WWE’s European tour kicks off today and the company has announced a ‘battle of the monsters’ for next week’s edition of Monday Night RAW from Birmingham, England.
In addition to the continued build to Survivor Series, RAW will feature Braun Strowman squaring off against Kane. Their feud kicked off last month in the main event of TLC when the teammates failed to coexist.
The show takes place 13 days before Survivor Series. RAW General Manager Kurt Angle confirmed on Tuesday that Strowman will be joining Team RAW, with 3 more participants still to be announced.
– As we’ve previously reported, SmackDown Live’s AJ Styles will step in for the ill Bray Wyatt at Tables Ladders and Chairs (TLC) tomorrow night (Sun. October 22, 2017) to take on Finn Balor. WWE posted the following video capturing “The Phenomenal One’s” reaction to the news:
– In addition to the string of illnesses going around the WWE locker room, Shield member Roman Reigns has also been affected and is out of his scheduled 3-on-5 match-up in the main event of TLC. RAW General Manager Kurt Angle will be making his in-ring return to replace “The Big Dog.” Braun Strowman had a reaction video of his own to the news:
Wrestling fans who collect Funko Pop vinyl figures will have a few more Superstars to add to their collections this holiday season.
The company announced on Tuesday that Braun Strowman, The Rock, Razor Ramon and Alexa Bliss are the latest Superstars to get the Funko treatment. They’re due out in December.
The Razor Ramon and Rock dolls will be limited edition ‘chase’ offerings.
Check out these photos of the latest WWE Universe Funko Pop characters:
The finish of the match between Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at No Mercy was surprising to many as people did not expect Strowman to be pinned after just one F5.
The way WWE had built The Monster Among Men, fans believed that he would pull some more offense and some even believed that he could end up winning the title. So when he lost, it made them wonder if the company changed the original plans for this match.
Though according to reports from F4Wonline.com, the finish wasn’t changed and the match between Strowman and Lesnar went as the Officials had originally planned.
Furthermore, it’s being said that despite the rising popularity of the former Wyatt Family Member, his match with Brock was always seen as just a stop in The Beast’s road to WrestleMania.
The current plans for Lesnar are still to keep the Universal title on him till WrestleMania 34 so he could drop it to Roman Reigns at the Show Of Shows next year.
It’s worth mentioning here that Braun Strowman was originally supposed to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at the Great Balls Of Fire PPV earlier this year.
These plans were nixed after Strowman suffered a legit elbow injury and Samoa Joe ended up facing the Universal Champion at the event instead.
Paul Heyman spoke with Mike Rome backstage at No Mercy after Brock Lesnar’s successful WWE Universal Championship defense against Braun Strowman.
Rome asked how close Strowman was to victory and Heyman admitted the Monster almost conquered the Beast. Brock Lesnar respects no one, not even him, but he respects Braun Strowman’s size, strength, ability and talent.
Heyman says Braun Strowman will be champion one day – but he hopes it’s on SmackDown, because he never wants to see Braun standing on the other side of the ring from him or Brock Lesnar again.
Heyman says Lesnar is not once in a generation or once in a lifetime, he’s once ever. There’s no one that has ever compared to Lesnar in the history of the world and Heyman says Lesnar backs up all the praise that he gets.
Heyman says he proved that he can back it up by taking the biggest and the most deserving Superstar to Suplex City, hitting him with a F5 and pinning him.
WWE No Mercy 2017 aired last night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Brock Lesnar defended his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman in the main event. In a match many thought was reserved for WrestleMania, John Cena faced Roman Reigns for the very first time. Here are my five takeawys from last night’s PPV:
Cesaro Is Tough As Hell
Cesaro and Sheamus faced Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins last night at No Mercy for the RAW Tag Team Championships. During the match, Dean Ambrose catapulted Cesaro into the ring post. Cesaro smashed face-first into the post and completely messed up his front teeth. Cesaro got medical attention next to the ring but was back on the ring apron awaiting a tag only a minute later. Cesaro is one of the most talented performers on WWE’s roster and is a true professional. He went on to finish the remaining 10+ minutes of the match. Sheamus & Cesaro fell short at No Mercy, but their match with Ambrose and Rollins stole the show.
