Strowman has headlined many pay-per-view events, including the 2017 edition of SummerSlam and the 2017 edition of Survivor Series. Strowman also holds the record for most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match with 5, and holds the record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match with 13.
Upon debuting on regular WWE programming, Strowman was associated with the villainous stable The Wyatt Family, wearing a black sheep mask and being physically dominant. Throughout his appearances with WWE, Strowman has been portrayed as an unstoppable villainous monster and more recently a heroic character.[8]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Strongman career
3 Professional wrestling career
3.1 WWE
3.1.1 Training (2013–2015)
3.1.2 The Wyatt Family (2015–2016)
3.1.3 Undefeated streak (2016–2017)
3.1.4 Universal Championship pursuits (2017–2018)
3.1.5 Mr. Monster in the Bank (2018–present)
4 Personal life
5 Other media
5.1 Filmography
5.2 Video Games
6 Championships and accomplishments
6.1 Professional wrestling
6.2 Strength athletics
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Early life
Scherr was born in the small town of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina. As he grew older he also spent time in Arkansas and in Tennessee. As a teen he attended Bandys High School, where he was on the football, track and field and wrestling teams. After graduating in 2001, Scherr "goofed off" until 2003, when he enrolled in a community college.[citation needed] He spent the next four years playing football semi-professionally for the Hickory Hornets,[9] supplementing his income by working as a doorman and mechanic. Scherr attended the NFL Scouting Combine in 2007, but he ultimately did not turn professional.[citation needed] In the late 2000s, he began competing in amateur strongman competitions.[10][11]
Strongman career
Competition record
Strongman
Representing United States
Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships
1st 2012
Central GA Strongest Man
1st 2011
Europa Battle of Champions
1st 2010
Monster of the Midland
1st 2010
NAS US Amateur National Championships
1st 2011
Summerfest Strongman
1st 2011
West Cary Fall Festival of Power
1st 2011
Scherr earned his Strongman Corporation (ASC) Professional Card by winning the NAS US Amateur National Championships on November 5, 2011.[12] He won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships on March 4, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.[13] This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.[13] He 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.[14]
Professional wrestling career
WWE
Training (2013–2015)
Scherr signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion WWE in early 2013 and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, where he adopted the ring name Braun Stowman (with the first name a reference to Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun).[15] He made his professional wrestling debut at an NXT live event in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2014, defeating Chad Gable.[4] On June 2, 2015, Stowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unidentified wrestler.[16] Scherr also made appearances as one of Adam Rose's "Rosebuds" in his Exotic Express gimmick.[17][18]
The Wyatt Family (2015–2016)
Main article: The Wyatt Family
Strowman as part of The Wyatt Family in January 2016
On August 24 episode of Raw, Scherr, under the tweaked ring name Braun Strowman,[19] 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 and Luke Harper.[20][21] Strowman had his first televised singles match on the August 31 episode of Raw, when he defeated Ambrose by disqualification.[22] Strowman wrestled in his first WWE pay-per-view event match on September 20 at Night of Champions, where The Wyatt Family defeated Ambrose, Reigns and Chris Jericho in a six-man tag team match after Jericho passed out to Strowman's lifting arm triangle choke.[23] 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.[24]
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.[25] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer wrote that Strowman was "put over as a monster" in the match.[26] On February 21 at Fastlane, The Wyatt Family lost to the team of Big Show, Kane and Ryback,[27] but they got their win back the next night on Raw in a rematch.[28] Strowman appeared on April 3 at WrestleMania 32 during The Rock and John Cena's confrontation with The Wyatt Family.[29] The Wyatt Family were originally scheduled to face The League of Nations on May 1 at Payback,[30][31] but the match was cancelled after Wyatt suffered a legitimate injury.[32] In July, The Wyatt Family began a feud with the WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day,[33][34] which saw them defeating The New Day in a six-man tag team match on July 24 at Battleground.[35]
Undefeated streak (2016–2017)
As part of the 2016 WWE draft, Strowman was drafted to the Raw brand while Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan were drafted to SmackDown instead, Strowman separated from The Wyatt Family and beginning his singles career.[36] 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.[37][38] On the September 5 episode of Raw, Sin Cara challenged Strowman due to him disrespecting luchadores, but he lost by countout and by pinfall in the following weeks.[39][40] 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.[41] 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.[42] On the October 31 episode of Raw, Strowman won a battle royal by last eliminating Zayn for a spot on Team Raw for the traditional Survivor Series five-on-five elimination match.[43][44] At the event 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.[45] Team Raw later lost the match.[46] On the December 13 episode of Raw, Raw General Manager Mick Foley announced a match between Strowman and Zayn for Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18,[47] being announced as a ten-minute time limit match in which Strowman had ten minutes to defeat Zayn, which Strowman was unable to do.[48] 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.[49] Strowman defeated Zayn in a Last Man Standing match on the January 2, 2017 episode of Raw.[50]
Strowman in September 2016
On January 27 at the Royal Rumble, Strowman interfered during Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns' title match, helping Owens retain the Universal Championship.[51] Later that night, Strowman would enter the Royal Rumble match at number seven, eliminating Mojo Rawley, Big Cass, Kalisto, Mark Henry, Big Show, James Ellsworth and Tye Dillinger before being eliminated by Baron Corbin.[52][53] 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.[54] Strowman then continued to demand better competition, easily defeating four local competitors and then being granted a match with Reigns at Fastlane[55] while also attacked him in his match against Samoa Joe, causing Joe to win.[56] At the event on March 5, Strowman faced Reigns in a losing effort, marking his first loss by pinfall.[citation needed]
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