1. Braun Strowman is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Braun Strowman.
34 Facts About Braun Strowman
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Braun Strowman 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, holds the record for most eliminations in a single Andre Battle Royal with 14, and he is tied for the most eliminations in a single Survivor Series elimination match with four.
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Braun Strowman spent the next four years playing football semi-professionally for the Hickory Hornets, supplementing his income by working as a doorman and mechanic.
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Braun Strowman won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships on March 4, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.
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Braun Strowman competed in the SCL North American Championships on July 8,2012, finishing in 5th place overall as well as competing in the Giants Live Poland event on July 21, finishing in 7th place overall and earned his nickname "The Straw Man".
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Braun Strowman made his professional wrestling debut at an NXT live event in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19,2014, defeating Chad Gable.
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On June 2,2015, Strowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unidentified wrestler.
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On January 24,2016, Braun Strowman appeared at the Royal Rumble and scored among the most eliminations in the Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, eliminating five opponents before being eliminated by Brock Lesnar, only to return to the match and help his fellow Wyatt Family members eliminate Lesnar.
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Braun 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.
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Braun Strowman defeated Zayn in a Last Man Standing match on the January 2,2017 episode of Raw to end their feud.
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Braun Strowman then continued to demand better competition, easily defeating four local competitors and then being granted a match with Reigns at Fastlane who had attacked him in his match against Samoa Joe, causing Joe to win.
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Braun Strowman returned to Raw the following week, attacking Miz and The Miztourage.
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At the Royal Rumble, Braun Strowman failed to win the title.
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Later that same night, Braun Strowman announced he would be cashing in on the winner of the main event and challenging them after the match.
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Braun Strowman attempted another cash-in on Reigns the next night on Raw, but was stopped by The Shield, who attacked Braun Strowman before the match became official.
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Braun Strowman formed an alliance with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre by helping them attack The Shield, turning heel.
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Braun Strowman was the last man eliminated by eventual winner Seth Rollins.
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Braun Strowman was then involved in a storyline with Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live fame.
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Braun Strowman challenged the duo to enter the battle royal, which was made official by WrestleMania 35 host Alexa Bliss.
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Braun Strowman broke another record, of most eliminations in that particular match as well with 14 eliminations overall.
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Braun Strowman then started an on-air feud with boxer Tyson Fury.
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However, McMahon would instead play a prank on Braun Strowman by mocking him and pretending to flee the arena, before calling him "stupid" behind his back, thus turning Braun Strowman face.
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At WrestleMania 37, Braun Strowman defeated McMahon in a steel cage match.
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At WrestleMania Backlash, Braun Strowman failed to win the title from Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match involving McIntyre.
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Braun Strowman entered into the SmackDown World Cup with the winner earning an eventual Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther.
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Braun Strowman defeated Jinder Mahal in the first round before losing to Ricochet in the semifinals after interference from Imperium.
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Braun Strowman formed an alliance with Ricochet and feuded with Imperium, where Braun Strowman and Ricochet emerged victorious against them in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight on the Christmas Eve edition of SmackDown.
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Braun Strowman challenged Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship on the January 13,2023 show of SmackDown, where Braun Strowman lost.
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Braun Strowman returned from injury on the April 29,2024 episode of Raw.
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In mid-2024, Braun Strowman feuded with 'Big' Bronson Reed, in which they destroyed a variety of WWE property, eventually culminating in a Last Monster Standing on September 30.
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Braun Strowman won after Seth 'Freakin' Rollins performed The Stomp on Reed, allowing Braun Strowman to get to his feet.
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Around this time, Braun Strowman began a feud with Jacob Fatu along with his fellow members of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga.
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Braun Strowman is the godfather of Bray Wyatt and JoJo Offerman's son.
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Braun Strowman was formerly in a relationship with Raquel Rodriguez.