Nia Jax Is Ready To Become Champion
Alexa Bliss defended her RAW Women’s Championship in a Fatal 5-Way against Bayley, Emma, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax. Alexa Bliss won the match and retained her title, but Nia Jax was the best part of this match. She showed off her strength by hitting a Samoan Drop on Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss at the same time. Jax got Powerbombed off the ring apron and crashed to the floor. It was announced that Asuka is making her debut on the RAW roster at WWE TLC 2017 on October 22nd. Asuka and Nia Jax have battled down in NXT, but Nia has improved a ton since then. I can’t wait to see the two battle again on the main roster and hopefully for the RAW Women’s Championship.
The Cruiserweight Division Doesn’t Matter
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Enzo Amore defeated Neville last night at WWE No Mercy to become the new Cruiserweight Champion. He won the match after hitting a low-blow on Neville and then rolling him up for the pinfall. The match was astonishingly bad and when the crowd decided to make noise, they chanted “boring!”.
Neville destroyed the entire Cruiserweight Division but was made to look like an idiot last night at No Mercy. He had the match won numerous times, but ultimately decided to not go for the Red Arrow because the crowd cheered as he climbed the turnbuckle. It wound up costing him and he lost the much.
Enzo Amore is sometimes funny while cutting promos. He is never going to be good in the ring. WWE failed to build up anyone else on the 205 Live roster. Quite literally every single one of them is a better wrestler than Enzo Amore. However, thanks to WWE’s failures to build anyone up, Enzo Amore is now the Cruiserweight Champion. How is 205 Live doin? Not too good.
Braun Strowman’s Future Is Still Bright
Braun Strowman delivering a Running Powerslam to Brock Lesnar at WWE No Mercy 2017. (Photo Credit: WWE.com)
Brock Lesnar defeated Braun Strowman last night in the main event of WWE No Mercy. The match was hyped up well for the past few weeks on RAW, but it wound up being just a decent match. Strowman had shown that he could dominate Lesnar on RAW recently and when he slammed him through two announce tables at SummerSlam. Even though Strowman lost tonight, it remains clear to me that Strowman is going to be integral part of WWE’s future.
I think he is already at the point where he should regularly be in the main event of WWE PPVs. While WWE might have other plans for now, there is no denying that Strowman has become a household name. Strowman lost tonight but he’ll be right back in the hunt for the Universal Championship in no time.
Roman Reigns Is The Guy
Roman Reigns after his victory over John Cena at WWE No Mercy 2017. (Photo Credit: WWE.com)
Whether you like it or not, Roman Reigns is “the guy” in WWE. I’m not a big fan of it myself, but it obvious that WWE is not going to shy away from pushing Roman Reigns at all costs. He defeated John Cena last night at No Mercy in a match that I thought would have been saved for WrestleMania. Cena raised Roman Reigns’ hand after the match and then went on RAW Talk and praised him some more.
Cena said that a burden was taken off his shoulders after his loss to Reigns. Cena also stated that Roman Reigns proved to him that he was in fact “the guy” over the past month leading up to last night’s match. Cena even became emotional during his appearance on RAW Talk and last night’s match clearly showed that Roman Reigns is without a doubt the top guy in WWE. He is the Big Dog and WWE appears to be his yard going forward for a long time.
WWE No Mercy is finally upon us. Tonight, WWE presents one of the most highly anticipated ‘brand exclusive’ pay-per-views in recent memory. The card features two WrestleMania caliber matches, with John Cena squaring off against Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar defending the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman.
Lesnar vs. Strowman is one of the most hotly anticipated Universal Title matches since the belt’s inception. Lesnar will be tested by the most physically intimidating challenger of his reign and the one man on the WWE roster who can manhandle him like he dominates the rest of the WWE roster.
