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WWE Raw officially participated in a Big Show with Braun Strowman, transforming the baby face "The Monster Among Men" again, even three months after turning the heel.
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The joke about "The World's Biggest Athlete", who turned the heel on SmackDown 1000, is that it was quite fitting that a man who seems to be moved to the dark side about a thousand times did it for the 1,000-fold 1,000th historic episode of the brand. The number of times Big Show has been filmed is somewhere in the 1930s, and although Strowman is far enough to reach that figure, his short stint as a villain has proven why it was there. a bad short-sighted movement.
After SummerSlam, the WWE pulled the trigger in a Strowman heel turn that, in hindsight, was clearly a desperation Hail Mary wanted to give Roman Reigns a formidable heel foe with whom he would be fierce during the fall. At the time of his unexpected and certainly dubious heel turn, Strowman was, with Seth Rollins, probably Raw's most popular star. Not only had Strowman become one of the biggest draws in the WWE, but he had also solidified to become one of his best sellers of merchandise, representing exactly what fans of the WWE wanted to see: a fast-paced, fast-paced superstar with the "it factor" could bring Raw as his best champion.
Then, Reign's unfortunate diagnosis of leukemia forced the WWE to quickly turn Strowman into a babyface, which would have allowed him to be crowned the new universal champion by defeating Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel.
The common belief was that Lesnar had returned to the Crown Jewel game solely because of his heavy pay and that he would probably not figure in an immediate future scenario. But, boy, we're wrong. The same fans who have never really accepted Strowman's forced stiletto ride, despite his association with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre or his attempts to generate heat by criticizing the WWE universe, simply could not accept the result of the match for the title of Strowman and Lesnar in the title Universal.
F5 after F5 after F5 and three minutes later, Lesnar was the universal champion. Again.
Strowman remained popular (and continued to be a resounding success on YouTube), but there is no doubt that his unconvincing stub that lasted for a cup of coffee stifled the momentum of the hottest act created by the WWE machine from maybe Reigns himself. . Over the past decade, WWE has largely been unable to mobilize its virgin talents through its development system or Performance Center and turn them into known names. Most of the stars who have climbed to the top of the sector, names like AJ Styles, Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins, have joined the company with extensive work experience on the independent professional wrestling scene and a string of loyal worship.
The hope of the fans was that it changed to Crown Jewel when Strowman finally won his first elusive title. Then Lesnar, who would have signed an agreement for at least two more matches, spoiled the party.
Coming from the world of Strongman competitors, Strowman signed with WWE in 2013, made his debut in the company in 2015 and became a star of mythical proportions in 2017, when Wrestling Observer Information BulletinHe has organized more WWE shows that have attracted at least 10,000 fans than any other superstar in the company. It is clear that Strowman's transformation from a colossal man to a larger-than-life superstar of the WWE had worked so that "The Monster Among Men" was one of the pillars of the company. The future of WWE and gave fans a new big man.
The last few months, however, have been a whirlwind for Strowman. He lost the only thing that virtually guaranteed that a star would become a future world champion, the Money in the Bank briefcase, and found himself again set aside for the sake of Lesnar. At least traditionally, WWE has largely avoided using men as important as Strowman as short-term or transient champions, but it was hoped that this notable trend would end with Strowman at a time when his popularity was reaching its peak. and where he was probably generating the strongest reactions of the crowd to the WWE.
Result of the combination between Strowman's natural sympathy, the organic acceptance of the crowd by him and his star status, and the exceptional booking of him by the WWE, Strowman seemed destined to challenge Reigns to be " the guy "from the WWE in a very rare way. to have. But perhaps because Strowman's growing popularity was not enough to overcome his obsession with Lesnar, Strowman has gone back a few steps since his unexpected turn after SummerSlam. This of course brought the WWE into a position in which a star that was a sure thing a few months ago must become a sure thing again.
Indeed, the seemingly endless genda Lesnara broke Strowman's momentum. Now, just hope that it's not too late to pick up the pieces.
Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports writer at night. It contributes to @ForbesSports, where he mainly covers the WWE. You can follow him on Twitter @BOestriecher.
