daniel Brian moment was when he won 2 matches in 1 one at Wrestlemania XXX , because I was able to see him win the gold in my first ever time going to a Paper View
My favorite memory was when he cashed in on the big show at TLC 2011. Priceless. Then there's the infamous wrestlemania 30 moment he had. what an amazing career.
Mi favorite Daniel Bryan moment was the whole build up to wrestlemania 30 and when he went to Connor to hug him and told him"we did it Connor you helped me win"
Best memories of Daniel Bryan: 1. Hijacking Raw during Title Unification Ceremony in Seattle 2. Wrestlemania 30 3. Being the one who started the "That's what she said" chant during his retirement speech!
Favourite moment would be when he won the WWE World Heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 30, then he went out the ring to celebrate with Connor 'The Crusher'. That was such an amazing and an emotional moment that can never be forgotten! - ThankYouDaniel!
when i back to watch wwe at 2014 the biggest thing that make me say omg was see Bryan like main event at WrestleMania, just 5 years after his wwe debut and that is simply amazing, one of the greatest wrestlers of the pg era and history of wwe.#GRATITUDEFORYOUDANIEL
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment is when he won the title at Wrestlemania 30. I watched the entire PPV with my dad and it was just so damn special when he won cause no one thought he would do it. I certainly didn't, at least. #ThankYouDanielBryan
3 flights totalling 23 hours to see Bryan win the title at Wrestlemania 30, best ending to an event ive ever been to in my life. Such a talent, we will wont see someone over like him for a very, very long time.
This brought tears, joy, sorrow, laughter, and so much emotion that when he was announced to return was surreal and just a gift from such a genuine human and all around amazing person.
This was not on TV. But at the 2009 Hall of Fame he was William Regal's guest. When they walked into the Toyota Center fans started chanting his name. He wasn't even signed at the time.
Bryan winning the U.S. Title at Night of Champions 2010 was a great moment because it showed how he could pull any talent up to his level. It also showed how successful he could be in the WWE.
Daniel Bryan did a local show in my town before he went to WWE. He wrestled Colin Delaney and Slyk Wagner Brown. The match was amazing and he did a whole photo/autograph session afterwords. He was amazing and great man. I wish him the best in everything he does next in his life.
Daniel Bryan has stood out to me in so many ways. I've always been a guy that's been told no constantly. I had a rare disease called congenital diaphragmatic hernia at birth and was told I wouldn't make it. They wanted to abort me but my parents refused and they saw the fight in me and even after I survived I had swelling in my Brian and I was told I couldn't eat, breath, or walk normally yet here I am today doing all of those things trying to inspire others. Daniel Bryan has shown me a path just like mine and I hope to grow up and be the man I hope to be. Thank you Daniel Bryan for everything! You are truly one of a kind and I'll miss you a lot! Moral: when your told no but anybody, you strike back and say YES! YES! YES!
Number 1 is definitely his win at wrestlemania 30, I'll never forget the moment when I was 11 watching smackdown on TV and seeing him cash in his money in the bank briefcase on mark Henry I screamed for joy even though teddy long said he's not the world champ and when he did win the belt a couple of weeks later it was amazing, I never hated him even when he was a heel I never hated him. All his moments from when I was 10 to now when I'm 16 Daniel Bryan made WWE better through these 6 years and I will never not cry thinking about his retirement because Daniel Bryan is my hero
My favorite moment from Daniel Bryan Danielson has and always will be the mania 30 win. I've been following him since ROH the battles with Aries Nigel and anyone who stood in his way and the say that he won the big one in my homestate and i was there live in person was amazing. A perfect ending to a wonderful career.
the amazing thing is that he made such a big difference to wwe in his fairly short wwe WRESTLING career compared to those who have been there for decades
That feeling when you realised that Daniel retired before Undertaker.
