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I know it's stupid to be all sad about a guy I don't know, but this is really bummer news. Thanks for everyone for posting links.
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drat, I kept hoping for Steph or Hunter to interrupt him and set up a Wrestlemania guest referee story or something through that whole speech. 
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Feb 9, 2016 11:11
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I just got to the anger step of grief.
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Feb 9, 2016 11:14
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MacDougall posted:I just got to the anger step of grief. Here have a match between Bryan and some Swiss jobber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-NQxS2Sy8
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Feb 9, 2016 11:23
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While I was there at WM31, the thing I remember about Bryan the most was a house show I went to one time. Bryan was doing his Vegan Heel character at the time, and started ranting at a guy in the audience about his pepperoni pizza, and proceeded to lose his poo poo in amazing and hilarious fashion over it, prompting the whole crowd to chant "Pizza!" at him while he just kept escalating this amazing freak-out. It was, honestly, one of the funniest things I can remember seeing in wrestling.
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Feb 9, 2016 11:29
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Lets not just remember him as the best wrestlemans how about also for his love of bears, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKvgCTdGMt0 Or his ability to rap, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpb885jRB9U or that one time he turned into a ball. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xujf9s_tyson-kidd-vs-daniel-bryan-saturday-morning-slam-10-20-12_sport Thanks for being a cool guy Soul man Danny D.
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Feb 9, 2016 11:45
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Can we add a poll to the thread about which D Bry we liked the most? Amdrag Yes Movement Leader Team Hell No NXT Rookie AJ Lee's Boyfy Etc.
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Feb 9, 2016 12:03
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The DAZZLER
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Feb 9, 2016 12:05
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Shoehead posted:The DAZZLER B-Dazzle
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Feb 9, 2016 12:20
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MacDougall posted:Can we add a poll to the thread about which D Bry we liked the most?
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Feb 9, 2016 12:46
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MacDougall posted:Can we add a poll to the thread about which D Bry we liked the most? Mr Small Package
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Feb 9, 2016 13:16
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MacDougall posted:Can we add a poll to the thread about which D Bry we liked the most? "AJ loves me and I....appreciate that."
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Feb 9, 2016 13:17
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsX1ATcyQxU The Monster promo WWE made for WM30 is surely one of the best they ever did, right?
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Feb 9, 2016 13:40
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I'll never forget Wrestlemania 27, even if most other people probably would like to. Axxess beforehand was a blast, even if some times it felt like standing in line for a handshake and a picture. I met and talked with a lot of cool wrestlers that weekend - Cody Rhodes, Kaitlyn, Trent Baretta, and the Miz were all really cool. The longest line I had to wait in was for Daniel Bryan, though. If I remember correctly his line was right next to William Regal's - who was also cool - and it was well-worth it. He was as nice as you'd expect; he was very genuine. I made some dumb inside baseball reference to Asparagus and he cracked a smile, signing my shirt. I didn't want to take the time to pose for a picture so my pal got this one. (Pic is huge and so am I, but w/e) So even if the now-iconic Bryan, with the long hair and beard and the YES chant is probably the best version of him, this is the one I probably like the most. He was a cool dude and I think WWE is far, far poorer without him. Glad he's going to go home and be a family man, though.
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Feb 9, 2016 13:45
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Terrible boyfriend Daniel Bryan would have probably made me hate anyone else on the roster but somehow he made it funny. Him sending AJ to the back the night after WrestleMania made me laugh my rear end off. I'm still really sad I ended up missing the Bryan/AJ/Punk fued because of work
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Feb 9, 2016 13:50
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Shoehead posted:Terrible boyfriend Daniel Bryan would have probably made me hate anyone else on the roster but somehow he made it funny. Him sending AJ to the back the night after WrestleMania made me laugh my rear end off. Yeah, I think my favorite Daniel Bryan was terrible gaslighting boyfriend Bryan. It really worked to help both him and AJ, before she got linked up with Bryan she wasn't seen as much of a big deal on her own, as I recall.
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Feb 9, 2016 13:58
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The AJ stuff is great because it really shows the depth of Bryan's talent. The dude will obviously be remembered as one of the all-time greats in the ring, but his character work was also spot on no matter what storyline he was given. Can you imagine any other technical wizard having a wrestling wedding and making it work?