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WWE Raw officially participated in a Big Show with Braun Strowman, transforming the baby face "The Monster Among Men" again, even three months after turning the heel.
Credit: WWE.comCredit: WWE.com
The joke about "The World's Biggest Athlete", who turned the heel on SmackDown 1000, is that it was quite fitting that a man who seems to be moved to the dark side about a thousand times did it for the 1,000-fold 1,000th historic episode of the brand. The number of times Big Show has been filmed is somewhere in the 1930s, and although Strowman is far enough to reach that figure, his short stint as a villain has proven why it was there. a bad short-sighted movement.
After SummerSlam, the WWE pulled the trigger in a Strowman heel turn that, in hindsight, was clearly a desperation Hail Mary wanted to give Roman Reigns a formidable heel foe with whom he would be fierce during the fall. At the time of his unexpected and certainly dubious heel turn, Strowman was, with Seth Rollins, probably Raw's most popular star. Not only had Strowman become one of the biggest draws in the WWE, but he had also solidified to become one of his best sellers of merchandise, representing exactly what fans of the WWE wanted to see: a fast-paced, fast-paced superstar with the "it factor" could bring Raw as his best champion.
Then, Reign's unfortunate diagnosis of leukemia forced the WWE to quickly turn Strowman into a babyface, which would have allowed him to be crowned the new universal champion by defeating Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel.
The common belief was that Lesnar had returned to the Crown Jewel game solely because of his heavy pay and that he would probably not figure in an immediate future scenario. But, boy, we're wrong. The same fans who have never really accepted Strowman's forced stiletto ride, despite his association with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre or his attempts to generate heat by criticizing the WWE universe, simply could not accept the result of the match for the title of Strowman and Lesnar in the title Universal.
F5 after F5 after F5 and three minutes later, Lesnar was the universal champion. Again.
Strowman remained popular (and continued to be a resounding success on YouTube), but there is no doubt that his unconvincing stub that lasted for a cup of coffee stifled the momentum of the hottest act created by the WWE machine from maybe Reigns himself. . Over the past decade, WWE has largely been unable to mobilize its virgin talents through its development system or Performance Center and turn them into known names. Most of the stars who have climbed to the top of the sector, names like AJ Styles, Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins, have joined the company with extensive work experience on the independent professional wrestling scene and a string of loyal worship.
The hope of the fans was that it changed to Crown Jewel when Strowman finally won his first elusive title. Then Lesnar, who would have signed an agreement for at least two more matches, spoiled the party.
Coming from the world of Strongman competitors, Strowman signed with WWE in 2013, made his debut in the company in 2015 and became a star of mythical proportions in 2017, when Wrestling Observer Information BulletinHe has organized more WWE shows that have attracted at least 10,000 fans than any other superstar in the company. It is clear that Strowman's transformation from a colossal man to a larger-than-life superstar of the WWE had worked so that "The Monster Among Men" was one of the pillars of the company. The future of WWE and gave fans a new big man.
The last few months, however, have been a whirlwind for Strowman. He lost the only thing that virtually guaranteed that a star would become a future world champion, the Money in the Bank briefcase, and found himself again set aside for the sake of Lesnar. At least traditionally, WWE has largely avoided using men as important as Strowman as short-term or transient champions, but it was hoped that this notable trend would end with Strowman at a time when his popularity was reaching its peak. and where he was probably generating the strongest reactions of the crowd to the WWE.
Result of the combination between Strowman's natural sympathy, the organic acceptance of the crowd by him and his star status, and the exceptional booking of him by the WWE, Strowman seemed destined to challenge Reigns to be " the guy "from the WWE in a very rare way. to have. But perhaps because Strowman's growing popularity was not enough to overcome his obsession with Lesnar, Strowman has gone back a few steps since his unexpected turn after SummerSlam. This of course brought the WWE into a position in which a star that was a sure thing a few months ago must become a sure thing again.
Indeed, the seemingly endless genda Lesnara broke Strowman's momentum. Now, just hope that it's not too late to pick up the pieces.
Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports writer at night. It contributes to @ForbesSports, where he mainly covers the WWE. You can follow him on Twitter @BOestriecher.
