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Braun Strowman's First and Last Matches in WWE - Bell to Bell - YouTube
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- [Narrator] Born into a small community
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outside of Charlotte, North Carolina,
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Braun Strowman was a natural athlete.
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He competed in track and field, football,
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and wrestling throughout high school.
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This is also in Strowman
would turn into a giant,
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growing from five foot, eight inches
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to six foot five inches
in about four years.
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After high school, Braun
would attend community college
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and worked a few different jobs
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like being a doorman and a mechanic.
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In 2007, he attended a
football Scouting Combine
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to try and get signed by an NFL team,
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but it didn't work out.
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Braun Strowman then turned his attention
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to strongman competitions.
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He found success in the sport
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and won a number of
awards during his career.
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This caught the attention
of WWE, and Strowman began
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training at the
Performance Center in 2013.
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While in development, the
six foot eight giant came up
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with the ring name, Braun Strowman,
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Braun being a reference to the
baseball player Ryan Braun,
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and Strowman playing
off the word strong man.
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His first appearance in WWE was famously
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as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds.
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In late 2014, Strowman
would start wrestling
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at non televised NXT events.
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Unlike other WWE wrestlers in development,
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Strowman would make his debut in NXT,
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The Monster Among Men
instead went straight
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to the main roster,
debuting on RAW in mid 2015,
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Strowman suddenly appeared in the ring
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during a tag team match
between Dean Ambrose,
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Roman Reigns and The Wyatt Family.
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Braun manhandled both of The Shield boys
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and aligned himself with
Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
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After making two enemies
on his first night in WWE,
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the giant was ready for his first match.
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The next week, the Wyatts were in the ring
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and Bray properly introduced
the audience to Braun Strowman.
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Once they were finished,
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Strowman's opponent Dean
Ambrose made his entrance.
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Dean wasn't alone though.
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Roman Reigns' music hit and
the Big Dog came marching
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through the crowd towards the ring.
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Once the referee signaled for the bell,
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the match officially started.
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Ambrose did get the first shots in,
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but was quickly knocked down by Strowman.
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Before Dean could get up,
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Braun lifted his opponent into the air
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and sent him flying across the ring.
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Once wasn't enough, so Braun
Strowman threw Ambrose's body
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again to the opposite side
of the squared circle,
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The Wyatt family member
was courteous enough
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to let Dean Ambrose get back to his feet
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only for Braun to knock them
back down with a strike.
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Strowman's relaxed attitude
ended up hurting them
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as it allowed Ambrose to land a few blows.
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Braun quickly regained control
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and smacked Dean in the stomach,
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knocking the wind out of his opponent.
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The Monster then ran the ropes
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and gave the Lunatic Fringe a boot
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that pushed him out of the ring.
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Not waiting around, the
bearded beast followed Dean
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to the outside and slammed him
into the ringside barricade.
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Strowman continued to
inflict pain on Ambrose
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while also taunting Roman Reigns.
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Things turned to chaos
after Braun shoved Reigns
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causing the future head
of table to fight back.
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The match ended in a disqualification win
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for Braun Strowman, but
the fight continued.
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Dean and Roman tried to take
down The Monster Among Men
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but Strowman was unstoppable.
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Even a steel chair wasn't enough
to do any damage to Braun.
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Luke Harper eventually got into the ring,
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kicking the air around Reigns' head
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and sending the Big Dog to the mat.
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With their enemies defeated
the Wyatts gathered in the ring
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and relished in their victory.
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Honestly, this is a good first match.
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I like that Braun debuted the week before
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so there was a storyline
going into his debut match.
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Strowman looked really dominant throughout
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and being able to
manhandle both Dean Ambrose
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and Roman Reigns made him
feel like a legit threat.
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That feeling continued into Braun's
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first pay-per-view match,
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where he teamed up with Wyatt and Harper
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against Reigns, Ambrose and Chris Jericho.
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The black sheep of the Wyatt family
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led his team to victory by
making Jericho pass out.
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Braun Strowman's dominance continued
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through the rest of 2015,
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with Braun and the other
Wyatts closing up the year
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with a victory over the ECW Originals.