.......Fucking hell
Mark Henry
Big Show
Kane
Undertaker
Goldust
Dudleys
Triple H
Sting
All from the 90s, all still wrestling in the WWE to an extent
Taker isn't far away either. I reckon either Wrestlemania 32, or 33, depending on his opponent.
+TakerKaneanite619 he has to retire after this wrestlemania..its in his home state. biggest one of all time most likely. be perfect send off
Undertaker is basically retired anyway, he wrestles once a year
I'm still impressed by Adam's singing
He's got a beautiful voice
agreed. i was looking after an other version of this song and couldn't find a better one :D
Ikr
+WWE FIFACRAFT waiting from him to make his broadway debut on Shoulder Injury: The Musical (joke from his new WM video) :D
+HarajukuGuy haha
It was very emotional when Bryan won the championship at WrestleMania and then gave Conner the crusher a hug.
It was better when Eddie hugged Benoit at WM20.
+Nick Bleker (SkullxGaming873) you mean when Eddie hugged thin air?
+Nick Bleker (SkullxGaming873) Yeah Eddie hugged the Air there.....
+charlie ireland the moment that hit the most was if you watch the video you can hear Connor saying "You did it Daniel". just hearing the innocence in his voice is enough to make you remember being that young again and cheering on your favorite superstars
+coath514 Whenever someone tells me wrestling is fake, I show that moment to them and tell them: "Oh It's very real, just not in the way you think"
That cage match on RAW. Where he turned against Bray Wyatt and led everyone in that chant. It was just so....great.
Nothing was better than being a part of that live! It was amazing…
I just rewatched that for that reason
+Markas Clark The fact he was severely concussed from the Usos double back superplex during the match and had no memory of anything after getting dropped until he was backstage showed that he was a wrestling machine by doing all that on instinct and also a guy who got out of the business at a good time.
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment has to be when the fans and him occupied RAW. That whole 10 minutes was just beautiful and to hear the support for him was so... Amazing. Daniel, thank you for everything you've done for this industry.
Goodbye American Dragon, Goodbye.
+Il Sommo It's never goodbye. It just shows that dragons are real.
we will miss his YESticles
+Anthony DiBiagio omfg
Enderz~Professor Enderman :)
+Il Sommo Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye
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You need only remember the night after WM 30 when the crowd was Yes-ing so damn hard he could barely cut his promo.
Then when they chanted "You deserve it!" he began to tear up. To this day that always gets me because you could see he was holding back tears when they chanted that. Genuinely the best RAW after WM monent ever.
Thank you D-Bry. Thank you for the memories, and thank you for leaving a legacy.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
100%
100%
much love ❤️
#ThisIsAwesome
+Jkin62 I was there at the Mercedes-Benz superdome and I'll always remember that moment. You could literally feel the electricity in that arena when he hoisted those championships up in the air. Very cool, memorable moment!
How wwe should book WRESTLEMANIA
yes
yes
DO IT!
yes
yes yes yes
I started watching wrestling in 2005. And I did watch it until 2012. It wasn't a big deal for me. I didn't quite miss it to be honest.
Early this year I hit depression really hard. Or should I say it hit me. It doesn't matter. So when I heard about Daniel Bryan's retirement I thought "oh, I used to know that guy, what happened to him?"
I wanted to see people's reactions to his retirement and I found this video. This is the first video of WhatCulture I've ever watched. And you've guys have been with me ever since. Those long sleepless nights, the anxiety and sadness were suddenly gone. Needless to say I started watching wrestling again because of you guys.
It's been a long journey already, and I feel that you guys are really important to me. I don't know where I'd be if I haven't found you. This is why I'm telling you this. I just wanted you guys to see the actual impact you can cause on someone's life.
Thank you.
I stood 10 ft from Daniel Bryan when he won Wrestlemania 30. I kept the paper confetti that fell from the roof into my hoodie. It was beyond epic. YES! YES! YES! YES! we will miss you Danny Boy! #respect
basically edge all over again
Nothing will touch Edges retirement speech in my opinion
+TheJellemaDilemma edge is way better
+TheJellemaDilemma we didn't know edge was gonna retire, Daniel announced it before raw so people knew, edge came out as WHC and just said straight out I'm retiring
This is sadder than Edge. Bryan had about 5 years of his prime left on the table. Edge's career was winding down. Both were sad though.