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Feb 9, 2016 14:06
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Team Hell No had people unironically interested in Kane in tyool 2013 Daniel Bryan is amazing and I'll miss him
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Feb 9, 2016 14:29
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For a very long time, Chris Benoit was my favorite wrestler. I love tough, technical brawler wrestlers. I love the combination of intense in-ring mannerisms with crisp and flexible offense. And then Chris Benoit... didn't get to retire. After that, Daniel Bryan/Brian Danielson was my favorite wrestler. Same things I loved about Benoit combined with a genuine charisma and an ability to tell stories in the ring. I actually got to see him wrestle live at ROH Testing The Limit in 2004. I've followed his career from lovely gyms, to Japan, to the indies, to NXT, to WMXXX. I am deeply sad I won't see him wrestle again, but I'm so grateful that my favorite, and the best in the business, got to retire this time.
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Feb 9, 2016 14:47
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I saw Dragon wrestle 3 different matches in a row in ROH, that was pretty rad. I'm glad a wide wrestling audience got to know and appreciate Bryan Danielson, that's what I'm most happy about.
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Feb 9, 2016 14:58
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Daniel Bryan Danielson called Ron Paul supporting libertarian Kane the smartest man he knows so I mean let's be real here people the concussions already started to have an impact. I'm gonna miss him.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:04
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My favorite Bryan match was his 18 second loss to Sheamus, just for the reactions in the GDT. Most fun I've had with Wrestlemania in years.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:18
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MacDougall posted:Bryan should just wrestle Nakamura for fun like Rocky and Apollo boxing at the end of Rocky 3. I was legit hoping the retirement speech would be him having a last match at Mania with Nakamura before riding off. Sucks that all those injuries piled up over time and shortened what could have been an even more stellar career, imagine a healthy Bryan wrestling in WWE well into his 40s and tearing the house down with young guys and veterans. Gonna miss that flying goat 
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Feb 9, 2016 15:20
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Davros1 posted:My favorite Bryan match was his 18 second loss to Sheamus, just for the reactions in the GDT. Most fun I've had with Wrestlemania in years. Probably the all time greatest happy accident booking decision. Nothing else really comes to mind as competing with it.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:22
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Davros1 posted:My favorite Bryan match was his 18 second loss to Sheamus, just for the reactions in the GDT. Most fun I've had with Wrestlemania in years. This will always be the biggest "fail" WWE ever did with him and no amount of WWE history revisionism will ever change my mind. I had three lapsed wrestling friends watching that Wrestlemania. I couldn't be there with them until the end of the show but I remember telling them, "pay attention as he is the best wrestler in WWE and this could be match of the night." Later I get a text back, "I dunno, he lost in 18 seconds." I was shocked. They never watched wrestling again and my hatred for the WWE reached new levels.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:29
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I got to participate in the great Daniel Bryan Rumble Revolts of 2014 and 2015 live Daniel Bryan you were good enough to make me boo Rey Mysterio. You will be sincerely loving missed. I'm going to watch the Monster video like 30 times today.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:37
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weekly font posted:Daniel Bryan Danielson called Ron Paul supporting libertarian Kane the smartest man he knows so I mean let's be real here people the concussions already started to have an impact. Nah, Kane is a pretty smart dude from all reports. Even the most intelligent people have dumb thoughts about politics. And boy do most wrestlers have dumb thoughts about politics and social issues. Josuke Higashikata posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsX1ATcyQxU Second best. Taker/Michaels 2's promo is still the high water mark IMO but this is the closest to that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMGD8QHRBbQ
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Feb 9, 2016 16:11
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sigmachiev posted:Probably the all time greatest happy accident booking decision. Nothing else really comes to mind as competing with it. Yeah, in terms of them having a standard bad WWE decision and it ending up in a good result it's in a league of its own. That Wrestlemania was glorious because they chanted for Bryan for the entire rest of the show, to one degree or another. I can see what they were thinking since it made sense for the character, but it really should have been done on a Raw and not any PPV, particularly WM. They should've had him lose the title in a Raw on the road to WM exactly the way he did at WM, then demand a rematch at WM that's 2 out of 3 falls since there's no way Sheamus can blindside him twice, and the only way he can win is with a sneak attack! Then you do the awesome Extreme rules 2/3 falls match they had at WM instead, everybody wins. Cut literally any of the midcard matches for the time.