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2016 also started out strong for Strowman.
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He entered into his first
"Royal Rumble" match
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and eliminated the most participants.
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Nothing major happened
for the next few months,
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but Strowman continued to make
regular appearances on TV.
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The Wyatt Family even defeated
the tag team champions
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The New Day, in a non-title match.
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However, Braun'd be
separated from the group
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when he was drafted to RAW
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while the others went to SmackDown.
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The move kicked off a new
chapter in Strowman's career.
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For the first while The Monster Among Men
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would just destroy local
competitors in very quick matches,
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the most notable being his
fight with James Ellsworth.
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Braun Strowman's first rivalry
as a singles competitor
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started when he disrespected luchadores.
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This got the attention of Sin Cara,
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and the two had several matches
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with Braun winning every time.
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After that, Strowman was
scheduled to have a match
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against Sami Zayn on RAW.
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It never happened though,
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due to the two attacking each other
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before the bell could be rung.
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They would go at it at
"Roadblock: End of the Line"
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pay-per-view with a special stipulation.
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If Braun Strowman couldn't
defeat Zayn in 10 minutes,
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then he would lose.
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Sammy survived the time
limit making him the winner.
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It wasn't over yet though.
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The feud culminated with a
Last Man Standing match on RAW
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where Braun reigned supreme.
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At the 2017 Royal Rumble,
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Strowman interfered in Roman Reigns'
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Universal Championship
match against Kevin Owens.
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It was later found out that Owens
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had set up the entire thing
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promising Braun a title shot
if he cost Roman the match.
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Strowman got his Universal
Championship match on Raw
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as well as a taste of his own medicine.
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The Big Dog interfered during
Braun's match with Owens
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and cost Strowman his
opportunity at the title.
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At "Fastlane," the two
were given the opportunity
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to go one on one with each other.
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Roman Reigns not only won that match,
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but also became the first
person to pin the giant.
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Braun and Roman's rivalry
continued after "WrestleMania 33,"
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when Strowman attacked Reigns
and injured his shoulder.
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They had a rematch at "Payback"
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where Braun made up for
his defeat at "Fastlane"
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by beating the Big Dog.
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Shortly after this, Braun
would have to undergo surgery
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and was pulled from TV.
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About two months later, the beast returned
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and went after Roman Reigns again.
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Reigns and Braun went at it a third time
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in an ambulance match where
Strowman once again proved
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that size does matter.
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After this Braun Strowman set his sights
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on the Universal Championship again.
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He participated in a fatal
4-way match at "SummerSlam"
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but walked away empty handed.
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Strowman then got an
opportunity to face the champion
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Brock Lesnar in a one-on-one match,
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but the outcome remained the same.
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After two defeats, The
Monster Among Men took a break
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from the world title scene
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and joined up with The Miz and his crew.
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They feuded with the
recently reformed Shield,
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setting up a five on three
handicap match at "TLC."
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During the fight Braun's
teammates turned on him
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which therefore turned Strowman
face for the first time.
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This change in attitude
was pushed even further
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at "Survivor Series."
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Braun represented Team RAW,
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and he and Triple H helped
lead their brand to victory
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by being the sole survivors.
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After this massive win,
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Strowman once again set
his sights on Brock Lesnar.
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This set up a triple threat
match for the Universal Title
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at the "Royal Rumble"
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which also involved Kane.
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In the weeks leading up to the match,
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Strowman would wage war on RAW.
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The Monster Among Men flipped
over at WWE production truck
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and even brought down part of the RAW set.
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Considering that Strowman was
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My favorite part though is attacking,
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If our paths cross, may
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Getting back to Braun, at
the 2018 "Royal Rumble,"
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the Monster took on the
Devil's Favorite Demon
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and the Beast Incarnate.
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However Lesnar won once again.
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Strowman got another opportunity
to challenge for the belt
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when he participated in
the "Elimination Chamber."
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Even though he eliminated
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four of the five other competitors,
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(indistinct) was defeated by
none other than Roman Reigns.
