YES-leMania: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

[JJ_Strife]

I figured I'd post this here, because the opponents in this are mostly bootlegs, but this isn't a full-fledged fed. In any case...

In 2016, Bryan Danielson retired from professional wrestling. As a fan of his since 2010, and of Filsinger Games, I decided that I would do a little tribute retirement tour, with 10 matches, some he's faced before, and some dream match-ups. So right here, we start...

YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Matches
1. Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe
2. Bryan Danielson vs. Kurt Angle
3. Bryan Danielson vs. CM Punk
4. Bryan Danielson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
5. Bryan Danielson vs. AJ Styles
6. Bryan Danielson vs. Bret Hart
7. Bryan Danielson vs. William Regal
8. Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Benoit
9. Bryan Danielson vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger
10. Bryan Danielson vs. Shawn Michaels

[TTX]

Cool stuff.

[JJ_Strife]

YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 1

vs. "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe

The Match
Joe starts off going for a clothesline, which Danielson ducks, and goes for a European uppercut, but Joe grabs the arm, and attempts for a pull-in clothesline, which Danielson once again ducks, then hits a flurry of European uppercuts before Joe stops them once again, and whips Danielson into the ropes. Danielson bounces off, and hits Joe with a front dropkick, angling it so Joe hits the corner, enabling Danielson to get Joe to the top, and hit a back superplex. Joe stumbles to the opposite corner, where Danielson hits a running missile dropkick. He then applies a lifting surfboard, which Joe breaks out of, but Danielson is quick to stay on the offensive, and nails another European uppercut, followed by another missle dropkick. Danielson sends Joe into the ropes, as he runs the opposite ropes, and hits a flying clothesline to the Samoan Submission specialist. Joe back suplexes Danielson out of a side headlock, hits a shoulder block, and a spinning back kick, before Danielson rolls out of the way of a senton splash. Danielson hits an impressive neckbreaker drop, dropkicks Joe off the ropes into another European uppercut, which staggers the bigger man, setting him up for his roundhouse kick combination. After the kick to the head, Danielson goes for the cover, but only gets 2.

Joe rolls out of the ring after the pin attempt, but that doesn't stop Danielson, as he suicide dives through the top and middle rope, and tackles straight into him. After being a bit slow to get him into the ring, Joe is able to capitalize, reversing another uppercut, and decking the American Dragon with a right hand, then hitting a snap powerslam, and gets him into the corner for 3 straight spinning back kicks. However, Danielson again avoids taking a big senton splash, this time getting the knees up. Danielson quickly capitalizes, and hits a missile dropkick that forces Joe into the corner hard, getting 2 and a half going for a pin attempt. Danielson gets Joe into the corner again, and hits another back superplex, then rushes to the opposite corner, climbs up, and hits a stunning top rope missile dropkick, Joe kicking out again. Finally, Danielson hits one last back superplex, finally getting the 1-2-3, getting the first win in his Retirement Tour.

Here is your winner, Bryan Danielson!
Completed Moves: 27 out of 35 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 1-0

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YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 2

vs. "The Olympic Hero" Kurt Angle

The Match
Danielson avoids a dropkick by Angle to kick the match off, and goes for a European uppercut, which Angle blocks. When Angle goes for a European uppercut of his own, Danielson blocks it, kicks Angle in the gut, and hits a running missile dropkick into the corner, and goes for another European uppercut in the corner, which Angle again blocks. He Irish Whips Danielson into the ropes, but takes a flying clothesline to the face. Danielson locks in the GUILLOTINE CHOKE on Angle, and as Angle goes to try to escape, Danielson is able to transition into a LEBELLE LOCK. Angle forces the break, and goes outside the ring, and eats a suicide dive by The American Dragon.

Danielson gets Angle back into the ring for a lifting surfboard, then after wearing him down with that, hits a neckbreaker drop. Danielson whips Angle into the ropes, and goes for a sunset flip, but Angle grabs the legs, and goes for a pin, but only gets 2 and a half. Angle hits a quick back suplex as Danielson gets up, but when going for another, Danielson flips so he lands on his feet, kicks Angle in the legs to stagger him, and proceeds to unleash his flurry of roundhouse kicks to the chest, culminating with one to the head. As Angle's down, Danielson again locks in the LEBELLE LOCK, and just like last time, Angle forces the break.

