Named Superstar of the Year
Bryan is awarded the 2013 Superstar of the Year Slammy award by WWE on the December 8th Slammy Award special edition of Monday Night RAW. Bryan is determined the winner via fan polling on WWE.com.
Punk & Bryan vs The Wyatt Family
Punk and Bryan defeat The Wyatt Family in tag team action at WWE Survivor Series. Punk picks up the pinfall victory at sixteen minutes and fifty-four seconds.
Bryan vs Orton – WWE Title
Orton obtains the vacant WWE Championship by defeating Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match with Michaels as the special referee. Orton picks up the pinfall victory after Michaels super-kicks Bryan at twenty-two minutes and ten seconds.
Miami Herald interview
Bryan talks to The Miami Herald about Total Divas and Brie Bella.
As of now, I don’t know where it’s at because the audiences are so different, but I would like to think it’s (Total Divas) going to bring more female fans to WWE to watch the divas because the divas are really good at what they do. So I’m hoping that cross-section starts coming over. That would be great.
Bryan vs Orton – WWE Title
Bryan obtains the WWE Championship at Night of Champions by defeating Orton in singles competition. Bryan picks up the pinfall victory due to a fast count by the referee (who was hit earlier in the match by Orton) at seventeen minutes and thirteen seconds.
Cena vs Bryan – WWE Title
Bryan obtains the WWE Championship at Summerslam by defeating John Cena (with triple H as referee) in singles competition. Bryan scores the pinfall victory on Cena at twenty-six minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Orton & Bryan vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The SHIELD retain their WWE Tag Team Championships by defeating Bryan and Orton at Payback. Rollins picks up the pinfall victory over Bryan at twelve minutes and fourteen seconds.
The Temple News interview
Bryan talks to The Temple News about his recent success in WWE and Nigel McGuiness.
When I go to Target and see my own action figure, it makes me feel stupid because I’m not doing anything different than I was before. It’s just that I’m on TV … I’ve wrestled in front of less people than this in a room smaller than this and when I walked out, instead of people chanting ‘yes,’ they just stared at me in apathy,
Hell No vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The SHIELD obtain the WWE World Tag Team Championships by defeating Team Hell No in tornado tag team action at Extreme Rules. Reigns picks up the pinfall victory over Bryan to claim the titles.
Hell No vs Ziggler & Langston – Tag Team Titles
Team Hell No defeat Ziggler and Langston in tag team action to retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships at Wrestlemania 29. Bryan picks up the pinfall victory over Ziggler to score the titles at six minutes and fifteen seconds.
Eurosport Turkey interview
Bryan discusses frustrations with his comedy gimmick and indy wrestling with Eurosport Turkey.
I miss the intimacy of the fans in independent scene. They have their pluses and minuses but I can say I miss the fans there.
No. 1 Contender Elimination Chamber
Swagger defeats Henry, Jericho, Orton, Bryan and Kane inside the Elimination Chamber to earn a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 29. Swagger last eliminates Orton via pinfall to secure the victory.
Hell No vs Rhodes Scholars – Tag Team Titles
Team Hell No defeat The Rhodes Scholars in tag team action at WWE Royal Rumble to retain the World Tag Team Championships. Bryan picks up the submission victory over Sandow by applying the Yes Lock at nine minutes and fourteen seconds.
Hell No vs Rhodes Scholars – Tag Team Titles
Team Hell No retain their WWE World Tag Team Championships by defeating The Rhodes Scholars in tag team action on Main Event. Bryan picks up the pinfall victory over Rhodes after delivering a flying headbutt at twenty-six minutes and fifteen seconds.
Rhodes Scholars vs Hell No – Tag Team titles
The Rhodes Scholars defeat Team Hell No via disqualification at Hell in a Cell when the referee can not get Kane to stop attacking the opposing team. Due to the circumstances of the finish, Team Hell No retains the WWE Tag Team Championships.
Truth & Kingston vs Hell No – Tag Team title
Team Hello No defeats Truth and Kingston for the WWE Tag Team Championships at Night of Champions. Kane picks up the pinfall victory by falling on Kingston at eight minutes and twenty seconds.
Punk vs Bryan – WWE title
Punk defeats Bryan in a singles bout contested under no disqualification rules at Money in the Bank to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory after delivering a German suplex through a table at twenty-seven minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Punk vs Kane vs Bryan – WWE title
Punk defeats Bryan and Kane in triple threat action at No Way Out to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory over Kane after delivering a GTS at eighteen minutes and fifteen seconds.
Punk vs Bryan – WWE title
Punk retains the WWE Championship by defeating Bryan in singles competition at Over the Limit. Punk picks up the pinfall victory despite being locked in a Yes Lock submission hold by rolling over on Bryan at twenty-four minutes and two seconds.
Sheamus vs Bryan – World Heavyweight title
Sheamus retains the World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Daniel Bryan in a two-out-of-three falls singles competition at Extreme Rules. Sheamus picks up the final pinfall after delivering a Brogue Kick at twenty-two minutes and fifty-five seconds.