5 Things you didn't know about Daniel Bryan 

Daniel Bryan has been one of the most popular superstars in WWE over the past few years and has even become a recognizable face on both Total Divas and Total Bellas. Bryan has been married to former Divas Champion Brie Bella since 2014 and the couple has a daughter called Birdie Joe together.

Bryan has recently undergone a dramatic change since he became a heel superstar for several months before he has seemingly turned face once again to align himself with Roman Reigns heading into Hell in a Cell.

Bryan has had quite an interesting past few years since he wasn't expected to return to the ring following his retirement back in 2016, but he has been able to pick up where he left off since he was cleared for a return last April and is now back at the same level he once was.

Despite living his life in the spotlight over the past few years, there are some things that the WWE Universe may not know about the former World Champion.

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#5 12-time Slammy award winner

Daniel Bryan has won 12 Slammy Awards

Bryan has been a recognizable face on WWE TV for almost a decade and it appears that this has had quite the impact on the WWE Universe. There was once a time when WWE awarded yearly Slammy Awards to their athletes for a whole manner of different things, but this seemingly concluded in 2015.

This means that Bryan was able to pick up all 12 awards in just four years starting back in 2010. Bryan won both Shock Of The Year and Cole In Your Stocking back in 2010, before being followed by Tweet of the Year, Upset of the Year and Facial Hair of the Year in 2012.

Beard of the Year, Couple of the Year, Catchphrase of the Year, Superstar of the Year and Fan Participation of the Year made 2013 his most successful year before he rounded off his incredible haul with Rivalry of the Year and Couple of the Year in 2014.

#4 Daniel Bryan once wrestled Austin Aries for over 70 minutes

Daniel Bryan and Austin Aries wrestled for more than 70 minutes back in 2004

In recent years the likes of Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins have proved their stamina by having lengthy stints in matches on WWE TV, but it appears that they are not the only ones who have been able to go the distance and last over an hour in a match.

Bryan once wrestled former WWE star Austin Aries for 74 minutes in the summer of 2004. Aries and Bryan collided in a two out of three falls match at the Ring of Honor Testing The Limit event in a match that saw Aries come out on top after securing both the first and final fall.

This was a long time before either man signed with WWE and Bryan has since been unable to recreate this amount of time in the ring. Back in 2013, Bryan was the hottest star in the company and was in a number of high profile matches leading up to his World Championship win the following year, but he was never in the ring for more than an hour during this time.

#3 Daniel Bryan once had a 'Hit Single' about Captain Lou Albano

Daniel Bryan was once featured on an interesting single in tribute to Captain Lou Albano

This is perhaps one of the strangest facts to be linked to the former World Champion, but the man himself revealed in an interview with GQ Magazine that he was asked to provide vocals for a single that was made in tribute to former wrestling sensation Captain Lou Albano.

Lou is perhaps best remembered for his alliance with Cyndi Lauper who later invited him to make a cameo appearance in her famous "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" single. It's interesting that Bryan at the time revealed that he was friends with Kimya Dawson and was aware that the singer was a professional wrestling fan so he approached him to help with vocals on the song.

The song is called Captain Lou and has a had a number of views on Youtube, but is still yet to reach the heights of many other singles surrounding wrestlers including the recent Ric Flair Drip single by 21 Savage and Offset that features The Nature Boy and has had more than 300 million views online.

#2 He once tried to fight Triple H backstage

Daniel Bryan and Triple H have a storied history

There was a lot of tension between Triple H and Daniel Bryan at one point during 2013. Bryan faced Randy Orton on an episode of Monday Night Raw and after the former World Champion suffered a stinger in the match, the decision was made to cut it short.

Bryan was reportedly "irate" when he realized that his match had been shortened and headed backstage for some answers.

Bryan talked about the situation in his 2014 Autobiography where he revealed that he and Triple H had something of a standoff after The Game was seen as the man who made the call because of the risks to Bryan's health.

"What is that all about. That's bull----!" "You need to calm down," responded Triple H, who had been communicating with the doctor over the headset and called for the match to be stopped, he added. "No, you need to calm down!" I replied. We were up in each other's faces and both ready to fight."

This altercation was then used as part of a storyline for Triple H and Bryan heading into their WrestleMania matchup, but it all stemmed from Bryan's very real reaction to a decision that Triple H made.

#1 He got a job at McDonald's when he was 15

Daniel Bryan's wrestling career started in a very interesting way

Many current WWE superstars had some interesting jobs when they were younger in order to save up so that they could pay for wrestling training and later go on to pursue their dreams. Bryan is another one of these stars since it was revealed by Bryan himself that he took a job at McDonald's sweeping the floors when he was just 15 years old so that he could save for Wrestling training.

Bryan wasn't allowed to train until he was 16, so he saved up the $500 deposit for Dean Malenko's training school so that he could start training following his birthday. Sadly, by the time Bryan was able to train with the school, it closed down and he was never able to reclaim his deposit.

Bryan later went on to reveal in an interview with Newsweek that he also went on to deliver newspapers so that he was able to afford to live his dream. Bryan was just one of only a handful of stars who were able to make a living being a professional wrestler after working a regular job.