Many have predicted that the belt will change hands tonight and I am here to give you 3 reasons why it shouldn’t.
Brock vs Reigns SHOULD happen at Wrestlemania Next Year
There are times where the obvious choice is the right one. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are the only men to ever defeat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania and both men took each other to the absolute limit at Wrestlemania 31 before Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and ‘stole’ the WWE Title.
It makes perfect storyline sense, but I can see why fans would be hesitant to see a Wrestlemania main event where the ‘company man’ Reigns comes out on top once again. Still, this is the match that should, and most likely will, happen.
Braun Isn’t At That Level Yet
Braun Strowman
Hear me out, there have been many times that WWE has put a title on someone FAR too early. Braun Strowman has been on an incredible hot streak over the past year, it is amazing to think how much he has improved physically and technically in ring since his debut in the Wyatt family but I believe that this would be the wrong time for his first ever Universal Title reign.
I can see the reasoning behind a Braun win tonight, a top champion that appears on RAW every week would be a refreshing change of pace but you need to ask yourself this question: “how important is the belt now?” If your answer isn’t “very,” then we have very differing mindsets.
Compare the stature of the Universal Title to that of the WWE Title and it’s champion Jinder Mahal, Brock Lesnar is a part time performer and he feels that much more special when he makes appearances, would you be willing to give that up just for Braun to have a run that more than likely gets derailed at Wrestlemania next year or even before?
The timing just feels completely off to me.
It’s Only The First Match of The Feud
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This is probably the point that is most convincing. Brock and Braun are two powerhouses and as mentioned before Braun is the only Superstar to match and even surpass Brock in terms of strength since Brock’s win against Goldberg.
I don’t think that Brock will win clean tonight, in fact I believe that a Brock Lesnar who has to eek out a win against the physically intimidating Strowman puts him in a unique position. Imagine a Survivor Series main event where Brock goes in as a true underdog for the first time in this run, where The ‘Beast Incarnate’ is reduced to taking shortcuts akin to his advocate Paul Heyman?
I for one would love to see that side of Brock and to make him feel ‘human.’
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What do you think? Is Brock retaining tonight? Let us know in the comments.
We are just 2 days away from the No Mercy PPV and it’s possible you may have chosen your favorite to win the match between Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman. However, it appears that the company is yet to decide the winner of this bout.
During the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez talked about one of the two main events for the show and revealed that there is something odd about it.
According to the Wrestling Journalist currently there are two times listed for the Universal title bout in the run sheet for the event, which indicates that Officials haven’t decided the outcome of the match yet:
“Basically, there are two times listed for the main event. That doesn’t mean they’re gonna mean they’re gonna do a finish and have another match. Basically, Vince hasn’t decided what to do yet or he has decided but he doesn’t want anyone to know.”
Continuing on the topic he said that it likely means that Mr. McMahon will decide the outcome of the title match on the day of the event itself:
“And so I think that he’s gonna make his decision late in the day on Sunday. So I guess maybe don’t put any money on that match if you think you know what the finish is because I think that’s gonna be one of those top-secret finishes style matches.”
While many believe that it’s too early for Braun Strowman to hold the Universal Championship, the way WWE has built him in the past few months; it shouldn’t be a surprise if he ends up defeating Lesnar at the PPV.
Though what actually happens and who walks out as the champion after No Mercy will only be revealed this Sunday. You can check out our prediction for the PPV here.
Braun Strowman recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated to promote this Sunday’s WWE No Mercy PPV event. Here are the highlights:
Returning from elbow surgery:
“Six weeks after my surgery, I benched 455 for eight [reps],” said Strowman. “I don’t do a whole lot of heavy squatting stuff anymore because my legs give out really fast and that slows me down in the ring. Mainly, a lot of the stuff I do now is just maintenance. I can’t do the crazy, heavy lifting on top of all the banging around and the travel eventually wears on you, so I just try to look good in the ring. We do this 300 days a year, and it’s a lot on the body, but I am grateful to represent the WWE. This company has given me so many things, and I’ve gone around the world because of them, it’s an honor to be here. You’ve got to work hard, you’ve got to listen, and you’ve got to be tough.” Advice to UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor:
“McGregor might make it on 205 Live,” said Strowman, before warning, “but he doesn’t want to step in the ring with me.”
Challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Title:
“You’re going to see a new Universal champion crowned when I hold the title over my head,” said Strowman. “I want to be the best at everything that I do in life, and there is only one first place.”
Reigns emerged victorious after spearing the Monster Among Men through a table that was brought into the ring. You can check out footage of the spot below.
Both men will have their hands full this Sunday at No Mercy. Reigns will get a chance to prove he’s “The Guy” once again for all when he faces John Cena and Strowman gets a chance to dethrone WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.
Join us here this Sunday for our WWE No Mercy Live Results & Discussion
Main show was cool, but Braun and Roman put on a hell of a street fight for the dark main event pic.twitter.com/uwsMUWES2x
It’s pretty much routine for Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns to work against one another at WWE Live Events all the time, and that was exactly the case during the WWE’s visit to Brisbane, Australia where “The Monster Among Men” and “The Big Dog” went head-to-head in the show’s main event. Reigns and Strowman went to battle in a Brisbane Street Fight, where Reigns hit a spear through a table on Strowman to pick up the win. Shortly before their match, a video has been going viral of the WWE Universal Title challenger giving Reigns the one-finger salute. Check it out:
You can also witness the finish to their match here as well:
WWE promoted big attractions for this week’s RAW and SmackDown Live shows, but the events did not draw the attendance the company was hoping for.
Monday’s RAW from Anaheim, California featured the first-ever John Cena vs. Braun Strowman singles match, the latest verbal altercation between Cena and Roman Reigns and an appearance from Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. The show drew just 7,000 fans. (via f4wonline.com)
How long until this becomes a genuine concern for wwe. Absolutely embarrassing attendance for a #RAWpic.twitter.com/0gTK2tOCTQ
Tuesday’s Smackdown Live from Las Vegas drew an even smaller audience. Despite the advertised return of Mr. McMahon, three title matches and the finals of the Mae Young Classic, the Thomas and Mack Center had only only 4000 paid fans.
Tonight marks the first week of Monday Night Football for the 2017-2018 NFL season and WWE isn’t going down without a fight. WWE has announced two big matches for tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW from Anaheim, California.
John Cena will square off against the “Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman. This will be their first-ever singles match.
Roman Reigns will also be in action when he faces Jason Jordan.
Enzo Amore will also be on MizTV tonight to discuss his upcoming match against WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville at No Mercy.
WWE.com is advertising the following items for the show:
How will Brock Lesnar respond to Braun Strowman’s destructive message?
Will John Cena and Roman Reigns’ deeply personal rivalry continue to escalate?
Are Alexa Bliss’ days numbered as Raw Women’s Champion?
Can the man behind The Demon conquer Bray Wyatt?
Join us here later tonight for our weekly WWE RAW Live Results & Discussion
WWE Superstar Braun Strowman recently did an interview with Omaha World Herald to promote his upcoming Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the upcoming No Mercy pay-per-view (PPV), and discussed a variety of professional wrestling topics. Strowman discussed what will be next for him in his WWE career, the reactions he gets from WWE fans, which Superstars he’d still like to share the ring with. Here’s the highlights from their conversation:
What’s next for him in his WWE career:
“Next is taking that title from Brock Lesnar. With no mercy. It’s no difference from any match to this. Give the crowd everything I have. The Monster will prevail.”
The reactions he gets from WWE fans:
“Oh man, that’s the whole thing. That’s everything. I talked with some of the older guys, the veterans and stuff. I can see why no one ever wants to leave this business. When you hit a big move or your music hits and you go out and 12,000 people lose their minds. I just gave myself goosebumps thinking about it. There’s no feeling that can match that. The power that you feel. I’m in control. Everyone’s looking at me. This is my time. It’s one of a kind.”
