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Daniel Bryan - (The Best In The World)

In tribute to a great, yet shortened career, let's highlight some of Daniel Bryan's, a.k.a. Bryan Danielson, best matches. Here he is with a very young Seth Rollins, a.k.a. Tyler Black in ROH.

Daniel Bryan Retires Tonight On Raw - Fuck NO!

As if this day wasn't bad enough, an announcement will be made on tonight's Raw that Daniel Bryan will be forced to retire. This is a hard blow to pro wrestling and most importantly the pro wrestling fans. I am a huge Daniel Bryan fan and followed his work throughout his career. This saddens me. Here's hoping he can have a life past wrestling.

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Within minutes of Daniel Bryan announcing his apparent retirement via Twitter this afternoon, it vaulted to the top tier of the national trending topics, not to mention generated bittersweet headlines by outlets ranging from TMZ to Forbes. With one simple social-media statement, an icon of modern wrestling and deserving pop-culture phenom said goodbye to the sport he loved and labored for half of his life – the 34-year-old Washington native first enrolled in wrestling classes in 1999, at just 17 – and set about living as Bryan Danielson.

   

As indicated in Bryan's tweet, more will be revealed on the big stage of Raw tonight, amid his presumed final appearance as a semi-active competitor (and that will be duly recovered in my weekly recap of the show). But anyone who's been following his ups and downs over the past several years knows the gist: He's been knocked around, battered, bruised, concussed and operated on to the point where there was a choice he had to make, a crossroads familiar to so many of his peers: Keep performing at your own peril, or put health and longevity first and see what family and the future have to offer. And anyone who knows anything about Daniel Bryan knows that his body likely weighed in some months ago, but his heart and mind needed time to reconcile.

Whether with the slew of indies where he plied his trade as an interdisciplinary grappler or in WWE as an eccentric firebrand who galvanized millions with two index fingers and three simple letters (don't forget the exclamation point), Bryan committed himself physically, emotionally and unselfishly. It's why fans loved him, and probably why wife and WWE Diva Brie Bella loves him, even as his lengthy mane and unwieldy beard grow to Biblical lengths. Now, he has an opportunity to apply that loyalty and tenacity to being a father, husband and relentless advocate for – and example of – living simply and sustainably, which have become as central to Bryan's ethos as giving 100 percent in the ring.

WWE will carry on, as they always have, and as any employer does when even the most valued worker decides it's time to move on. And fans will find ways to pay tribute at house shows and TV tapings from coast to coast with "Yes!" chants and hoisted fingers, much like devotees of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin – another legend who knew when to stop lacing 'em up – still chant "What?!" and come to arenas in 3:16 shirts long after his final match. They'll talk about being part of the audience in person or at home the night Bryan won the Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans as fondly as when he and unlikely tag partner Kane sampled each other's antithetical diets at an Albany, New York diner. Never mind the lucky ones who witnessed his rise through the ranks of smaller promotions like Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Chikara. Over a 15-plus-year run, he left his mark as both cult sensation and mainstream inspiration. It's a remarkable twin feat that, by virtue of Bryan's painful-but-essential decision, he'll hopefully savor and see grow in influence for many decades to come. Or at least hear about from his friends who own a TV.

Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I'll have a chance to elaborate. #gratitude

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) February 8, 2016

Bryan & Vinny: TNA Victory Road 2009 Review

Here is an infamous TNA PPV with the worst match in the history of pro wrestling period. The dreaded Sharmell vs Jenna Morasca match. It's probably the worst PPV ever as well. Instead of me talking about it, watch and listen to Bryan and Vinny tear it a new asshole.

Bryan & Vinny: ECW December To Dismember 2006 Review (Part 2/2)

Now here's part 2. This is hilarious.

Bryan & Vinny: ECW December To Dismember 2006 Review (Part 1/2)

A very special video. It's The Bryan And Vinny Show reviewing WWE's horrible ECW December To Dismember PPV. They tear it apart. Here's part one of this review.

WWE Fastlane 2015

On The Road To WrestleMania...

Here we are. 35 days until the biggest night of the year, and the WWE brings us the last stop on the road to WrestleMania 31.

It's February 22, 2015 in Memphis, TN and surprisingly it was an overwhelmingly and shockingly good PPV. The WWE worked they're asses off to present a great card. Kudos.

In my first inaugural review I'm not going to critique each match one by one move for move. I have no time for that. I will, hoiwever, recap some of my favorite highlights of the night.

Mizdow. I can't wait til he finally puts The Miz out of OUR miz-ery. Ha ha, pun was intended.

New Tag Team Champs. I'm a fan of Kidd and Cesaro as a team and actually knew they were going over. BTW, nicde outfit from Nattie. A little sable-ish I thought. But can't wait to see what this angle has in store for us.

Paige. She was robbed but i'm sure its not over for her quest to be Diva's Champion again. I'm a huge Paige mark. Very Pretty. Oh, and i'm very fond of women's pro wrestling as you will learn more of in future posts.

Ambrose? Should have won the title but oh well.

Cena vs. Rusev? Good that Rusev went over but it was the same old Cena match just with a different monster heel. Lana is so hot.

Other than that the card still was very good and I very much enjoyed it. Oh... what about the main event?...

Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns. I was really hoping Bryan would win so we can see him go against Brock for the belt at Mania. But Roman more than delivered and Bryan showed him proper respect. The fans in Memphis didn't the shit pout of him so he looked very good. Not a huge fan of Reigns but he's a decent babyface to try and lead WWE into the future. Crius to see where Bryan goes from here as far as Mania goes.

Once again a great show. Put my seal of approval on it so definitely check it out.

Anyways I'm going to try and give more reviews to shows plus add video content you all might like so please come back.

Thanks for now. Let's see how Raw goes.

Oh shit!!! Wait!

Sting vs Triple H. I kinda marked out when Triple H brought out his sledgehammer and Sting countered with his trademark bat. Great segment. And while I'm at it Taker vs Wyatt looks interesting.

Wow! An amazing show. If wrestlemania is going to be like this or better it's going to be a good fucking show folks.

Well, catch ya guys later, follow me on Twitter, and see ya.