Braun Strowman
| Braun Strowman | |
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Strowman as part of The Wyatt Family in 2016
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| Born | Adam Scherr September 6, 1983 [1] Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States[1] |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler |
| Years active | 2011–2012 (powerlifter) 2014–present (wrestler) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Braun Strowman[1] Braun Stowman[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 385 lb (175 kg)[3] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | December 19, 2014[4] |
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 a member of the stable The Wyatt Family.
Contents
Strongman career
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
Representing  United States |
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| 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.[5] 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.[6] This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.[6] 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.[7]
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[4] On June 2, 2015, Strowman appeared at a Main Event taping in a dark match, where he defeated an unknown wrestler.[citation needed] He also appeared as a "rosebud" to Adam Rose along with Becky Lynch and Simon Gotch.[citation needed]
The Wyatt Family (2015–present)
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On the August 24, 2015 episode of Raw, Scherr, now under the tweaked ring name Braun Strowman,[8] 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.[9][10] Strowman had his first televised match on the August 31 episode of Raw, defeating Ambrose via disqualification.[11] 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.[12] 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[13] 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.[14] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer wrote that Strowman was "put over as a monster" in the match.[15]
In wrestling
- Managers
- Nicknames
- 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 or in singles competition)
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Braun Strowman. |
- Braun Strowman's profile on WWE.com
- Adam Scherr at the Internet Movie Database