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Going into "WrestleMania
34" Braun Strowman won
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a RAW Tag Team Championship match
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against Sheamus and Cesaro.
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Even though he didn't have a partner,
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Strowman still wouldn't have a teammate
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until right before the match.
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After walking out Strowman
asked the fans in attendance
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who wanted to be his partner.
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He ended up picking a kid named Nicholas,
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who was actually the son
of WWE referee, John Cone.
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Braun and Nicholas won the belts,
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creating a very moment in
"WrestleMania" history.
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Due to Nicholas being a kid,
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the two relinquished their
belts the next night.
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Braun Strowman stayed dominant though
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entering into the greatest "Royal Rumble"
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and winning the entire thing,
while also setting a record
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for the most eliminations
in a "Royal Rumble" match.
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Braun stayed extremely busy
throughout the summer of 2018.
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He had a feud with Kevin
Owens for about four months
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during which they created this
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awesome moment at "Extreme Rules."
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Additionally, Strowman also won
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the "Money in the Bank" contract,
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giving him a world
championship match at any time.
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He attempted to cash in
on the Universal Champion
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and old rival Roman Reigns,
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but was attacked by
Roman's Shield buddies.
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This caused Strowman to form an alliance
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with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre,
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turning Braun back into a heel.
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During this, Braun Strowman used his
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"Money in the Bank" contract
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to set up a Universal Championship match
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at "Hell in a Cell."
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Due to interference from the
former champion Brock Lesnar,
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Strowman walked out of
the cell without the gold.
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As for his partnership
with Ziggler and McIntyre,
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it ultimately imploded
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when Drew accidentally
kicked Braun Strowman
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during a match against The Shield.
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This caused Braun Strowman
to leave the group
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and turn face again.
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Beginning at "Crown Jewel,"
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RAW general manager Baron Corbin
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would start attacking
Strowman from behind.
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Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley,
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later joined in the beat downs too.
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This is to write Braun Strowman off TV,
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so he'd have time to get
surgery for an elbow injury.
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Braun returned right before
the end of the year at "TLC"
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and (indistinct) Baron Corbin
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in a tables, ladders and chairs match.
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This also earned him a shot
at the Universal Championship,
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but that was taken away
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when Braun damaged Vincent McMahon's limo.
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Baron Corbin then became involved again
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in Strowman's career
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resulting in two more
matches between them.
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The first was a no disqualification match
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at "Elimination Chamber"
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where Corbin won with
help from Drew and Bobby.
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The second happened a day later on RAW,
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in which Braun Strowman
defeated Baron Corbin
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once and for all in a tables match.
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At "WrestleMania 35" Braun participated
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in his second "Andre the
Giant Memorial Battle Royal."
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The six eight man eliminated
14 other wrestlers
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in order to win the match and the trophy.
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Things didn't really pick
up until a few months later
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when Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley
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in an arm wrestling the match.
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Not too surprising, but Bobby
Lashley didn't take it well.
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The two met at "Super Showdown"
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and Braun once again proved
he was the better man.
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The two also faced off in
a last man standing match
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at "Extreme Rules" where B-B-B-Braun
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had his hand raised again.
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With The Almighty out of the way,
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Strowman would get back
into the tag team scene
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by saving the Universal
Champion Seth Rollins
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from an attack by The OC.
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The two beat Luke Gallows and
Karl Anderson a week later,
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making Braun Strowman a two
time RAW Tag Team Champion.
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Braun ended up getting a
Universal Championship match
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at "Night of Champions," but
he and Seth still had to defend
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their RAW tag team belts that night too.
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It wasn't a great time for Strowman
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as he lost his Raw Tag Team Championship,
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and still wasn't able to
win the Universal Title.
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On top of that, Braun
Strowman then started a feud
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with boxer Tyson Fury, and
lost to him at "Crown Jewel."
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Luckily things picked up
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when Strowman was drafted to "SmackDown."
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In early 2020, Strowman defeated
Intercontinental Champion
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Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match.
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A few weeks later,
Braun received a rematch
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with Nakamura's NACA Morris
championship on the line.
