5 Reasons why Daniel Bryan is the WWE Superstar of the decade 

#2 His will to return

Makes everything work.

After that amazing WrestleMania moment, Daniel Bryan endured a couple of challenging years with injuries. In 2016, one concussion was proven too many and he was forced to retire from WWE. It was a heart-breaker in so many ways. Bryan had his dream taken away from him.

He still ended up on the road as the general manager of SmackDown Live. Along with his seemingly impossible fight to get cleared again, the leader of the Yes Movement was now the leader of the boys and girls in Blue. Bryan was a fantastic GM, with his ridiculous rambles on Talking Smack reminding everyone how good he can be without even trying.

But after over a year of trying, Bryan finally got the all-clear to wrestle just weeks before WrestleMania in 2018. He cut an extremely heartfelt promo in which he tugged on our heartstrings in the same way his retirement did.

Bryan was still the most over person in the company. At a time when pointing to the WrestleMania sign was an overused trope, the entire crowd pointed at the sign as he contemplated where he should wrestle his first match back.

It is almost scary that Daniel Bryan got his dream back in the same place where he earned his biggest triumph. It's like it was written in the stars.

He returned to roaring form and all but arrested the demons of his injury.