When did this become a compitition on who had a better retirement speech????, a wrestler just had to give up what he loves because his body won't let him do it anymore, we shouldn't be comparing on who had a better retirement speech, it's sad that both guys are gone, "nothing will touch edge's retirement speech" and "this is sadder" what a bunch of arseholes you guys are
Gone too soon :( #thankyoudanielbryan
Adam can actually sing! Nice pipes.
+boombadajam88 Have you seen the latest episode of ride along?
+RedLeopard You obviously haven't seen the latest episode of ride along
+Josh T What happened?
Alex Knight How should I know? I don't own the Network
+Josh T nah I haven't! Cole told me it was on but I totally missed it.
Daniel Bryan should be made the new Head Trainer of NXT
Holy shit, that's a fantastic idea.
+Y2JFAN18375 YES YES YES
I'd rather see him get a similar role to what Dusty used to do, help the rookies develop their character. If anyone knows how to sell their personality to a crowd it's DB. That's where his experience would benefit the company best.
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 😭
+Y2JFAN18375 "Head" trainer.. too soon brah
Honestly one of my favorite DB moments and maybe one of the funniest moments in wwe for me was when during a match between him and Tyson Kid; Byran rolls himself up into a ball. It's in such a way Tyson can't pin his shoulders so he just rolls him around the ring for a minute. The crowd genuinely laughed and it was so entertaining for something so simple. The best thing about Bryan is he took wrestling seriously but, not too seriously. He knew how to entertain the fans on every point of the spectrum and he will be missed.
My favorite Daniel Bryan memory is the triple threat match he had with AJ Styles and Seth Rollins for the WWE title at the 2017 Royal Rumble. It's crazy that Dave Meltzer had to invent a 6th star for that match.
that's funny
It's such a shame he had to retire. He will be dearly missed! His retirement speech was so sad to watch. I wish him all the best in the future! YES! YES! YES!
Still waiting on Titus's push to continue.
Not gonna happen. Cuz I saw in WWE YT after it ended the DBry speech. Titus pushed Vince for some reason
+CRAZYIDI0T they were joking u no that right
+OriginalKingWill Haha. Joking...I don't think so.
+CRAZYIDI0T they were lol
+OriginalKingWill Hummm when Vince pushes Titus and both are not smiling...I am pretty sure they weren't joking
Favorite DB moment:
1) CM Punk vs Bryan at Over The Limit 2012... CLASSIC.
2) #Wrestlemania30... 'nuff said
Wrestlemaina 30's main event was a disappointment. It should've been a triple threat match between Evolution with Ric Flair as special Referee. It was really a big waste and I doubt Batista is coming back again.
+2Quick4You100 No just No
+2Quick4You100 Sorry man, but that night would've ended with a riot. Batista literally came back just to plug a movie
+2Quick4You100 No, a match between two part timers and Orton with an old drunk as ref would have been the waste
+Jamil Davis The Over The Limit match comes to mind for me too. The dueling chants from the crowd for Punk and Bryan had me grinning from ear to ear. Just, two of the best, wrestling on a WWE PPV for a top title. Was so great to watch.
Before he was anywhere near a world championship. Before he got over big with the "Yes'" movement. When he was just a talented midcarder, I was at a live RAW in which Daniel Bryan was in the opening dark match. During his entrance, he did his pose on the turnbuckle where he raises both arms while making the #1 sign towards the section of the arena I was sitting in. I stood up doing the same pose and he pointed right at me in acknowledgement.
I had already been a fan, but with that simple gesture he became one of my favorites. So happy that he was able to go on to reach the top. We'll miss seeing you in the ring, D-Bry.
What?
