10 Most Shocking Daniel Bryan Moments

6. Hugging It Out With Kane

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Nobody could have guessed that WWE would start to come around to Bryan's likeable personality once he formed a tag-team with Kane. As odd a couple as the odd couple tag gimmick has ever thrown up, Bryan and Kane nonetheless had such tremendous chemistry together that they later became real-life pals.

Their big man/little man appearance, super-strained conversations in promos and interaction with the goofy Dr. Shelby during 'Anger Management' sessions captured fan hearts. On the 3 September 2012 Raw, things came to a head and the polar opposite Team Hell No members agreed to "hug it out" mid-ring.

Aww.

This was a deceptively important moment in Bryan's career, and a shocking one. Not only had he tamed the beast, so to speak, Daniel had also shown WWE how entertaining he could be when given the chance; the real shock here might be that two big stars cuddling got one of the biggest pops of the year.

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