Ziggy Vercetti Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Been seeing folks around the web saying Braun's done due to WWE not capitalizing off his momentum early on when he was "hot" and now with what happened on RAW/the reported reasoning behind it Finn Balor facing WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at The Royal Rumble in under two weeks has reportedly been the plan for awhile now, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. As noted, Braun Strowman was removed from his scheduled title match against Lesnar at The Rumble on Monday's RAW after an angle with Vince McMahon. The segment saw Strowman searching for Baron Corbin, who was hiding in a limousine. Not realizing it was McMahon's limo, Strowman pulled a door off of the vehicle. Vince appeared and fined Strowman $100,000. McMahon proceeded to remove him from the Lesnar match after Strowman argued with him. Strowman then dumped the limo over onto its side. McMahon had been planning on Lesnar vs. Strowman at the Rumble since Crown Jewel, where Lesnar defeated Strowman in a five minute squash match after Strowman took a belt shot from Baron Corbin before the match started. However, after that event, McMahon saw that Strowman was cooling off and he didn't want to beat him again. Strowman also got injured, which hurt him and the build to the Lesnar rematch. The plan was for Lesnar to go over Strowman at The Rumble because the planned WrestleMania match is Lesnar against Seth Rollins. Instead of going with a bad finish, McMahon decided to change the match and get a new opponent for Lesnar. According the Meltzer, WWE continued to advertise Lesnar vs. Strowman to move tickets, because this year's Rumble is taking place at a baseball stadium. It's similar to WWE advertising Alexa Bliss vs. Trish Stratus for last October's Evolution pay-per-view, when that was never actually the plan. The match ended up being changed to Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Mickie James & Alicia Fox, although Bliss was scheduled to be in Fox's spot, but had to withdraw due to a legitimate injury. There weren't a lot of choices to work with Lesnar, so McMahon went with Balor. Lesnar's matches with talent like AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan have drawn praise, and Lesnar reportedly likes working with opponents like that. Balor, the first-ever Universal Champion, was actually scheduled to face Lesnar at last year's Royal Rumble, however that plan was nixed due to McMahon feeling that Balor was not over enough. Meltzer noted that Lesnar wants to work with Balor, and wanted to do the match with him at last year's event. As for Strowman, he has not been cleared yet and it's not known if he will be cleared by the Rumble. Personally I feel he is far from "done" and that he can bounce back. Hopefully he isn't another one added to the "missed opportunity" list. Anyway, discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGPLX. Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 A bunch of missed opportunities, stop/start pushes and lame storylines until he finally wins the title when it's far too late. So basically what's happening now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 He's getting Romaned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmerc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Maybe a brand split would help him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Maybe a brand split would help himSplitting Raw into two brands would be a good move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmerc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Lmao I meant swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oresama Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I'd be all for him joining back up with Bray, it should've happened last year at WrestleMania to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mani-Man Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I dont really know where he can go from here. Trading him to Smackdown might help a bit, but personally im done with him. They have written and booked him so bad that my interest in him is gone. I never liked those big guys and wasnt too happy when he first got a push, but then he could win me over and i wanted to see him beat lesnar, reigns...become the monster champion. But then they had him lose over and over again clean to reigns, had him destroy whole division just for him to lose to lesnar or reigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Crossface Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 They'll randomly slot him into title matches here and there like they did with Kane/Big Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPC Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 More flirting with Alexa Short World title reigns here and there reunions with Nicolas, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muur Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 He's Kane/Big Show. He might get a world title one day but for now he's boned. Needs to go to Smackdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-zero Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 The Corbin promo was right. He has made too many promises and failed to achieve them. Lesnar has already beat him multiple times so his threats seem less and less intimidating each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Idk I feel like maybe he does need a break and when he does come back, revert to old. Maybe change up his attire or something so he looks a little different? It sucks to see everyone sour on him but it was bound to happen with the booking. We gotta find a way to salvage him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestInTheWorld614 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Braun needs to go to Smackdown and just destroy everyone, just a fresh start, kind of like how Joe had when he got moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I'd be all for him joining back up with Bray, it should've happened last year at WrestleMania to be honest. Braun doesn't need even more dead weight to hold him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Mania and the Owens feud REALLY hurt him for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb ★ Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Turning heel for The Shield feud was bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willows Way Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Yeah i think a break maybe. They really really booked Braun horribly last year and it def took its toll on his image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Wow I totally forgot about the heel turn. It was really short lived but also really dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Best way for him to gain credibility is to have him win / destroy people in the Rumble. If he's not in the match, then a hiatus and / or repackaging of sorts might be the best way to go. I think we all saw this coming, he really needed to win the Rumble / or come close and get into the Mania title picture last year. He should really have been the one to finally topple Lesnar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I really hope he isnt in the rumble tbh. Give him a break. If you really want him at Mania then stick him in the Andre the Giant battle royal and have him destroy literally everyone. Then give him a break for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I'd say we all need a break from Strowman to the point we forget what he was all about. When he comes back from a hiatus, everything would feel fresh again. Also, get him away from social media. Can't be a monster on TV and be a blatant dweeb off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I dont think they can force him to give up social media. At least not his private accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguelnuva Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 If Drew doesn't move over to Smackdown and wins the wwe title than Braun needs to in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 I really hope he isnt in the rumble tbh. Give him a break. If you really want him at Mania then stick him in the Andre the Giant battle royal and have him destroy literally everyone. Then give him a break for a while. Im late, but Id be fine with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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