Daniel Bryan's 7 Most Memorable Moments.

#1: "The Miracle on Bourbon Street"

Bryan celebrating with his Niece!

With the fans now in a frenzy over Bryan, the Royal Rumble match began as planned, and for the most part, went just fine. Fans were excited over Roman Reigns’ rampage, breaking Kane’s single Rumble elimination mark, including eliminating his Shield brothers.

As the match built, though, fans made it abundantly clear that they were not interested in the match ending in any way other than Daniel Bryan leading a Yes! chant after winning the Rumble.

As number 30 approached, the tension was incredibly high, with the crowd ready to either explode into cheers at Daniel Bryan’s entrance, or riot at the sound of anyone else’s. That unfortunate soul was Rey Mysterio. A man who had never spent a day in WWE as a heel was showered in boos and the night only got worse after Batista finally won the Rumble.

In the following weeks, WWE pressed forward with the planned Batista-Randy Orton title match and after a sudden exit from CM Punk, planned for Daniel Bryan to face Triple H. The fans, though, refused to accept this, and actually managed to force WWE into changing their plans.

In the memorable “Occupy Raw” segment, Bryan and his fans overtook the ring, forcing to not let the show continue until Bryan was placed in the title match, resulting in Bryan vs. Triple H, with the winner going on to join the WWE World Heavyweight Title match.

Bryan, as he always has, overcame the odds and did so with two classic matches, beating Triple H in the opening match, and outlasting Orton and Batista in the main event in one of the most crowd-pleasing Wrestlemania moments of All-Time.

This was supposed to only mark the beginning of the Daniel Bryan era, but it would, unfortunately, be the pinnacle in the story of the underdog who overcame everything to achieve his dream.

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