Which Superstar he still wants to share the ring with:
“Everyone. Send ’em all at the same time. I’m here to fight and here to put on a show.”
You can read “The Monster Amongst Men’s” interview with Omaha World Heraldhere.
Happy Labor Day to our readers in the United States.
Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from Omaha, Nebraska at the Century Link Center
WWE is advertising two big matches for tonight’s show. RAW’s two largest athletes, Braun Strowman and the Big Show, will square off in a steel cage match. Ahead of his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at No Mercy, Strowman looks to demonstrate his ability to manhandle WWE’s veteran super heavyweight.
Also tonight, Jeff Hardy challenges The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. Hardy looks to become a 5-time IC Champion after winning a battle royal last week to earn the championship opportunity.
We’ll also get the next chapter in John Cena and Roman Reigns’ feud after their explosive confrontation last week.
In addition to these items, WWE.com is also teasing that Nia Jax will a “major Raw Women’s Championship statement” and we’ll find out what’s next for Emma.
Join us here tonight for our weekly WWE RAW Results & Live Discussion!
Monday’s Labor Day edition of WWE RAW will feature a steel cage match between Braun Strowman and The Big Show. The news was announced by Cathy Kelley on Friday afternoon.
During our exclusive interview with Braun Strowman during SummerSlam weekend in New Yorkc City, the Monster Among Men revealed that Big Show is actually one of his biggest influences behind the scenes.
“He’s taken me under his wing,” Strowman said. “We have a joke in the locker room that he’s my wrestling dad and I’m his wrestling son. He’s always let me know if I do something that stinks and he lets me know when I do something that’s good and you can tell that’s worked out.”
“He and I had two unblievable bouts this year, one when we collapsed the ring and I’m going to go out on a limb like I’ve told a few people tonight, you’ll never see anything like what Big Show and I have done this year because there are no more men like us in this world.”
We noted before how Samoa Joe missed this week’s episode of Raw due to an injury and his absence forced WWE to scrap a major dream match between him and John Cena.
However, another star which was notably missing from the show was none other than the Monster Among Men Braun Strowman, though the reason for his absence was not known.
Now the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Newsletter has revealed that Strowman didn’t miss Raw due to an injury or any other such issue and keeping him off TV this week was a creative decision.
According to the Newsletter, the company wants to save the physical confrontation between Strowman and Brock Lesnar for No Mercy and they want to avoid too much physicality before the PPV.
After their confrontation on last week’s episode of Raw, the belief backstage is that you cannot have both the Monster Sized athletes on the same show without interacting.
Since Brock was scheduled to appear on Raw, the Officials believed that having Braun appear anywhere else on the card didn’t make sense, hence they decided to keep him off Television.
Lesnar is not scheduled to appear on Raw next week so Braun Strowman is expected to return on the next episode of the Red Branded Show.
Although both these stars are currently being advertised for the September 11th episode of Raw and it’d be interesting to see if these two share the ring once again during the show.
WWE Superstar Braun Strowman recently did an interview with Myles at the WWE 2K18 launch event in New York this past weekend. Strowman discussed the rumors the rumors of him at one point being considered to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33 this past April, and only having shown a glimpse of what he’s capable of thus far in his WWE run. You can check out the highlights here:
Rumors that he was supposed to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania:
“I try not to read into that stuff too much,” Strowman said. “It’s a lot of hype and a lot of smoke being blown around.”
Strowman saying he has only shown a glimpse of what he is capable of thus far:
“WWE finally took the chains off me and let me show the world what I’m capable of doing and I’ve only shown you a glimpse of what ‘The Monster’ can do,” Strowman said. “I am like no other athlete this company has ever seen. I am, without a doubt, the best guy at what I do. There’s not another man on this Earth – my size – that can do what I can do.”
Last week during SummerSlam weekend, we had a chance to attend the WWE 2K18 launch party in New York City. SEScoops correspondent Jason Solomon of the popular Solomonster Sounds Off podcast got a chance to speak with RAW Superstar Braun Strowman about his rapid rise to the top of WWE and his biggest influence behind the scenes.
