Braun Strowman
| Braun Strowman | |
|---|---|
 Strowman as part of The Wyatt Family in 2016 | |
| Birth name | Adam Scherr |
| Born | September 6, 1983[1] Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Braun Stowman[1] Braun Strowman[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 11 in (211 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 385 lb (175 kg)[2] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | December 19, 2014[3] |
Adam Scherr (born September 6, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and strongman. He is currently signed to WWE under the ring name Braun Strowman, where he is currently a member of the stable The Wyatt Family.
Strongman career
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  United States
| ||
| Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships | ||
| 1st | 2012 | |
| Central GA Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 2011 | |
| Europa Battle of Champions | ||
| 3rd | 2010 | |
| Monster of the Midland | ||
| 1st | 2010 | |
| NAS US Amateur National Championships | ||
| 1st | 2011 | |
| Summerfest Strongman | ||
| 1st | 2011 | |
| West Carry Fall Festival of Power | ||
| 1st | 2011 | |
Scherr earned his American Strongman Corporation (ASC) Professional Card by winning the NAS US Amateur National Championships on November 5, 2011.[4] He won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships on March 4, 2012, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.[5] This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.[5] He competed in the SCL North American Championships on July 8, 2012, finishing in 5th place overall. He also competed in the Giants Live Poland event on July 21, 2012, finishing in 7th place overall.[6]
Professional wrestling career
WWE
WWE Performance Center and training (2013-2015)
On May 12, 2013, it was reported that Scherr had signed with the professional wrestling promotion WWE. 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 a NXT live event in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2014, defeating Chad Gable[3] On June 2, 2015, Strowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unknown wrestler.
The Wyatt Family (2015–present)
On the August 24, 2015 episode of Raw, Scherr, now under the tweaked ring name Braun Strowman,[7] made his main roster debut by attacking Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns while establishing himself as the newest member of the Wyatt Family alongside Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.[8][9] Strowman had his first televised match on the August 31 episode of Raw, defeating Ambrose via disqualification.[10] Strowman wrestled in his first pay-per-view match on September 20 at Night of Champions, where he, Wyatt, and Harper defeated Reigns, Ambrose, and Chris Jericho in a six-man tag team match, with Strowman submitting Jericho with a standing triangle choke.[11] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, The Wyatt Family defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno in a eight-man tag team elimination tables match[12]
Strowman appeared in the 2016 Royal Rumble match and scored the most eliminations in the match with 5 before being eliminated by Brock Lesnar. Strowman later returned to the match to eliminate Lesnar along with his fellow Wyatt Family members.[13] Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer wrote that Strowman was "put over as a monster" in the match.[14] Strowman main-evented Raw for the first time in his career on the February 15 episode of Raw, where he was defeated by Big Show via disqualification after the rest of the Wyatt Family interfered and attacked Show. Afterwards, they continued their assault on Show until Ryback and Kane made the save.
In wrestling
- Signature moves
- Entrance themes
- "Live in Fear" by Mark Crozer[18] (WWE; August 24, 2015–present; used while a part of The Wyatt Family)
- "Swamp Gas" by Jim Johnston (WWE; 2015-present; used when teaming with Erick Rowan or Luke Harper)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Braun Stowman". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Braun Strowman bio". WWE. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "12–19 NXT Results: Jacksonville Florida (tag match)".
- ^ "Adam Scherr – From NAS to the Pros".
- ^ a b "Adam Scherr Wins Arnold ASC Amateur Strongman World Championships".
- ^ Strossen, Randall J. (July 23, 2012). "Polish Sweep at Giants Live, WSM Update". Iron Mind. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bray Wyatt introduces Braun Strowman to the world. Raw Aug 24 2015". WWE. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (August 24, 2015). "THE DEBUTING WWE TALENT ON RAW WAS..." PWInsider. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ Trionfo, Richard (August 24, 2015). "LIVE ONGOING WWE RAW REPORT: THE RAW AFTER SUMMERSLAM IS THE RAW AFTER WRESTLEMANIA OF THE SUMMER . . . TAKE WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL". PWInsider. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ Benigno, Anthony (August 31, 2015). "Braun Strowman def. Dean Ambrose via Disqualification". wwe.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "411MANIA – 411's WWE Night of Champions 2015 Report 09.20.15". 411’s WWE Night of Champions 2015 Report 09.20.15.
- ^ Melok, Bobby. "The Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer & Rhyno vs. The Wyatt Family (8-Man Elimination Tables Match)". WWE. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ WWE Royal Rumble 2016: Triple H wins WWE World Heavyweight Title
- ^ WWE Royal Rumble 2016 live results: 30 men battle for the WWE World Championship
- ^ a b c d "Braun Strowman". The Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Bray Wyatt introduces "The New Face of Destruction" Braun Strowman to the WWE Universe: photos". WWE.
- ^ Quinn Smith. "The Face of Destruction – Braun Strowman – TWM News". TWM News.
- ^ Caldwell, James (September 20, 2013). "Hogan news: Hulk Hogan in "Adult Swim" show this weekend, new trailer & campaign for "Sadermania," Hogan tops WWE's latest "Top 50 List"". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
External links
- Braun Strowman on WWE.com
- Adam Scherr at IMDb