Dude. thats fucking awesome
My favorite moment is when he was tag team with Kane and started the "Yes" movement.
I was SO distracted by that background
That was all I was watching
I am an ALT over in Japan. During one of my "Do you like ___? Yes/No" lessons, the kids started chanting 'Yes!' I then immediately booted up a couple of UA-cam videos of ol' DB (Bray Cage match/in Kofi's face) and they thought he was THE BEST THING EVER. Needless to say, YES! chants are now a staple of my English lessons.
Thank you, Daniel Bryan.
During another lesson, with the same class, I showed them Cameron vs Asuka in order to teacher them comparatives: "Asuka is stronger/scarier/crazier than Cameron.' That lesson was just about as over as Daniel Bryan was.
Your class sound awesome
this animation makes me dizzy
+Herrmann Granzen I thought I was the only one
+Herrmann Granzen i was distracted by it the entire video gaga
+Herrmann Granzen Touching video but yeah, too much motion. Made me feel sick so I had to look away and just listen.
yeah I'm wayyy too high for this animation lol
mee too
my top memories are from his heel run with the wcw title.
he kept getting by show and henry, then won that awesome chamber match
and even helped end sheamus' career!
then team hell no was great, forcing them to stop with the evolution shit was great.
I was there last night, and then watched it on TV. You cannot describe the amazingly somber moment his speech was. You couldn't hear yourself chanting, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
#DanielForHOF2K16
+PiGamings Way too soon, i'd say 2k17 or 18 for him
2020, WITH KANYE
+Rising Lies - You *do* realize Edge was inducted right after he retired, right?
+TheTruthNJ09 yeah but edge had been wrestling for wwe since the late 90s
+Rising Lies Yup. You don't even have to look into who's in the hall of fame to know that it's a joke. The mere fact that it has a "celebrity wing" diminishes its meaning that much more.
Adam legit has the voice of an angel ;)
All the moments were awesome
but selected moments I loved are
1.Connor at wrestlemania
2.Daniel selected for No.1 Contender for Summerslam vs John Cena
3.EVERY OTHER SEGMENTS
And I forgot another segment 4.Yes Movement Occupy Raw
Loved the "Danny Boy" opening, I had to sing along with it myself!
He was in my home state of RI when he broke away from the Wyatt family. One of the loudest yes chants ever. Wish I'd been there to see it live, but to know he was so close to home and that my cousin saw it live makes it very special to me.
And then he became the general manager of smackdown, Adam predicted the future!!
Yas
You know something big has happened when Adam puts a suit on.
Please do 'How WWE should book: Daniel Bryan WWE GM run'.
Him closing wrestlemania 30 with the yes chant was my fav daniel bryan moment I was in hospital watching wrestlemania and it cheered me up immensely
truly honored and privileged to have been a witness to the YES movement.
Great character, great personality, great in-ring chemistry, the list goes on! DB will be remembered by many for years to come
Daniel Bryan does the same moves as Chris Beniot
+Boba Fett VP Sherlock Holmes over here
omg i Didn't know! ... you dumbass
+Boba Fett VP Yep and the headbutts will soon be banned again.....
but he doesn't behave like Chris Beniot
That's why I was never interested in him and had a slight grudge with him being a Benoit clone.
I cried. is this okay?
Of course! :) Usually I Don't like this "Real Men" BS. But in my opinion, Real Men Are allowed to Show their emotions
+Nicolaj Rupp Well said!
+Nicolaj Rupp real men are guys with dicks
Bandito Chinchilla
Thank You, Cpt. Obvious
+Nicolaj Rupp just trying to help out if there was any confusions
besides the obvious Wrestlemania moment at 30, I would have to say the Team No part of his time in WWE, it was so funny and original that I often look up the combo videos with all the classic promos on there. BTW Daniel Bryan has a lot more to give to the world of wrestling as Adam mentioned in his video. I am happy he is not going to push his body to the point where he could do more damage to himself and I wish him and Brie a great future together and possible make a New Yes-Man wrestler aka Daniel Bryan Jr :D
wise words. i loved team hell no
I AM THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!
