Strowman is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Braun Strowman.
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Strowman is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Braun Strowman.
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Strowman is the winner of the 2018 Men's Money in the Bank contract, the winner of the titular match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, and the winner of the 2019 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
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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, he 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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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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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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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.
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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, 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 helping his fellow Wyatt Family members to eliminate Lesnar.
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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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The following night on Raw, Strowman demanded a match against Zayn, but Foley had given Zayn the night off which prompted Strowman to attack Sin Cara and Titus O'Neil during their match and later attacked Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns during their match against Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens.
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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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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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The next night on Raw, Strowman defeated Kane in Last Man Standing match to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match at the titular pay-per-view to determine the number one contender for the Universal Championship.
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Later that same night, Strowman announced he would be cashing in on the winner of the main event and challenging them after the match.
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Strowman attempted another cash-in on Reigns the next night on Raw, but was stopped by The Shield, who attacked Strowman before the match became official.
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Strowman formed an alliance with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre by helping them attack The Shield, turning heel.
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The following night on Raw, Strowman was again attacked by Corbin, Lashley and McIntyre, which was used to write him off television, as WWE revealed that Strowman was suffering an legit elbow injury, which would require surgery.
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The following night on Raw, Strowman defeated Corbin in a tables match, ending their feud.
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Strowman was then involved in a storyline with Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live fame.
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Strowman challenged the duo to enter the battle royal, which was made official by WrestleMania 35 host Alexa Bliss.
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Strowman broke another record, of most eliminations in that particular match as well with 14 eliminations overall.
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The following night on Raw, Strowman was indefinitely suspended after headbutting WWE official Adam Pearce.
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The next week, Strowman demanded an apology from McMahon, who played a prank on Strowman by mocking him and pretending to flee the arena, before calling him "stupid" behind his back, turning face again.
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Strowman is the godfather of Knash Rotunda, Bray Wyatt and JoJo Offerman's son.
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Scherr, as Braun Strowman, is a playable character in the video games WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, and WWE 2K Battlegrounds and WWE 2K22.
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