Danielson brings Angle to the corner, and hits a back superplex, goes into the opposite corner, and hits a missile dropkick, forcing Angle to bounce off the corner, into an Irish Whip into the ropes by Danielson, who in turn takes a turning belly-to-belly suplex by the Olympic Gold Medalist. Angle holds onto Danielson, and the two get back up, Kurt then shifting his stance to behind Bryan, and hitting a German Suplex. Angle hits a pair of clotheslines on Bryan, then nails an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, then forces Danielson to eat a clothesline immediately after getting up. Angle hits a back suplex, then applies a rear naked choke, and as Danielson goes to force the break himself, Angle immediately lets the hold go, and goes for the legs, applying the ANKLE LOCK. Danielson is forced to tap after being pulled away from the ropes, and Angle dropping down to apply more pressure on the leg. After the match ends, the two shake hands.

Here is your winner, Kurt Angle!
Completed Moves: 22 out of 27 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 1-1

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YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 3

vs. "The Best in the World" CM Punk

The Match
After a tie-up to start the match, Danielson locks in a side headlock, then transitions it into a standing wristlock, and when Punk whips Danielson into the ropes, he gets dropped with a dropkick. Punk is able to avoid a lifting surfboard attempt, and hits a swinging neckbreaker. He then whips Danielson into the corner for his patented high knee/bulldog combo. He then immediately jumps over the top rope to the apron, and as Danielson gets to his feet, he gets hit with a springboard clothesline by Punk. Danielson leaves the ring after a Falcon Arrow, but gets nailed with a suicide dive by the Straight Edge Superstar, who gets back into the ring for another suicide dive.

Danielson reverses another Falcon Arrow attempt, and hits a missile dropkick. He then runs the ropes after whipping Punk into the opposite side, and hits his flying clothesline. Punk dodges a running knee strike, and hits his double underhook backbreaker, then near immediately hits a Falcon Arrow. Punk goes for his high knee again, but Danielson ducks the attack, and levels Punk with a series of roundhouse kicks to the torso, then whipping Punk into the ropes for yet another flying clothesline. Punk again reverses a lifting surfboard, and hits a Falcon Arrow after staggering the American Dragon with a leg kick. Danielson reverses another attempt at the Falcon Arrow, and goes for a European uppercut, which is blocked. After another leg kick by Punk, he whips Danielson back into the ropes, but eats a dropkick. Able to block another European uppercut, Punk goes for another leg kick, but Danielson grabs the leg, and hits a dragon screw leg whip, then locks in the lifting surfboard. Danielson caps the match off by hitting a top rope huracanrana before running to the opposite corner, and hits a huge top rope missile dropkick for the win. Punk shakes Danielson's hand after the match, and the joins the crowd in the chorus of "YES" chants.

Here is your winner, Bryan Danielson!
Completed Moves: 22 out of 30 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 2-1

[TTX]

Go Danielson....fun stuff so far.

[JJ_Strife]

YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 4

vs. "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura

The Match
Danielson starts the match with a side headlock, and kicks Nakamura in the face after pushing him off. Danielson then locks in a lifting surfboard to wear down Nakamura, and the two get into a battle of reversals: Nakamura blocks a European uppercut, and tries to lock a cross armbar, but Danielson tries for a neckbreaker drop, which is escaped from, but Nakamura then fails to land a springboard Boma Ye, and then escapes a second lifting surfboard, finally locking in a cross armbar. Danielson gets out of the lock, but is whipped into the ropes, and reverses a sunset flip attempt with a pin of his own. When Nakamura kicks out, Danielson locks in the LEBELLE LOCK, though Nakamura gets to the ropes. Danielson immediately applies a GUILLOTINE CHOKE in the center of the ring for a solid couple of minutes (rolled the move three times in a row) before Nakamura finds a way out.

