Bryan Danielson is widely considered among fans as one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the business. The current AEW star has competed across the globe throughout his career and has partaken in various kinds of matches, including tag team competitions. Danielson has six tag team championship reigns across various promotions alongside different partners over the years and might enter the AEW tag team title picture with Jon Moxley in the coming days.
He's teamed up with various wrestlers throughout his decorated career, and while some partnerships turned out to be successful, some proved to be the total opposite. With that said, let's take a look at five of Bryan Danielson's best tag team partners and five worst.
10 Worst - Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes and Bryan Danielson's history as tag team partners dates back to 2012, and their first match as a team took part on the March 9, 2012, episode of SmackDown, where they paired with The Miz in a 6-man tag team match in a losing effort against Randy Orton, Sheamus, and The Big Show.
They also competed in traditional 2 Vs. 2 tag team matches in WWE as well, and their total numbers stand at 13 matches, four wins, and nine losses.
9 Best - Rowan
Bryan Danielson and Rowan teamed up for the first time when the former became part of the Wyatt Family faction for a short time in 2014. Following the end of that storyline, and after Danielson would make his return after his first retirement, he would team up with Rowan once again during his heel run in 2019.
They went on to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships from The Usos and hold it for 68 days. They competed as a team in 30 matches, in which they won 17 and lost 13.
8 Worst - Randy Orton
Randy Orton and Bryan Danielson have a history of being bitter rivals for the most part of their careers, which led to the latter's historic WrestleMania 30 WWE World Heavyweight Championship win. However, they did compete as tag team partners on certain occasions over the years. Their first match as partners took place as a dark match on the November 25, 2011, episode of SmackDown.
Their most notable match as a tag team came at the 2013 Payback PPV, where they challenged Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins for the WWE Tag Team Championships. Overall, they have competed in 27 matches as partners and went on to win 20 and lose seven. But most of those matches didn't have any impact on the long-term storylines, which made their partnership quite pointless.
7 Best - Low Ki
Bryan Danielson and Low Ki became a tag team back in 2001 during their time in the East Coast Wrestling Association promotion and Ring of Honor. Their first match as partners took place at an ECWA event on April 7, 2001, where they defeated Charlie Haas and Russ Haas to win the ECWA Tag Team Championships, which they would go on to hold for 364 days.
Their final match as a team took place at the ROH Weekend Of Thunder - Tag 2 in November 2004, where they lost to Jushin Thunder Liger and Samoa Joe, which remains to this day as their only loss as a team.
6 Worst - The Miz
Bryan Danielson and The Miz were not the best of friends right from the get-go, and things only got worse between them as the years rolled on. However, even they coexisted as tag team partners on certain occasions, with their first one coming during their time as Pro and Rookie in NXT Season 1.
They once teamed up on the March 23, 2012, episode of SmackDown, where they lost to CM Punk and Sheamus. Their overall numbers as a team stand at 14 matches, six wins, seven losses, and one no-contest.
5 Best - Christopher Daniels
Bryan Danielson worked under the name American Dragon throughout his time competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling. He started a tag team with Christopher Daniels, who went by the name Curry Man and went on to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.
They held the titles for 85 days before losing them to Gedo & Jado at NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 10 in June 2004. They worked a total of 12 matches as a tag team, and their numbers stand at nine wins and three losses.
4 Worst - Rocky Romero
Rocky Romero and Bryan Danielson have worked as a tag team on multiple occasions during their time together in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Their first match as a team took place at the NJPW The Spiral PPV in October 2001, where they partnered with Ricky Reyes in a losing effort against Jushin Thunder Liger, Masahito Kakihara, and Tiger Mask.
They continued to team up in NJPW between 2002 and 2004 and have competed in a total of 17 matches, out of which they won seven and lost nine, while one match ended in a no-contest.
3 Best - Brian Kendrick
The first championship in Bryan Danielson's pro wrestling career came in March 2000, when he won the Texas Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Championship alongside Brian Kendrick, who worked under the name Spanky.
Their first reign ended in 14 days, but they went on to reclaim the titles and hold them for 43 days in their second reign. Overall, they have competed in six matches as partners, with three wins and three losses. Their final match as a team took place at an All-Pro Wrestling event in April 2002, where they lost to the team of Bobby Quance and James Choi.
2 Worst - Jimmy Rave
Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave were part of the DP Associates faction alongside wrestlers like Adam Pearce, Austin Aries, and Samoa Joe in Full Impact Pro and Ring of Honor.
Danielson and Rave competed in their first match together as a team on the FIP Strength In Numbers event in November 2005, where they defeated Roderick Strong and Tony Mamaluke. They competed in five matches as partners, out of which they lost four and didn't win a single match together after their above-mentioned victory.
1 Best - Kane
Team Hell No is arguably the best tag team Bryan Danielson has been a part of in his entire career, as his chemistry with The Big Red Machine Kane turned out to be extremely successful for themselves and entertaining for the fans.
Their anger management therapy segments are some of the most viewed content on WWE's YouTube channel and gained tons of praise from the fans. They also captured the WWE Tag Team Championships during their run and held them for 245 days. Danielson and Kane have competed in 152 matches so far, out of which they won 129, lost 21, and had two matches ending in a no-contest.