Braun Strowman underwent elbow surgery last Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama. WWE.com noted that Strowman’s elbow was “shattered” by Roman Reigns last week on RAW and he’s expected to miss up to six months of action.
According to multiple sources, WWE’s timeframe for Strowman’s recovery is in fact exaggerated so he appears to be superhuman when he returns much sooner than expected. Strowman is still expected back in action within 2 months, as per initial reports.
The main event of WWE’s upcoming Extreme Rules will be a Fatal 5-Way match to determine the new #1 contender to RAW Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt will battle at Extreme Rules to see who faces Brock Lesnar at July’s Great Balls of Fire PPV.
The original plan was for Strowman to face Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire, but we’re told that Strowman is now slated to work with Lesnar at SummerSlam in August.