I was there for his retirement speech. It was surreal to be there and I'm grateful I was a part of the crowd to send him off.
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment is from the live event in my hometown. Last year before Wrestlemania, Daniel Bryan main-evented the live event in my city, and at the very end after he won the match, he looked at my and my sign and his face brightened. I'll always love that moment
seeing Daniel Bryan perform in front of me at wrestlemania 29 in New Jersey. when he and KANE were team help no and they beat big e and dolph ziggler for the tag titles
Oh I loved Team Help No, they were good, not as good as Team HELL No...
***** spell check lol 😂 sorry about that
I think he purposely did that
herobbarua nah I swear i didn't mean to. This is making me laugh. Team help no lol 😂
#ThankYouDanielBryan 😭😭😭
I would have loved to see Bryan against Undertaker at Wrestlemania the guy made any match great. God imagine him versus Angle or Guerrero or Michaels or my lord Styles today
you cant pick 1 favourite moment of Daniel Bryan. For the past 5/6 years he has kept us entertained and made us love wrestling even more than we already did. Thank You D-Bry, Im grateful for the greatest you have blessed upon us the past 5/6 years
My absolute favorite Daniel Bryan moments were the 'Occupy Raw' part of the 'Yes!' Movement and the vignettes of him hanging out with Connor Micahlek during WM 30. He had such a great connection with the fans, it was like he was best friends with all of them.
Brain damage, huh? I have an eerie feeling right now, as another wrestler who used the crossface had his career cut short by brain damage.
Why do you think he retired before that could happen again?
+Sairen the Metalhead As long as it doesn't happen to Bobby Roode.
+ShinxXRyu In hindsight, given what he end up finding out about his health with the severity of the concussions and seizures it's an absolute relief that WWE's doctor wouldn't clear him.
Ah sorry I need to learn to read
+Sairen the Metalhead The difference is Daniel Bryan is heeding the advice and recommendations of the doctor who diagnosed him with brain damage instead of continuing and endangering his health.
How WWE should book a John Cena push
Don't think he needs one haha
#pushbigmatchjohn
+George Turner oh ok haha
+Joe Grace They should bring back Chris Benoit and have them start a stable
+Joe Grace Or they just give us the same old boring shit
Adam, I'm trying to be emotional here, don't turn me on by strip-teasing me!
FRIDGY!!! LOVE YA DUDE
Daniel Fry Pan retires though...
It's Fringe not Fridge
+Yomaira Espinal that's the point
+Michaels Covers He stole that joke from Sillysuperpop or grims toy show. There the same person.
general lemonhead
Actually not, I came up with this before I ever heard Grim say it.
Well, you're probably not gonna trust me on my word, but what else can I do. :D
I've been watching Bryan's retirement speech videos on here and until watching this video was feeling a bit sad. You've put a new perspective for Bryan that I'd never even considered. Thanks WhatCulture Wrestling, feeling a lot, well, hardly happier but definitely less sad about it now!!
I was their last night and it was amazing to hear his speech in person #thankyouDanielBryan
*CROUD: THANK YOU BRYAN!!*
*BRYAN: THATS WHAT BRIE SAYS EVERY NIGHT!*
*CROUD: THATS WHAT SHE SAID!!*
How WWE should book Daniel Bryan as GM??
Curb Stomp City :)
Sad to see Chris Benoit retiring so young.
Daniel Benoit his son who secretly survived
+JacobZion Daniel isn't a secret people know him he's a wrestler and still has the last name Benoit
+Emily Collier You are thinking of David, not Daniel.
Guys I was joking because of the first name and how they share the headbutt and cross face.
