WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 3 Reasons Braun Strowman Should Not Win
By Dean Siemon
1. Braun Strowman Is Not Ready
Let’s be honest, Braun Strowman is very green still. But he was first trained by WWE in 2013. Strowman is someone who has been brought into the WWE without any prior experience in professional wrestling. His move set still has some major rooms for improvement and the WWE is likely not doing developing his character. Strowman is probably about a year away from being ready to main event WrestleMania.
He’s improved since he was a member of the Wyatt Family starting in 2015. It is important to give credit where it’s due. Strowman has certainly evolved from the quiet giant who got rocked by Brock Lesnar in last year’s Royal Rumble. That brings us to another reason why Braun Strowman isn’t quite ready to win the Royal Rumble. It’s only been a year since he received several clotheslines and looked a bit mortal.
Strowman may have a staredown with Lesnar, or possibly with Goldberg or the Undertaker. But one year is not enough time for him to grow into someone who can credibly take on any of those three active legends. Since being drafted to Raw for a solo run, he’s competed against smaller superstars.
Braun Strowman has been dominant. But he hasn’t had a lot of matches against big name superstars. Give him another year and he’ll officially be ready for the WrestleMania main event spotlight.