1. Daniel Bryan
The recently retired Daniel Bryan is considered by many to be one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, and he didn’t even work for the company for all that long. He was forced into retirement this year due to ongoing issues from head trauma. Doctors found a lesion on his brain where seizures tend to happen. Due to this, he simply cannot perform in the ring and remain safe doing so.
Interestingly, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin was full-time almost as long as Bryan. He had a few years in WWE that he was part time and even a time in which he was also injured and left WWE over creative issues.
That being said, if people can see Austin as one of the best despite his time with WWE then Bryan has to be up there. The issue is the time and how long one was on top over the other. Unlike Austin however, Bryan was not gifted with a great look and body. He was not going to stand out with a fantastic promo either as Austin could wake up after a night of drinking and be dragged out in front of a live crowd and he still could deliver a fantastic promo because he was just that good. Bryan was small and had the term “indie wrestler” to his credit, which at one point was a dirty word in WWE. The promotion wants their own guys to be on top and their own guys to be seen as the best. Bryan was able to not only put a stop to that, but he was able to say that when he was active, he was the biggest star in the company.
Bryan won over the fans with his ability to be comical but also show that he was fun to watch. You could not miss a Bryan promo or match because something was going to entice you. WWE did not to use him at the top, but the fans forced them to due to how strong they felt for Bryan. This led them to giving Bryan a win at WrestleMania 30 in the main event where he captured the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It was a big moment for Bryan, but afterward his career went downhill. However, he still has a Hall of Fame career.
This is not even to mention his several independent championships or his numerous PWI and Wrestling Observer awards while with WWE. Bryan was able to not only survive but thrive in the land of the giants. He was able to get fans behind him when WWE was trying to force fans to forget about him. He became one of the most beloved WWE Superstars in history and his ability to connect to them is unmatched by almost any other performer. He was able to stand out when told no, because the world said “yes.”
by Joe Burgett
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