Next month, Braun Strowman will challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in the main event of WWE No Mercy. It’s been a rapid ascension for the big man chalks up his success to work ethic.
“WWE decided to finally take the chains off me and let me show the world what I’m capable of doing,” said Strowman. “I’ve only shown you guys a glimpse of what the monster is able to do. It’s a crazy thing for me to think that almost two years to the day, I debuted on Monday Night RAW. Two years later, I’m in the main event of SummerSlam. If my work ethic doesn’t speak for itself right there, I don’t know what to tell you.”
We asked Strowman who his biggest influence is backstage and he revealed its a fellow giant.
“Without a doubt the biggest influence backstage has got to be Big Show. He’s taken me under his wing. We have a joke in the locker room that he’s my wrestling dad and I’m his wrestling son. He’s always let me know if I do something that stinks and he lets me know when I do something that’s good and you can tell that’s worked out.”
“He and I had two unblievable bouts this year, one when we collapsed the ring and I’m going to go out on a limb like I’ve told a few people tonight, you’ll never see anything like what Big Show and I have done this year because there are no more men like us in this world.”
Check out the full video below, which also includes interviews with WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle, former NXT Champion Bobby Roode, former RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss and Bayley.
Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman in the main event of next month’s RAW-branded No Mercy pay-per-view.
Lesnar and Paul Heyman opened Monday’s RAW and gloated about Lesnar’s victory in the Fatal 4 Way match at SummerSlam. Lesnar was interrupted by Strowman, who proceeded to manhandle The Beast like only he can.
Strowman delivered more punishment to Lesnar than anybody at SummerSlam and poses the biggest threat to his Universal title reign. Lesnar ultimately pinned Roman Reigns to retain his title on Sunday night, but the Beast will have nowhere to hide in less than five weeks.
WWE No Mercy takes place on Sunday night, September 24th from Los Angeles, CA at the STAPLES Center.
You can check out Strowman and Lesnar’s segment from RAW here:
Brock Lesnar defended his Universal Championship at WWE SummerSlam against Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns in a Fatal 4-Way match.
Lesnar and Joe battled in the corner to start off the match. Strowman launched Reigns out of the ring as Lesnar connected with a Belly to Belly Suplex on Samoa Joe. Reigns shoved Strowman into the ring post outside the ring and then stared at Brock Lesnar. Reigns hopped up onto the ring apron and entered the ring with Lesnar.
Lesnar connected with a German Suplex to Reigns and then delivered one to Samoa Joe. Reigns and Joe rolled out of the ring as Braun Strowman entered the ring and started shouting at Lesnar. The crowd chanted “yes!” as Strowman and Lesnar had a stare down.
Reigns and Joe got into the ring but Lesnar and Strowman quickly knocked them to the outside. Lesnar grinned as he approached Strowman but Braun launched him into the corner and then Clotheslined him out of the ring. Reigns tried to Clothesline Strowman out of the ring but Braun shoved him away. Strowman charged at Reigns but missed and hit the ring post and fell out of the ring.
Joe applied the Coquina Clutch to Lesnar outside the ring. Reigns tried to Spear him but Joe got out of the way and Reigns Speared Lesnar through the barricade. Joe then slammed Reigns onto the table and Strowman launched Joe over the announce table. Braun then picked up Brock and hit a massive Running Powerslam through the announce table as the crowd chanted “this is awesome!”.
Strowman rolled Joe into the ring and Reigns connected with a Drive By to Strowman. Joe then launched himself through the ropes and hit Reigns with a forearm outside the ring. Strowman then launched a computer chair at Reigns and Samoa Joe. Strowman cleared off another announce table and grabbed Brock Lesnar. Braun lifted Lesnar up again and planted him with another Running Powerslam through a second announce table.
Strowman then lifted up another announce table and dumped it onto Lesnar on the floor.
WWE officials called for a stretcher for Brock Lesnar. The crowd chanted “na-na-na-hey-hey-hey-goodbye” as Lesnar was stretchered away. Strowman hit Joe and Reigns with the steel steps and then casually threw the steps into the ring. Strowman brought Reigns to the ring and Roman connected with a couple of punches in the corner.
Reigns bashed Strowman with the steps three times and Braun fell out of the ring. Samoa Joe rolled up Reigns from behind for a two count. Joe then hit an inverted Atomic Drop and a running Senton for a two count. Roman planted Joe with a Samoan Drop for a two count. Reigns went for the Superman Punch but Joe booted him in the chest and then applied the Coquina Clutch. Strowman then got back into the ring and hit a double Chokeslam on Joe and Reigns.
Brock Lesnar then made his return and marched towards the ring. Lesnar took down Strowman and connected with several right hands. Brock then knocked Braun out of the ring. Lesnar hit a German Suplex onto Reigns and then another one onto Samoa Joe. Braun Strowman got back into the ring and Lesnar went for the Kimura Lock but Reigns hit him with a Superman Punch. Reigns then hit Joe and Strowman with a Superman Punch and leveled Lesnar with a Spear for a two count.
Roman geared up for another Spear but Samoa Joe applied the Coquina Clutch to Reigns from behind. Strowman then hit a Dropkick to break the hold and planted Samoa Joe with the Running Powerslam. Strowman went for the pinfall but Lesnar dragged the ref out of the ring before the three count.
Reigns delivered a Superman Punch to Lesnar outside the ring. Back in the ring, Reigns hit Strowman with a Superman Punch for a two count. Reigns went for a Spear but Strowman booted him in the face and planted him with a Running Powerslam. Strowman went for the cover but Lesnar broke it up.
Lesnar went for the F5 but Strowman blocked it and lifted Lesnar in the air. Reigns connected with a Spear on Strowman and Braun rolled out of the ring. Lesnar then lifted up Reigns but Samoa Joe got in the ring and threw Reigns out of the ring. Joe then locked in the Coquina Clutch on Brock Lesnar in the middle of the ring. Lesnar broke free and planted Joe with an F5 but Roman Reigns sprinted to the ring and broke up the cover.
Reigns hit Lesnar with a Superman Punch and then hit a second one. Reigns hit a third Superman Punch and then geared up in the corner. Reigns went for the Spear but Brock caught him and hit the F5 for the pinfall victory.
WWE Superstar Braun Strowman was interviewed by Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes at the launch party for WWE 2K18.
You are a fellow Chipotle fan, right?
Shhh. It is my guilty pleasure. Even though I am trying to Chipotle to sponsor me because I spend about $150 a week in there. It is $25 for every bowl I get. 3 scoops of steak, 2 scoops of chicken, 2x cheese, sour cream, guacamole and corn.
What is it like to see yourself in WWE 2K18, especially with the detail that they have in the game?
It is crazy to just take a step back outside of the hustle and bustle of everything that we do day in and day out to see myself as a video game character. You know, I grew up playing some video games, watching WWE, idolizing these guys. Now, I get an opportunity to be a part of history in a video. It is just a surreal opportunity, I just don’t know how else to say it. I’m in a video game!
Do you even know how strong you are?
Yeah, I know how strong I am. I am as strong as I want to be.
What have your first two years on the main roster been like?
It has gone by quick. Like a blink of an eye. Two years feels like two weeks for me. You know, just being able to travel around the world and represent WWE and doing what we do. Now here, fixing to main-event SummerSlam at the Barclays Center. And the fact that you can watch it around the entire world live on the WWE Network at 7 PM on Sunday. It is just an unbelievable moment in my life. Almost two years ago I debuted on Monday Night RAW and two years later I am in the main-event of SummerSlam.
WWE Superstar Braun Strowman recently did an interview with Cheap Heat to promote this weekend’s (Sun. August 20, 2017) SummerSlam pay-per-view (PPV) in which he will be involved in the main event. Strowman will be part of a Fatal Four-Way match for the Universal Championship involving champion Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Samoa Joe.