+John Cromwell oh yeah thanks haha
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment was getting to see him live at WrestleMania 29. It wasn't the biggest moment of his career but it's the only time I've ever gotten to a WrestleMania and feeling 70,000+ people chant YES was just a thrill for me
Daniel Bryan has given me so many moments it's tough to chose from. I loved his journey to the ROH world title, matches against Nigel McGuinness, his first NXT match vs Jericho. Watching him win money in the bank, his feud with CM Punk and his win at Wrestlemania 30.
How wwe should book: daniel bryan's final retirement match
Probably won't be one. Wasn't edge the same? Had no retirement match?
+Jamie Smith World Title Match At WrestleMania... isn't that Retirement Match enough?
+Nicolaj Rupp but it wasn't a retirement match
got destroyed by Brock Lesnar at his hometown for the world title
I was hopeing for taker vs bryan at WM. A double retirement match.
My idea was for Daniel Bryan to work as a sort of commissioner like Shawn Michaels was, foiling the Authority's dastardly plans, and it might actually help to get Roman Reigns over....
All cards are set for a Jeff hardy return!!!
+Anthony Bausano he literally signed a new contract with TNA like a week ago
+Aaron Moran they'd definitely take Jeff without Matt. They wouldn't take Matt without Jeff however
+Leafshockeyftw I'd rather see morrison back
+Joe Grace plus tagging with the miz again would be interesting because they need another heel tag team
+Aaron Moran Johnny Mundo is for us Lucha Underground fans now. Get your grimy WWE paws away from him!
Have no idea just how good DB was? Watch his 'monster' video on the WWEchannel. Goosebumps every dam time. #ThankyouDaniel
Daniel Bryan and Kane anger management skit was one of my favorite moments from him
What he did with Conner Mikaleck. Idk how to spell it sorry. But ya, everything Bryan did with June.
Him**
Just saying, you did spell the name wrong. I don't want to be mean, but it's Michalek. I think
No offense but Daniel Bryan did seem like a "resurrection" of Chris Benoit. They were both over with the crowd, they had the same moveset and that underdog anti-authority babyface gimmick and finally they both won the big one at the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania. Like if u agree dislike if u don't.
STOP FUCKING COMPARING HIM TO BENOIT. I looked in the comments section with hope for once for fucks sake.
Not really the same person, but the move sets are similar and the wrestling style's there. Personality and stage prescence was also really different.
He is like Benoit though
solidsnake4214 Again, he's not
+Oli Mercer I know right, they're completely different! One is an amazing technical wrestler and the other is overrated shit! And Benoit's the great technical wrestler.
solidsnake4214 yes,just a version of Benoit who retired early to prevent more injuries and prevent himself from becoming a psychopath.
MY FAVORITE BRYAN MOMENT WAS A WTF MOMENT BACK IN 2011 WHEN ON AN EPISODE OF SMACKDOWN HEY CAME OUT TO THE RING CHANTING YES WHEN ORTON JUST WON HIS MATCH AND THE LOOK ORTONS FACE WAS HISTERICAL REASON BEING HE WASNT EXSPECTING IT
For me, there are so many in-ring Daniel Bryan moments I could list as my favourite but ultimately, the man made me care about a wrestler, as a character and as a person, and made me want to watch wrestling. There's not many that do that nowadays.
I have never really liked Daniel Bryan. Sorry but I don't see how u can think that he is one of the best wrestlers that have ever stepped in the ring
I agree
Beacause he won everything except king of the ring (witch no one cares about) and the royal rumble
If you look at a lot of the wrestlers now a lot of them are very sloppy. Daniel knew how to sell it in the ring and sell it to the crowd. Plus his whole story of being the underdog is amazing too. And yeah he's won every title besides women's and nxt. Only 6 wrestlers including him have done that.
+Tom Hilliam Because he literally is.
