{"id":16637,"date":"2018-04-03T15:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=16637"},"modified":"2018-04-03T15:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:42:14","slug":"hell-no-to-wrestlemania-30-the-daniel-bryan-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/04\/03\/hell-no-to-wrestlemania-30-the-daniel-bryan-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell No to WrestleMania 30: The Daniel Bryan Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s never been a more organic underdog story in the WWE more powerfully captivating – and storyline shifting – as that of Daniel Bryan<\/strong>. The former indie sensation (then going by his real name of Bryan Danielson) joined the WWE in 2010, but despite a run as\u00a0a babyface following his return from exile (after being exiled for his tie choke during the Nexus debut angle) at SummerSlam ’10<\/strong><\/em>, Daniel Bryan became a heel during his first World Heavyweight Championship reign, which resulted in his bizarre 18 second loss to Sheamus<\/strong> at WrestleMania 28<\/strong><\/em>, when his ringside valet AJ Lee<\/strong> distracted him with a kiss. This resulted in a feud against CM Punk<\/strong> (who AJ Lee ultimately chose over Bryan), as the WWE scrambled to find the right way to utilize the diminutive grappler. But his foray into the tag team division would begin the build to one of the greatest moments in WrestleMania history.<\/p>\n

TEAM HELL NO<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Following an unsuccessful attempt at CM Punk’s WWE Championship at Money In The Bank ’12<\/strong><\/em>, Raw General Manager AJ Lee began to make Bryan’s life a hell by putting him against Kane<\/strong>. They met at SummerSlam ’12<\/strong><\/em>, with Bryan pulling out the victory, but the two were so volatile that the two were ordered to attend anger management classes on AJ Lee\u2019s orders. The resulting group therapy lead to the forced alliance of the two, as they were entered into the #1 Contenders match on Raw<\/strong><\/em> on September 10, 2012 against The Prime Time Players<\/strong> (Titus O\u2019Neil & Darren Young<\/strong>) to face then Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth<\/strong> at Night of Champions \u201912<\/strong><\/em>. Not only did the duo win the #1 Contendership, they defeated the champs at Night of Champions<\/em> and became the new Tag Team Champions of the WWE. Soon after, the team was dubbed \u201cTeam Hell No<\/strong>\u201d, in reference to Kane\u2019s hellacious nature and Daniel Bryan\u2019s heel \u201cNO!\u201d chants. While fans were initially perplexed by such an odd pairing, they soon became fan favorites due to the Odd Couple dyamic of the two drastically different characters and wrestlers. So much so, that Team Hell No held the WWE Tag Team titles for 245 days, the longest reign since Carlito & Primo<\/strong>\u2019s 280 day reign in 2008-2009. They finally lost the titles to The Shield<\/strong>\u2019s Roman Reigns<\/strong> and Seth Rollins<\/strong> at Extreme Rules \u201913<\/strong><\/em> and after several attempts to recapture the gold, Team Hell No dissolved in July of that year.<\/p>\n