10 Most Shocking Daniel Bryan Moments

5. WrestleMania XXX Success

Daniel Bryan WrestleMania XXX
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SummerSlam 2013 was a false dawn for Daniel Bryan, and there were a few more to come before the end of that year. This was all part of a storyline that had The Authority holding their 'B+ Player' down and refusing fans the chance to see their hero on top of the WWE mountain. In hindsight, it was a sensational story that was executed to perfection.

WrestleMania XXX proves that.

There can't have been many tuning in to watch that pay-per-view who really believed Bryan would beat Triple H cleanly to open the show and then win the WWE Title in the main event. It happened though, and Daniel triumphed over three former members of Evolution in the one night to end the show on a high.

Daniel himself looked like a deer in headlights as the confetti fell on his title coronation and he led the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in a rousing chorus of 'Yes! Yes! Yes!'. Four years on from NXT geekery and two on from losing in 18 seconds at 'Mania XXVIII, Bryan was the man.

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