Needed to rephrase comment due to multiple grammatical errors and shiz, so I'll break it down. Daniel Bryan was quite possibly the best wrestler of this generation, just not in WWE. He's been wrestling for 17 years since graduating High School and has become one of the most illustrious wrestlers in the independent scene and in companies Dragon Gate, NOAH, so on and so forth. In these companies he's brought them to recognition by winning the best technical wrestler of the year award from every wrestling journalist for 5-6 years in a row and has had a career only 4 years short of Benoit's. He's basically Benoit 2.0 without the sad ending and was pretty much one of the most over babyfaces with the PG audience. The moveset is similar to say the least but Benoit pretty much set the precedent for any wrestler in likeness to him, so there's little to no space of innovation or what could be done anymore.
I bet they're gonna put Daniel Bryan in the H.O.F even though he don't deserve it.
+Ill Will He's one of the most popular wrestlers of all time. He held every title there is to hold. Why doesn't he deserve it?
+Ill Will He absolutely does deserve it. You'd have to be a fool to suggest otherwise.
Toe Cutter He hasn't wrestle that long in the wwe. They're still missing wrestlers in the H.O.F. Plus what do you mean by one of the most popular of all time? They're hundreds of most popular. Only difference is Daniel reign was too short. You're all just feeling sorry for him. So now i guess if anyone say they're retiring on wrestling then i guess they're in the H.O.F.
TopDog69 Oh Shush. You're just feeling sorry for him. Name 10 of his greatest matches that you remember and dont look them up.
Ill Will Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk (multiple times actually)
Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler from like 2010.
Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro
Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA
Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins
Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H
Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness
Daniel Bryan/Kane/Ryback vs. The Shield
Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima
Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho
I think your problem here is that you simply don't know enough about his history as a wrestler and he absolutely is one of the greatest in-ring workers there's been, and is respected and revered by basically everyone. You need only look at everyone in the business who has commented on him talking about how important he's been to the business and how respected as a man he is.
And with the Hall of Fame, the WWE doesn't necessarily just look at someone's career in JUST WWE, they take in to account their full body of work and their legacy, and Bryan more than qualifies on that basis alone.
These probably aren't even a definitive "greatest" matches, they're just great matches. And it's not even mentioning great matches like his match with Cena, Batista/Orton, Sheamus, Orton etc.
he is a boring wrestler anyway
Dave Meltzer cry after read your coment
zerocompleto English plz
sorry i hate the self correction in the Iphone
So.... Wat did u say?
Have you been living under a rock your whole life
That segment actually brought me to tears... I'm not much of a Daniel Bryan in the WWE fan in the indies I enjoyed him more since he could be free... But I digress that segment was awesome and it was well done..
#ThankYouBryanDanielson
I will forever remember that night when I was watching RAW at home, and it kicked off with a celebration from Daniel Bryan... it was the first and only time I've heard a "YOU DESERVE IT" chant from the WWE fans. It quite honestly made me weep a few tears, because we al knew, he deserved it. #ThankYouBryan
my favorite Daniel Brian moment was when he won 2 matches in 1 one at Wrestlemania XXX , because I was able to see him win the gold in my first ever time going to a Paper View
My favorite memory was when he cashed in on the big show at TLC 2011. Priceless. Then there's the infamous wrestlemania 30 moment he had. what an amazing career.
Mi favorite Daniel Bryan moment was the whole build up to wrestlemania 30 and when he went to Connor to hug him and told him"we did it Connor you helped me win"
Best memories of Daniel Bryan:
1. Hijacking Raw during Title Unification Ceremony in Seattle
2. Wrestlemania 30
3. Being the one who started the "That's what she said" chant during his retirement speech!
my favorite moment was when Daniel hugged Connor right after he won the title. it was a very special and heartwarming moment
It's the emotion like this that I love wrestling
so long daniel bryan,thanks for everything
The moment when I met Daniel Bryan was when he became why favourite wrestler (a few weeks after Wrestlemania 28)
Adam, you nailed it. Thank you. Bryan winning the big one at Mania XXX is hard to beat. He's in my top five of all time.
That was a lovely tribute, Adam.
Your feel for presenting is great, in that you decided to do this unscripted and in a heartfelt way.
