Getting Ready To Rumble - Potential 2019 Royal Rumble Winners: Braun Strowman
In this new series, we look at potential winners of the 2019 Royal Rumble match.
Last time, we covered CM Punk.
This time, we take a look at Braun Strowman, The Monster Among Men.
Braun Strowman was supposed to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, but was suspended from the match when he ripped off the door of Vince McMahon's limousine whilst chasing Baron Corbin.
Yes, that actually happened.
Wouldn't it be the most Braun Strowman thing ever to enter the Royal Rumble match instead? Initial reports indicate that Strowman was not pulled from the Lesnar bout due to injury; if he is healthy to compete, it is fair to assume that he will enter the Royal Rumble match.
His accomplishments till date include: winning the Money in the Bank contract in 2018, the Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018, winning the RAW tag-team Championships by himself at WrestleMania 34, sole survivor at Survivor Series in 2017 and 2018, terrorising Kevin Owens, and flipping over vehicles.
He has never won a singles championship, or Royal Rumble match.
The question is, how will he do?
We're here to break that down for you.
So without further ado, lets get right into it.
The case for Braun Strowman
Um, just look at the guy.
Braun Strowman is a scary scary man. He is six feet eight inches tall, weighs in at 380 pounds, and routinely pushes over heavy vehicles. His sheer physical presence makes him a heavy favourite to win this match.
He won the Greatest Royal Rumble - the 50 man Royal Rumble Match in Saudi Arabia. He absolutely destroyed everyone at Survivor Series, Money in the Bank, and Elimination Chamber last year. Braun Strowman has proven that he excels in the chaos of a multi-man match. The Royal Rumble is the ultimate multi-man chaotic match.
Braun Strowman is also one of the most protected superstars on the entire roster. He has only been pinned by Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in the past year. He eats finishers like candy.
The way he was removed from the match was also instructive - he crossed a McMahon. In normal workplaces, it isn't good to cross the boss, in the WWE, it means you are taken seriously as a main-event player.
The WWE still clearly has big plans for Braun Strowman. Indeed it can be argued that he was removed from the match because the WWE did not want Brock Lesnar to lose before WrestleMania, but also wanted to protect Braun Strowman from losing again.