The company is scheduled to start tapings for their impending television deal in March. This led to a brawl on October 7 edition of Raw, due to neither man wanting to offer an apology. [23], On the August 24 episode of Raw, Scherr, under the tweaked ring name Braun Strowman,[24] made his main roster debut by attacking Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns and establishing himself as the newest member of The Wyatt Family alongside Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. [18] This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.

[71] This led to an ambulance match at Great Balls of Fire, with Strowman winning. On the March 4 episode of Raw, the SNL duo appeared and were announced as special correspondents for WrestleMania 35. However, McMahon would instead play a prank on Strowman by mocking him and pretending to flee the arena, before calling him "stupid" behind his back, turning face once again. [55], On January 27 at the Royal Rumble, Strowman interfered during Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns' title match, helping Owens retain the Universal Championship. [81] On the December 11 episode of Raw, Strowman fought Kane to a double countout in a match to determine the number one contender to the Universal Championship on January 28, 2018 at the Royal Rumble leading to the match being changed to a triple threat match involving also Kane and Lesnar. [122] At the pay-per-view, Strowman and Rollins lost the tag titles to Ziggler and Roode in the opening match, and in the main event Strowman was also defeated by Rollins. [127], On the January 10, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Strowman defeated the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match to secure a title opportunity in the future. [110], Strowman then got involved in a storyline with Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live (SNL) fame. [74], Strowman later became involved in The Miz's feud with the reformed stable The Shield,[75][76] leading to a five-on-three handicap TLC match at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in October, with Strowman teaming with The Miz, Cesaro and Sheamus and Kane against Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Kurt Angle. He has always been a fan of American baseball left fielder, Ryan Braun, and took an inspiration of his ring name Braun Strowman from him. [48][49] At Survivor Series on November 20, Strowman eliminated Dean Ambrose, but he was the first man to be eliminated from Team Raw after being counted out due to interference by James Ellsworth, who was put through a table after being chased up the entrance ramp by Strowman. His team would also go on to lose the match. [143], Even though he was still a member of the SmackDown roster, Strowman made an appearance on a Raw Underground segment on the September 14 episode of Raw. Braun Strowman", "Keller's WWE Raw Report 10/9: Shield reunion continues, Miz TV with Sheamus & Cesaro, TLC build up continues", "10/16 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns in a cage match, the final push for WWE TLC", "Breaking News: Kurt Angle will return to action and replace Roman Reigns at WWE TLC; AJ Styles to battle "The Demon" Finn Blor", "Kurt Angle & Raw Tag Team Champions Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins vs. [144] On Raw, Strowman would enter a brief feud with Keith Lee.

[95] Later that same night, Strowman announced he would be cashing in on the winner of the main event and challenging them after the match. [140] The match took place at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, which Strowman lost after he was dragged down into a lake by Wyatt. The tag-team match took place at Northeast Wrestling's WrestleFest XXVI on January 22, with Scherr and Redbeard winning the match.