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Despite outside interference,
Strowman defeated Shinsuke
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and finally won his first
singles championship in WWE.
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He did lose it about a month
later at "Elimination Chamber"
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but to be fair, it was a
three on one handicap match.
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Despite this Braun Strowman
received a huge opportunity
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when he replaced Roman Reigns
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in the Universal Championship
match against Goldberg.
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At the weirdest
"WrestleMania" of all time,
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Strowman was finally able
to win the WWE World Title.
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After a successful defense at "Backlash"
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things kind of came full circle,
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as Braun Strowman would face off
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against his former leader, Bray Wyatt.
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The two met in a "Wyatt Swamp Fight"
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where Bray used all kinds of
mind games to defeat Braun.
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Afterward, Strowman had a different look,
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it was much more sinister.
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He attacked Alexa Bliss,
making him a heel once again.
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Braun and Bray Wyatt
went at it a second time
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in a falls count anywhere
match at "SummerSlam"
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with the Universal
Championship on the line.
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Braun failed to defeat
his former leader again,
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and to make the circle even more complete,
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Strowman's longest and oldest
rival Roman Reigns returned
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and attacked Braun after the match.
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With his time
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as world champion over,
Strowman jumped back to RAW.
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He didn't do a ton other than
a brief fued with Keith Lee,
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and leading and "Survivor
Series" team to victory,
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Braunie the Strowman would be suspended
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for attacking Adam Pearce,
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but returned right before
the 2021 "Royal Rumble."
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After being unable to compete
in the "Elimination Chamber,"
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Braun began a feud with Shane McMahon.
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The revelry started when McMahon began
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making fun of Strowman.
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Braun Strowman would try to fight Shane,
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but McMahon would always run
away or use tricks to escape.
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Shane eventually got his just desserts
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at "WrestleMania 37" when
Braun defeated Shane McMahon
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in a steel cage match.
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A few weeks after "WrestleMania"
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Braun Strowman defeated former
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
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to earn a spot in the WWE title match
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at "WrestleMania: Backlash."
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The match involved both Drew
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and the WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley,
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and surprisingly ended up being
Braun Strowman's last match.
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(upbeat music)
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In the same city he had his
first WWE match Tampa, Florida,
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Braun Strowman marched
towards the ring for his last.
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When he debuted Strowman
was a terrifying follower
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of the Wyatt Family.
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Over five years later, he
was still the same monster,
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but now with no one controlling him.
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At the start of Braun
Strowman's final WWE match,
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Bobby Lashley attempted
to form an alliance
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with Drew McIntyre,
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Strowman quickly put an
end to the negotiations
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by taking down both of his opponents.
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Braun managed to get some offense in,
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but Lashley caught him with a flat liner.
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Unfortunately, The Monster Among Men
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wasn't able to stop an alliance
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as Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre
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took turns attacking Braun.
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Despite some hesitation,
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Lashley and McIntyre worked together
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lifting the 344 pound body
of Strowman into the air
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with a double suplex.
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It wasn't long before big boy
Braun was back on his boots,
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but Drew knocked him
down almost immediately.
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After recovering Strowman
did something amazing,
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by hitting a dive from
the edge of the ring
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taking down both opponents.
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He then sent Drew McIntyre
into the barricade,
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and choke slammed the WWE
Champion inside the ring.
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Bobby Lashley wasn't out yet,
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and attempted to hurt locker on Braun.
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The hold was broken up
when Drew McIntyre's body
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came crashing into the ring.
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Strowman tried to tackle
the Scottish warrior,
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but got slammed into
the ring post instead.
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Braun's second attempt
didn't work out either
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as Drew dodged, and hit
a zigzag on Strowman.
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Not even a third attempt worked
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as Strowman came running towards Lashley
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and got slammed onto
the mat by The Almighty.
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The Monster Among Men decided
to lay low for a while,
[937]
when he was back, Strowman
pulled out the big guns
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and used the steel steps
to decimate Lashley.
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Unfortunately, his
rampage was abruptly ended
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when Drew McIntyre knocked Braun Strowman
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over the barricade with a Claymore.
