10 Most Shocking Daniel Bryan Moments

9. The Ladies' Man Revelation

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Following his return, WWE planted Bryan in the United States Title scene with a memorable feud opposite The Miz and gave him the title at Night Of Champions 2010. The fact he was growing in popularity as a nerdy babyface who could wrestle rings around everyone else apparently wasn't enough for the writing team.

They fancied another crack at the same gimmick they'd tried with Dean Malenko years before.

Suddenly, Daniel began hanging out with The Bella Twins (which would, sweetly, lead to a blossoming real-life romance between he and Brie). The announcers wondered aloud what the smoking hot sisters saw in such a geek, and that only made it more stunning when Bryan revealed he'd been dating Gail Kim all along.

The storyline didn't last long at all, but it did everything to portray Daniel as a dark horse ladies' man who had quiet charisma outside the ring. Throughout, in spite of his budding relationship with Brie behind the scenes, Bryan looked like he'd rather be doing anything else.

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