Sami Zayn defeats Daniel Bryan: WrestleMania Night One

Result: Sami Zayn defeats Daniel Bryan

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Match

Sami Zayn ducked out the ring and made Daniel Bryan chase him for the first three minutes. Drew Gulak took out Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro who kept getting in the way. Bryan eventually caught Sami and started striking with fists and feet. After a suicide dive and a missile drop kick, Bryan continued the forearm strikes to the back of the head. Bryan then stood Sami up in the corner and smacked Sami in the face several times before hitting a running single leg drop kick.

As Sami was attempting to get out of the ring, he caught Daniel trying to come after him. His advantage didn’t last very long at all because before you know it, Daniel Bryan hit the Yes Kicks and then stomped him in the head.

All of a sudden, Cesaro and Shinsuke returned to toss Gulak into the ring steps. Daniel Bryan knocked them out with a suicide dive and then climbed to the top rope to dive at Sami. Sami saw that coming and hit the helluva kick for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from WrestleMania

• Full Results Night One
  • Goldberg (C) vs. Braun Strowman – Universal Championship Match
  • AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker – Boneyard Match
  • Becky Lynch (C) vs. Shayna Baszler – Raw Championship
  • The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
  • Elias vs. King Corbin
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in No DQ Match
  • Sami Zayn (C) vs. Daniel Bryan – Intercontinental Championship Match
  • John Morrison (C) vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jimmy Uso – Ladder Match for Smackdown Tag Team Championships
  • Drew Gulak vs. Cesaro
• Full Results Night Two
  • Brock Lesnar (C) vs. Drew McIntyre – WWE Championship Match
  • John Cena vs. The Fiend – Firefly Fun House Match
  • Edge vs. Randy Orton – Last Man Standing Match
  • Bayley (C) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Tamina vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi – Smackdown Championship Elimination Match
  • Rhea Ripley (C) vs. Charlotte Flair – NXT Championship
  • The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza and Austin Theory – Raw Tag Team Championships
  • Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler
  • Natalya vs. Liv Morgan

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent