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Braun Strowman
Strowman in April 2016
Birth nameAdam Scherr[1]
Born (1983-09-06) September 6, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Braun Stowman[2]
Braun Strowman[3]
Billed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[3]
Billed weight385 lb (175 kg)[3]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
DebutDecember 19, 2014[4]

Adam Scherr (born September 6, 1983)[1] is an American professional wrestler and former strongman currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Braun Strowman on the Raw brand.[3]

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.[5] He won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships on March 4, 2012, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.[6] This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.[6] He competed in the SCL North n Championships on July 8, 2012, finishing in 5th place overall, as well as competing in the Giants Live Poland event on July 21, 2012, finishing in 7th place overall.[7]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

Training (2013–2015)

On May 12, 2013 it was reported that Scherr had signed with WWE, and he was later assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, where he adopted the ring name Braun Stowman.[1] He made his wrestling debut at an NXT live event in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2014, defeating Chad Gable.[4] On June 2, 2015, Strowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unknown wrestler.[8] Scherr also made appearances as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds in his Exotic Express gimmick.[9][10]

The Wyatt Family (2015–2016)

Main article: The Wyatt Family
Strowman as part of The Wyatt Family in January 2016

On August 24, 2015 episode of Raw, Scherr, under the tweaked ring name Braun Strowman,[11] 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.[12][13] Strowman had his first televised singles match on the August 31 episode of Raw, when he defeated Ambrose via disqualification.[14] Strowman wrestled in his first pay-per-view event match at Night of Champions on September 20, 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.[15] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13, 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 a eight-man tag team elimination tables match.[16]

Strowman appeared in the 2016 Royal Rumble match on January 24, 2016 and scored among the most eliminations in the 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.[17] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer wrote that Strowman was "put over as a monster" in the match.[18] At Fastlane on February 21, The Wyatt Family lost to the team of Big Show, Kane and Ryback,[19] but they got their win back the next night on Raw in a rematch.[20] Strowman appeared at WrestleMania 32 on April 3 during The Rock and John Cena's confrontation with The Wyatt Family.[21] At Payback on May 1, The Wyatt Family were originally scheduled to face The League of Nations at the event,[22][23] but the match was cancelled after Wyatt suffered a legitimate injury.[24] In July, The Wyatt Family began a feud with the WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day,[25][26] which saw them defeating The New Day in a six-man tag team match at Battleground on July 24.[27]

Undefeated streak (2016–2017)

Strowman in September 2016

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, separating Strowman from The Wyatt Family and beginning his singles career.[28] On the following weeks on Raw, Strowman, with a modified appearance, defeated James Ellsworth and several other local wrestlers who put up no challenge.[29][30] On the September 5 episode of Raw, Sin Cara challenged Strowman due to him disrespecting luchadores, but lost by countout and by pinfall in the following weeks.[31][32] On the October 17 episode of Raw, after easily defeating three local competitors in a 1-on-3 handicap match, Strowman was confronted by Sami Zayn.[33] 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.[34] 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 5-on-5 elimination match.[35][36] At the event on November 20, after eliminating Dean Ambrose, Strowman was the first man to be eliminated from Team Raw after he was counted out due to interference by James Ellsworth, who was put through a table after being chased up the entrance ramp by Strowman.[37] Team Raw later lost the match.[38] 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,[39] being announced as a ten-minute time limit match in which Strowman had ten minutes to defeat Zayn, which Strowman was unable to do.[40] The following night on Raw, Strowman demanded a match against Zayn, but Foley had given Zayn the night off which prompted Strowman to attacked Sin Cara and Titus O'Neil during their match and later attacked Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins during their match against Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens.[41] Strowman defeated Zayn in a Last Man Standing match on the January 2, 2017 episode of Raw.[42]

At the 2017 Royal Rumble event during Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns' title match, Strowman interfered helping Owens retain the WWE Universal Championship.[43] 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.[44][45] On the January 30 episode of Raw, Strowman challenged for his first world championship when he took on Kevin Owens for the WWE 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.[46] Strowman then continued to demand better competition, easily defeating four local competitors and then being granted a match with Reigns at Fastlane,[47] while also attacked him in his match against Samoa Joe, causing Joe to win.[48]On the February 20 episode of Raw, Strowman defeated Big Show in the main event while also becoming the first man to ever kick out of the WMD. A week later Strowman and Reigns had a contract signing for their match at Fastlane in which Strowman threw Reigns into the turnbuckle, causing the ring to break. At the pay-per-view, Strowman faced Reigns in a losing effort, marking his first loss by pinfall.

Various feuds (2017–present)

On the March 6 episode of Raw Strowman would challenge Reigns to a re-match only for The Undertaker to show up instead. A week later, after WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels warned Strowman's rival Roman Reigns of the power that the Undertaker possessed, Strowman would brutally attack Reigns while he was leaving the ring. This led to a match on the March 20 episode of Raw which went to a draw after The Undertaker appeared and attacked both men. On the final Raw before WrestleMania 33, Strowman announced his participation in the 2017 Andre the Giant memorial battle royal but failed to win the match despite eliminating half a dozen competitors. On the RAW after WrestleMania, Strowman challenged Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to a future championship match. On the 10 April edition of Raw, while Michael Cole was interviewing Reigns, Strowman attacked Reigns in the backstage area, and continued the attack, even to the point of overturning the ambulance Reigns was placed inside.[49]

In wrestling

Strowman applying a elevated arm triangle choke on Goldust

Championships and accomplishments

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