WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 3 Inter-Promotional Battles We Would Love to See
By Adam O'Brien
WWE.com
3. Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
Think of this as a match you’d never think you wanted until it happens.
Braun Strowman has run through all of the competition on Monday Night Raw over the past six months since the draft, completely separating himself from The Wyatt Family to become one of the flagship show’s most dominant singles athletes.
Moreover, Strowman is slowly but surely getting over with the WWE Universe as a monster heel. The slow build of this man as an unstoppable monster has attributed well into his future as a main-eventer for the Raw brand, to the point where he’s stepped forward as an overall favorite to win the Royal Rumble match this year.
For a big man to get to that point in his career without being loathed by the majority of the fans is pretty huge in the current era, and provided they continue to book Strowman the right way, he could be a huge star by WrestleMania.
On the flip side – over on the blue brand, Baron Corbin is very slowly making his rise to the top of the roster. He’s not exactly going to find himself in the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania, but given that he participated in the brand’s final match of 2016 with that very title on the line, and didn’t take the pinfall in AJ Styles’ victory, it’s clear that the WWE has big plans for Corbin.
To see Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin square off, even if just for a brief moment, would be a nice way to put both men’s careers into perspective.
They are both on the cusp of greatness, and it would do both men a favor to trade blows on Sunday. There doesn’t need to be a clear winner – they can even turn their attention back to the match’s other competitors before too long – but even the briefest of encounters here would be enough for most fans to go wild.