WWE: 5 Ideas for Braun Strowman’s New Finishing Move

Braun Strowman needs to end his matches with something more powerful than a British Bulldog-style Running Powerslam.

Braun Strowman is in the midst of a monster push (no pun intended). Ever since he debuted in August 2015, he has enjoyed the typical monster booking: barely leaving his feet, no-selling his opponents’ offense, squashing multiple opponents, in short, 2-minute matches. It’s obvious Vince McMahon has big plans for this man.

If rumors are to be believed, the new planned WrestleMania main event is Royal Rumble match winner Braun Strowman challenging champion Roman Reigns. This would fit into Vince’s continued determination to convince the fans that Reigns is their next big star. After all, in Vince’s mind, there’s no better way of making someone an underdog then making them face a giant, and Strowman fits that bill almost perfectly.

However, Strauman still faces several problems in his quest to make Roman Reigns look good. Like many giants before him, he’s rather immobile, incapable of moving with much agility in the ring. His move pool is shallow, limited to only a handful of heavy-looking strikes and basic slams. We have yet to see him execute a Vertical Suplex, which is pretty much the go-to move for and powerhouse wrestler.

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Finally, there’s his finisher problem. Strauman’s current regular finisher is a British bulldog-inspired Running Powerslam. Now, this move would be effective if this were still the 1980s. The wrestling landscape has changed so much since then and so have its fans. So many more impressive moves have been seen in a wrestling that a Running Powerslam isn’t believable as a finisher in 2017. Therefore, Strauman needs a different finisher to look more impressive.

Apart from that Running Powerslam, Strowman has used other moves as finishers as well, with limited success. He used a lifting arm triangle choke for a while, but that move failed to elicit a large reaction. He also used the Yokosuka Cutter for a time, but again, no reaction. Finally, he also used a reverse Chokeslam facebuster, but that move is incredibly dangerous, and shouldn’t be used by someone as inexperienced as Strauman.

Instead, here are 5 moves that Strowman could use, that are safer and more likely to get a better reaction than anything he has used already.