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That was enough to take out
the giant for several minutes,
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during which Drew
McIntyre and Bobby Lashley
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started fighting on the stage.
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The brawl sparky thanks to
McIntyre throwing the champion
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through an LED board.
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While Drew was distracted,
Braun came running in
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and sent his opponent
flying towards the ring.
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Strowman got Drew McIntyre
back inside the ropes
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where he smacked him hard in the chest
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and hit a senton but it wasn't enough
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to become WWE Champion.
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Drew McIntyre's reflexes kicked in
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allowing him to hit Strowman
with a Michinoku driver.
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But Braun wouldn't allow
the ref to count three.
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Strowman briefly regained control
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when he chucked Drew
McIntyre over the top rope.
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Braun got The Strowman Express started,
[989]
but it was the bearded giant
who got taken for a ride.
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Before McIntyre could capitalize,
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Braun Strowman did a counter of his own
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and powerbomed the Scottish man
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through the announcer's table.
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It looked like this is
it for Drew McIntyre,
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so Strowman got the match back
into the ring to finish it.
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Just as he was setting you
up for running powerslam
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Drew's adrenaline kicked in
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and he managed to nail
a direct hit on Braun
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before Braun could be covered
the WWE Champion returned.
[1014]
Lashley threw Drew out at the ring
[1016]
and laid out Strowman with a
spear and got the three count.
[1020]
I would describe Braun's
final match as a blockbuster.
[1023]
The match is basically
just a bunch of big moves
[1025]
from start to finish.
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That's not everyone's cup of tea,
[1028]
but with these three big
guys, I think it fit well.
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The match is filled with
action and some cool moments,
[1033]
but I had two problems.
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The first is that the
ending was a little obvious.
[1038]
The heel champion disappeared
halfway through the match,
[1040]
so seeing him run in at the
very end and steal the win,
[1043]
wasn't a huge surprise.
[1044]
The other problem is that the whole match
[1046]
had kind of the same formula.
[1048]
Wrestler A hits a big move
that takes down wrestler B.
[1051]
It looks like wrestler A is
gonna hit another big move,
[1053]
but in the last second
wrestler B counters,
[1056]
and repeat for about 14 minutes.
[1058]
These were the only two major problems
[1059]
I had with the match though.
[1061]
While I don't think it was perfect,
[1062]
I think it was still a decent match
[1064]
and not a bad way for someone
to end their WWE career.
[1067]
After "WrestleMania,"
[1068]
Braun Strowman wouldn't
be seen on RAW at all,
[1070]
except for a promotional video
[1072]
telling fans that "WWE was
gonna start touring again."
[1075]
Strowman's absence was explained by MVP
[1077]
the night after the triple threat match,
[1079]
where he said "Braun had
suffered broken ribs."
[1081]
This was of course part of the story,
[1083]
and Braun Strowman would be back
[1085]
sometime in the near future,
except that he wouldn't.
[1088]
On June 2nd, shocking news came out
[1090]
that WWE had released
The Monster Among Men.
[1093]
There's no official reason,
[1094]
but apparently Braun's WWE contract,
[1097]
gave him over a million dollars a year
[1099]
and it didn't expire until 2023.
[1102]
It seems like WWE wanted
to recoup some money,
[1104]
but the reason why is also unknown.
[1107]
Regardless, this is a huge shocker.
[1109]
And the question is where
will Braun Strowman go next?
[1112]
Do you think he'll return
to WWE in the near future
[1115]
like Samoa Joe?
[1116]
Will he go to a competitor like AEW?
[1118]
Or do you think he'll join John Cena,
[1120]
The Rock and Bautista in Hollywood?
[1122]
Braun was in "Holmes & Watson" after all.
[1125]
Let us know in the comments,
[1126]
then watch the first and last matches
[1128]
of another famous WWE
giant Andre The Giant.
[1131]
Shout out goes to Oddend99.
[1134]
Thanks for watching Oddend.
[1135]
Until next time, I'm Zach
from "Tap Out Corner"
[1138]
and that was "Bell to Bell."
[1140]
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