[7] His father is widely regarded as one of the greatest slow-pitch softball players of all time,[8][9][10] and is a USSSA Hall of Fame member who still holds the All Time World Series records in home runs (101), hits (166), and RBI (202). He hates to shave and the last time he did shave was way back in 2011.. [44][45] On the October 17 episode of Raw, Strowman was confronted by Sami Zayn after easily defeating three local competitors in a one-on-three handicap match. [34] The Wyatt Family were originally scheduled to face The League of Nations on May 1 at Payback,[35][36] but the match was canceled after Wyatt suffered a legitimate injury. I don't think I'd list Corbin any shorter than 6ft 6. [86] At WrestleMania on April 8, Strowman chose a young fan in attendance named Nicholas to be his partner (in reality, son of referee John Cone). Other vital statistics like weight or shoe size measurements have been sourced from newspapers, books, resumes or social media. [31] On February 21 at Fastlane, The Wyatt Family lost to the team of Big Show, Kane and Ryback,[32] but they got their win back the next night on Raw in a rematch. [84] At Elimination Chamber on February 25, Strowman eliminated The Miz, Elias, John Cena, Finn Blor and Seth Rollins (setting the new record for the most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match), but in the end he was eliminated by Roman Reigns. 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[14][15][16], Scherr earned his Strongman Corporation (ASC) Professional Card by winning the NAS Amateur National Championships on November 5, 2011. On the March 1 episode of Raw, Strowman would team with WWE official Adam Pearce and face the Raw Tag Team Champions The Hurt Business but they were unsuccessful after Shane McMahon would get up on the ring apron and force Strowman to tag Pearce in, causing Benjamin to roll up Pearce and get the win for him and Alexander. Team SmackDown Live in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Men's Elimination Match", "Powell's WWE Survivor Series 2016 live review: Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, three Team Raw vs. [165], American professional wrestler and strongman, World championship pursuits (20182019), Various feuds and departure (20202021). McMahon was scheduled to face Strowman at Fastlane, but McMahon would suffer a left knee injury preparing for the match, instead having Elias take his place in the match; Strowman defeated Elias nevertheless. [94] At SummerSlam, Strowman defeated Owens in a singles match with his Money in the Bank contract on the line in two minutes to end the feud. [28] On December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, The Wyatt Family defeated The ECW Originals (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley (collectively known as The Dudley Boyz), Rhyno and Tommy Dreamer) in an eight-man tag team elimination tables match. [129] On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, despite interferences from Sami Zayn and Cesaro, Strowman defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the Intercontinental Championship, his first singles title in the WWE. [61] At Fastlane on March 5, Strowman faced Reigns in a losing effort, marking his first loss by pinfall. [89] On April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Strowman won the namesake match and in doing so broke the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 13, beating Roman Reigns' previous record of 12. On the February 22 episode of Raw, he faced Bobby Lashley for an opportunity to be added to the WWE Championship match scheduled for the following week, but was unsuccessful. [123], Strowman then started an on-air feud with boxer Tyson Fury. [130] However, at Elimination Chamber on March 8, Strowman lost the title to Sami Zayn in a 3-on-1 handicap match, also involving Nakamura and Cesaro. In WWE, he is a one-time Universal Champion, a one-time Intercontinental Champion, and a two-time Raw Tag Team Champion (with Nicholas and Seth Rollins, respectively). During his schooling, he excelled in various sports, such as football, track, and wrestling. He is tied with Shayna Baszler for the most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match with five, tied with Brock Lesnar for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match with 13, he holds the record for most eliminations in a single Andr Battle Royal with 14, and he is tied for the most eliminations in a single Survivor Series elimination match with four. [41] On the following weeks on Raw, Strowman appeared with a modified appearance and defeated James Ellsworth and several other local wrestlers who put up no challenge.

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At SummerSlam on August 23, Strowman lost the Universal Championship to Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match, ending his reign at 141 days, after which both he and Wyatt were attacked by a returning Roman Reigns. Taking inspiration from Fight Club, the promotion will feature talent booking their own storylines in a way that resembles the early stages of Fight Club's "Project: Mayhem". [33] Strowman appeared on April 3 at WrestleMania 32 during The Rock and John Cena's confrontation with The Wyatt Family. [101] However, on the October 15 episode of Raw, Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre lost to The Shield once again after McIntyre accidentally kicked Strowman during the match. He was struggling to look above 6ft 6 when Tyson stood upright and busted a gut.

During his freshman year, he was 5 8 and180-pound, and when he graduated high school, he attained an immense body expansion with 6 5 and315-pound. [57][58] On the January 30 episode of Raw, Strowman challenged for his first world championship when he took on Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship as he was granted the match by Foley after video proof of Owens promising Strowman a title match, which Strowman would go on to win by disqualification after Reigns interfered and attacked him. [46] Strowman was scheduled to compete against Zayn the following week on Raw, but the match never started as both men attacked each other before the bell rang. [111][112] The match, which would take place on the kickoff show, saw Strowman emerge victorious after last eliminating Jost. It was linked a few years back on here, I said if they wanted to use a few of my photos I wouldn't object. [5] On June 2, 2015, Strowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unidentified wrestler.