Every WWE Superstar of the Year (2008-2015): Where are they now?

#3 Daniel Bryan (2013)

Although Daniel Bryan’s Team Hell No partnership with Kane proved to be very popular with fans, “The Leader of the Yes Movement” had to break up with his tag partner midway through 2013 in order to become a major singles star again.

This time, with the “Yes Movement” stronger than ever, he received some of the biggest crowd reactions of his career in the summer of 2013, culminating in him briefly winning the WWE Championship from John Cena at SummerSlam.

WWE attempted to move Bryan away from the WWE Championship picture towards the end of the year by having him feud with The Wyatt Family. However, this only led to Bryan receiving even more support, especially during the Championship Ascension Ceremony between Cena and Randy Orton, which was hijacked by chants for WWE’s ultimate underdog.

Cena, Orton, CM Punk, Big Show and Brock Lesnar were nominated for the 2013 Superstar of the Year, but Bryan was the clear winner.

Daniel Bryan in 2019

After his in-ring retirement was reversed in 2018, Bryan has been involved in prominent storylines on SmackDown with Kofi Kingston, Erick Rowan and Roman Reigns throughout 2019.

As we approach 2020, the former WWE Champion now finds himself involved in a rivalry with “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt over the Universal Championship.