10 Most Dangerous Wrestlers Under Six Feet Tall

10. Daniel Bryan

The 'Yes Man' established a relationship of deep-rooted respect with the WWE audience on his first night with the company after years of delivering gutsy and grim sh*tkickings on the independent scene. His NXT debut against Chris Jericho was designed to cast him as an over-matched underdog - it instead rendered him the only logical winner of the daft talent show-style knockout show.

Bryan absorbed brutal blows from the then-World Heavyweight Champion, including a gloriously grisly bump onto the announce desk from a caught dive. Though shocking to all fans catching a glimpse of Bryan for the first time, it was par for the course to those that saw him pre-WWE.

Gleefully cutting his teeth on an intense circuit, Bryan honed his aggressive style in wars against some of the very best in the world. Offence was the best form of defence for the 5'10 dynamo, relying as he did on wicked kicks and slick submissions to keep his opponents subdued. He was forced to battle through several injuries whilst doing it too. Regularly bandaged beyond belief, Bryan infamously detached his retina in a bruising battle with then-ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishma.

Such legitimate intestinal fortitude prepared for WWE's unrelenting grind and clearly armed him with the mental strength to "fight for his dreams" years after they were thought to be dashed.