WWE: 20 Best Moments Of Daniel Bryan's Slow Burn

9. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton In A Street Fight (RAW, 6/23/13)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNOdbjI4ZLk Team Hell No was about done with their run that saw them as tag team champions for 245 days. And with John Cena battling injury and unable to absorb the energy of the fan base, Daniel Bryan was primed to assume the role of the company's top babyface and steal the spotlight. After brawling outside of the ring for a while, Randy Orton introduced a table to the ring, Bryan would go on the offensive, but every time he gained the upper hand he was met with a steel chair to the face. But with Orton standing on the apron, Daniel Bryan would slide through his legs and produce a powerbomb through the table outside to shift the energy. A back-and-forth ensued after a kendo stick was brought into the brawl, and The Viper would plant Daniel Bryan with a Vintage Orton DDT. But he missed on an RKO and Daniel Bryan would crush the kendo stick against Orton while submitting him into the No! Lock €“ not quite an image that sticks in one's mind like Steve Austin bloodied into a sharp shooter, but a significant one nonetheless that would illustrate the looming feud between the two.
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