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Feb 9, 2016 16:31
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Dexo posted:Nah, Kane is a pretty smart dude from all reports. Even the most intelligent people have dumb thoughts about politics. And boy do most wrestlers have dumb thoughts about politics and social issues. And Bryan is a pretty left-wing guy from what I've seen him say about political issues. Perhaps he's able to appreciate that Kane comes by his opinions honestly and not from a "THEY'RE COMIN' FOR ME GOLD!" mentality that a lot of rich athletes have that results in them voting for assholes like Mitt Romney
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Feb 9, 2016 16:35
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El Gallinero Gros posted:And Bryan is a pretty left-wing guy from what I've seen him say about political issues. Perhaps he's able to appreciate that Kane comes by his opinions honestly and not from a "THEY'RE COMIN' FOR ME GOLD!" mentality that a lot of rich athletes have that results in them voting for assholes like Mitt Romney They probably share the idea of how civilization is about to collapse and trade home composting/survival tactics with each other
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Feb 9, 2016 16:46
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Aesop Poprock posted:They probably share the idea of how civilization is about to collapse and trade home composting/survival tactics with each other I mean, if you take a look at the Republican nominees, that doesn't seem that crazy.
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Feb 9, 2016 16:52
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Bryan was amazing and I'm really glad I got to watch Wrestlemania 30 and the lead up to it, as it happened. He's basically the only reason I watched wwe and pretty much everything he did was great in one way or another. Go have a cool retirement and a good life with Brie you strange hippie wrestle master.
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Feb 9, 2016 16:53
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This guy was not only the most over guy on the roster, but he beat Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista, and won the world title, all in the same night. And that night was wrestlemania, no less. That alone makes him a Hall of Famer.
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Feb 9, 2016 16:57
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Feb 9, 2016 16:59
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I'll never forget his match against KENTA at GBH V. Absolutely unbelievable. I have no idea just how long he worked with that totally hosed up shoulder of his but he and KENTA still put on one of the best matches I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. The guy was far and away my favorite wrestler and one of the main guys that got me back interested in wrestling again after I soured on WWE. My sadness over never getting to see him wrestle live again is far outweighed by the fact that he made the right decision in just walking away. Good for him for doing the one thing most guys can't do.
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Akileese posted:I'll never forget his match against KENTA at GBH V. Absolutely unbelievable. I have no idea just how long he worked with that totally hosed up shoulder of his but he and KENTA still put on one of the best matches I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. The guy was far and away my favorite wrestler and one of the main guys that got me back interested in wrestling again after I soured on WWE. My sadness over never getting to see him wrestle live again is far outweighed by the fact that he made the right decision in just walking away. Good for him for doing the one thing most guys can't do. Wasn't the shoulder separated? I remember a bunch of folks thinking KENTA was a shoo-in to win the strap.
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Feb 9, 2016 17:21
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Akileese posted:I'll never forget his match against KENTA at GBH V. Absolutely unbelievable. I have no idea just how long he worked with that totally hosed up shoulder of his but he and KENTA still put on one of the best matches I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. The guy was far and away my favorite wrestler and one of the main guys that got me back interested in wrestling again after I soured on WWE. My sadness over never getting to see him wrestle live again is far outweighed by the fact that he made the right decision in just walking away. Good for him for doing the one thing most guys can't do. Fun fact: Glory By Honor V Night 2 is the only ROH DVD I own. I actually can't find it. It's somewhere in my apartment I think maybe I don't know whatever.
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Feb 9, 2016 17:32
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I had a friend attend whichever Super8 he won with the guys from DVDVR. We all had 2 way pagers back then as most of my circle of friends worked for the same pager company :old: Dude blows us up with "Man, you guys HAVE to see American Dragon! His kicks are amazing!" We ended up ordering the tape form Highspots as soon as it came out and the rest of us had the reaction "THIS guy? Seriously?" Needless to say, 5 minutes into his first match we were all completely sold on the guy, and even more so after that match with Lo Ki. Daniel(son) has, to me, been the standard bearer of wrestling in the states since then. He, along with Punk, really got me back into wrestling in the last few years and I'll miss him. Wrestling is a darker place now, but I'm glad he's doing this for the betterment of his health.
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Feb 9, 2016 17:43
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The first time I saw Daniel Bryan live he was in the opening dark match against Chavo Guerrero of the Raw where Bret Hart returned and I got to see him a few more times including the main event of WrestleMania. I don't know if I'll ever have another wrestler that it will be as rewarding to follow the career of, but I'm glad I had Daniel Bryan.
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We can all hope that Sami Zayn will fill us with the same excitement, right?
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