Favourite moment would be when he won the WWE World Heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 30, then he went out the ring to celebrate with Connor 'The Crusher'. That was such an amazing and an emotional moment that can never be forgotten! - ThankYouDaniel!
when i back to watch wwe at 2014 the biggest thing that make me say omg was see Bryan like main event at WrestleMania, just 5 years after his wwe debut and that is simply amazing, one of the greatest wrestlers of the pg era and history of wwe.#GRATITUDEFORYOUDANIEL
Literally started tearing up when you started singing. My emotions....my emotions!
My favorite Daniel Bryan moment is when he won the title at Wrestlemania 30. I watched the entire PPV with my dad and it was just so damn special when he won cause no one thought he would do it. I certainly didn't, at least. #ThankYouDanielBryan
My favorite DB, moment. Is when he pushed out of sister Abigail and went in to a slow yes chant. It gives me goose bumps every time I watch it
Him and Kane was priceless. Cashing in MITB and his heel run was awesome. But him winning at Wrestlemania was just stupendous.
3 flights totalling 23 hours to see Bryan win the title at Wrestlemania 30, best ending to an event ive ever been to in my life.
Such a talent, we will wont see someone over like him for a very, very long time.
Very few genuine wrestlers that maintained the heart and the passion that Daniel Bryan did. He will be missed in ring.
This brought tears, joy, sorrow, laughter, and so much emotion that when he was announced to return was surreal and just a gift from such a genuine human and all around amazing person.
This was not on TV. But at the 2009 Hall of Fame he was William Regal's guest. When they walked into the Toyota Center fans started chanting his name. He wasn't even signed at the time.
Bryan winning the U.S. Title at Night of Champions 2010 was a great moment because it showed how he could pull any talent up to his level. It also showed how successful he could be in the WWE.
Daniel Bryan did a local show in my town before he went to WWE. He wrestled Colin Delaney and Slyk Wagner Brown. The match was amazing and he did a whole photo/autograph session afterwords. He was amazing and great man. I wish him the best in everything he does next in his life.
My favourite moment is during the championship coronation and it was all super serious and everyone couldn't stop chanting daniel bryan!
Daniel Bryan has stood out to me in so many ways. I've always been a guy that's been told no constantly. I had a rare disease called congenital diaphragmatic hernia at birth and was told I wouldn't make it. They wanted to abort me but my parents refused and they saw the fight in me and even after I survived I had swelling in my Brian and I was told I couldn't eat, breath, or walk normally yet here I am today doing all of those things trying to inspire others. Daniel Bryan has shown me a path just like mine and I hope to grow up and be the man I hope to be. Thank you Daniel Bryan for everything! You are truly one of a kind and I'll miss you a lot! Moral: when your told no but anybody, you strike back and say YES! YES! YES!
My favourite moment of Daniel Bryan was when he won the title and in the morning I was chanting yes down the road
Best moments, appearing at Summerslam '10, winning at Summerslam '13, and winning at Wrestlemania in 2014. Thank you Daniel.
Number 1 is definitely his win at wrestlemania 30, I'll never forget the moment when I was 11 watching smackdown on TV and seeing him cash in his money in the bank briefcase on mark Henry I screamed for joy even though teddy long said he's not the world champ and when he did win the belt a couple of weeks later it was amazing, I never hated him even when he was a heel I never hated him. All his moments from when I was 10 to now when I'm 16 Daniel Bryan made WWE better through these 6 years and I will never not cry thinking about his retirement because Daniel Bryan is my hero
Great video Adam. Love the sincerity.
My favorite moment from Daniel Bryan Danielson has and always will be the mania 30 win. I've been following him since ROH the battles with Aries Nigel and anyone who stood in his way and the say that he won the big one in my homestate and i was there live in person was amazing. A perfect ending to a wonderful career.
the amazing thing is that he made such a big difference to wwe in his fairly short wwe WRESTLING career compared to those who have been there for decades