During his interview, “The Monster Among Men” discussed trusting Roman Reigns inside the ring, his mentality in wrestling, and his massive growth spurt in high school. Check out the highlights here:
Trusting Roman Reigns inside the ring:
“I solely trust my partner going out there, and especially the guy I’m working with, Roman [Reigns]. There’s not another talent on this planet like him. He is the best, if not the best in the ring, hands down. I know that he’s going to do the same thing that I do — he’s going to put his body on the line too. You’ve seen that. I’ll knock his hind end into the dirt, time after time, and he keeps getting back up.
“Whether it be stupidity, stubbornness or pure heart, you can’t argue that Roman is one tough SOB and entertaining, to say the least. At this point, I mean, what else is there to do? I feel like the next match we’re going to have is going to be on top of a volcano, and the only way to win is to throw your opponent into the volcano.”
His wrestling mentality when he performs:
“I’m not one of those guys that sits here and goes, ‘Well, if I can just do this or that.’ I’m gonna keep doing what I’ve been doing, and that’s going out with my peak performance, giving 100 percent, breaking new things out, and continuing to make you go, ‘Oh my God, what else can he possibly do?’ If you love me, you love me, and if you hate me, you hate me, but you’re going to get me. I’m going to give you everything I’ve got, I’m going to put my body on the line, and I’m going to entertain you. Plain and simple.”
Hitting a massive growth spurt during high school:
“You know, I wasn’t too much out of the spectrum of normal until I really started high school. Literally, my freshman year, I was a 5-[foot]-8 or 5-9, 180-pound little butterball. When I graduated high school, I was 6-5 and 305. I think I swallowed a magic bean pill.”
You can check out Strowman’s full interview with Cheap Heathere.
Braun Strowman recently spoke with TV Insider to talk about various topics including his relationship with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and wrestling Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Samoa Joe in the Fatal 4-Way match at this Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event. Here are the highlights:
Competing in the Fatal 4-Way match at SummerSlam:
“Just to share the ring with guys like Brock [Lesnar], [Samoa] Joe and [Roman] Reigns. They have all been doing this a lot longer than I have. They have been around the world and done it all. To be able to be in the main event of SummerSlam, about two years to the day when I debuted on Monday Night Raw. If that doesn’t speak for itself. I don’t know what does. …Everyone can look forward to me holding the Universal Championship over my head at the end of it.”
His relationship with Vince McMahon:
“Vince has been adamant that everything I do be spot-on, and when it’s not, I know. That’s part of the reason I take pride in what I do and give 100 percent of what I am capable of giving. That’s because I know that not only are there millions of fans watching to make sure I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, but the boss himself is watching, too. He is so hands-on and wants me to be a peak performance at all times.”
Strowman also talked about working with The Big Show and more. You can read the entire interview here.
Braun Strowman is doing the media rounds to promote WWE SummerSlam and spoke with Brian Campbell of CBS Sports this week to discuss his role in the Fatal 4 Way main event.
During an appearance on the In This Corner’ Podcast, Strowman had high praise for Roman Reigns. Strowman said it’s no secret why WWE is so strongly behind Reigns, calling the Big Dog one of the best pro wrestlers in the world today.
“Roman Reigns is, if not the best, one of the best performers in the world, hands down. I don’t care what anybody says. He does it night after night, and it doesn’t matter who he’s with, they tear the place down. Lately, it has been me and him blowing the roof off the arena on every place we walk into on God’s green earth.”
Strowman also praised Reigns’ work ethic, saying that Reigns is a tough S.O.B that doesn’t back down no matter how physical their matches get.
“That’s the thing that people just don’t get and that’s the work ethic behind Roman Reigns. He’s just a tough S.O.B. I’ve spent so much time in this program, just nailing him and nailing him, and whether it’s stubbornness, stupidity or heart, he just keeps getting back up, which just keeps giving me a reason to knock him back down.”