With Nakamura staggering, Danielson attempts a deathjump, and hits the flying dropkick, sending Nakamura into the opposite corner, where the American Dragon hits the King of Strong Style with a top rope huracanrana. When going for a European uppercut on Nakamura as he gets up, it's blocked, and Danielson gets a beard full of hard elbow, before being locked in another cross armbar. Nakamura whips Danielson into a corner, knees him in the gut to get him into a sitting position, then stomps on him after doing his strange gyration. Nakamura hits a springboard forearm back into the corner, where he's greeted with another running knee. Danielson gets whipped into the opposite corner, bounces off, and eats a HARD knee to the face, followed by two straight BOMA YE knees, one to each side of the head, but Nakamura only gets 2.9 both times.

Nakamura then knees Danielson in the torso after whipping him into the ropes once again, then follows up with a couple of spinning wheel kicks. Nakamura then nailes ANOTHER harsh knee after whipping Danielson into the ropes. Danielson starts to get things flowing his way when he reverses a double leg takedown attempt, and gets a standing wristlock. When he goes to transition into a side headlock, however, Nakamura scouts it, and knees Danielson in the ribs a couple of times, until Danielson blocks one, and dropkicks Nakamura. Danielson then hits a bunch of missile dropkicks in the corner after bouncing off the opposite corner. Danielson then gives the King of Strong Style a taste of his own medicine by roundhouse kicking him over and over and over before finally nailing him with a final shot to the head or the pinfall.

Here is your winner, Bryan Danielson!
Completed Moves: 32 out of 40 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 3-1

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YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 5

vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles

The Match
During the staring tie-up, Styles leg sweeps Danielson, and hits him with a running enzuigiri. Danielson is able to escape a Starmaker suplex, and whips AJ into the corner, where he repeatedly dropkicks Styles after bouncing off the opposing corner. Danielson then neckbreaker drops the Phenomenal athlete, then sets him up for a back superplex. Danielson then hits his flying clothesline off the ropes, then bridges a German suplex for a count of 2. Danielson then hits another back superplex, but Styles then reverses a neckbreaker drop, but still can't hit the Starmaker suplex, as Danielson escapes, then hits him with a missile dropkick.

Danielson then locks a lifting surfboard to wear down the Phenomenal One. He then immediately hits Styles with another flying clothesline off the ropes, before going on to punish AJ with his patented round house kick combination, ending with one to the side of the head. Danielson then goes to the middle rope, and hits AJ with a missile dropkick. After going for another lifting surfboard, he finds a way to shift it into the LEBELLE LOCK as Styles tries to get out of it. Styles gets to the ropes to force the break, forcing Danielson to rush to the top rope for a deathjump. As Danielson sets up for a flying headbutt, Styles springs to his feet, and hits a NASTY Pele Kick as Danielson jumps at him, and goes for the pin, but only gets 2 and a half. AJ then hits a Phenominal DDT on Danielson, then knocks him off his feet with a discus lariat. He picks the American Dragon up, and finally hits the Starmaker suplex, before finally sealing the deal with two more Pele Kicks to win the match.

Here is your winner, AJ Styles!
Completed Moves: 21 out of 24 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 3-2

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YES-LEMANIA: The Bryan Danielson Retirement Tour

Match 6

vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart

The Match
Danielson starts the match by going for a running knee strikes, which Hart blocks, and forces Danielson to trip up. He goes for an eagle split stomp, but Danielson kicks him in the face. Danielson then hits a barrage of European uppercuts that was eventually blocked by Hart, who goes for a dropkick, but Danielson blocks it. Bret then escapes a lifting surfboard attempt, and misses another dropkick attempt, which the American Dragon capitalizes on by hitting a rebounding missile dropkick.

Danielson hits the Hitman with a neckbreaker drop, but Bret avoids a second one, and eagle splits Danielson then stomps on his midsection. Hart then throws Danielson into the ropes, and goes for a back body drop, but gets spiked with a DDT, and then immediately put into a GUILLOTINE CHOKE in an almost seamless fashion. After trying to escape the hold for a good couple of minutes, Bret is forced to submit, giving another win to Danielson.

Here is your winner, Bryan Danielson!
Completed Moves: 7 out of 14 moves
Current YES-leMania Record: 4-2

[TTX]

Impressive, I wasn't sure if Bryan would beat Bret.