10 Most Shocking Daniel Bryan Moments

10. Choking Justin Roberts With His Tie

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If we do, we won't be seeing this.

After a mild-mannered introduction to the casual WWE audience on NXT, Bryan showed his first signs of fire by choking the living p*ss out of friendly ring announcer Justin Roberts in June 2010. This, the formation of the Nexus and one of Daniel's biggest career moments, was posted missing from 2K19's Showcase.

It's not really a surprise that it was, because Bryan was promptly released from his contract for daring to do something so violent. For his part, Roberts sold the choke like he was taking his last breath, and the unscripted spot added so much to the notion that Wade Barrett's gang were taking over Raw.

For a bonus shock, look no further than Daniel's return as part of 'Team WWE' at the same year's SummerSlam. What a win for Bryan. He got to return to the indys for two months as hot property, then was treated like a big deal when WWE rehired him in August.

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