Now, here in 2020, Strowman is the Universal Champion as Bray Wyatt …

The Lasting Images from Every SummerSlam: photos . RELATED: Bray Wyatt: The 5 Best Firefly Fun House Moments (& The 5 Worst) The presence of Eric Rowan and Luke Harper would have made a striking difference in the current storyline. At WrestleMania 36, Braun Strowman had the match of his life when he defeated Goldberg to finally win the WWE Universal Championship for the first time in his career. Any which way you slice it, however, that outcome was proof positive that WWE stuck itself between a rock and a hard place when that really wasn’t necessary—and Wyatt’s aura continues to be destroyed. Strowman’s credibility as a main eventer and potential world champion has taken plenty of beatings over the years due to his repeated failures to win “the big one,” and just before beating Goldberg at WrestleMania 36, he had lost the Intercontinental Championship the month prior.

WWE NXT Results for 9/23/20 Candice LeRae & Kyle O'Reilly Earn Title Opportunities at Takeover. One year of “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt: photos. "The Monster" Braun Strowman vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt -- Universal Championship Match: photos.

From taking real punches to contemplating suicide, Braun Strowman has come a long way in WWE. Eric Bischoff Comments On Not Making Dustin Rhodes A Bigger Star... “Day of SummerSlam” Tops WWE Network Viewership, Kayla Braxton Has Surgery, Seth Rollins Comments On Brie Bella Predicting His Current Persona, Bruce Prichard Reveals Why Rick Rude Worked With The Ultimate Warrior At SummerSlam 1990. The match continues their feud which has been going on for months, starting with Strowman retaining his title against Wyatt at Money In The Bank and then Wyatt emerging victorious in a Wyatt Swamp Fight at Extreme Rules. Not only did Braun Strowman deliver a few powerslams to the legendary Golberg, but he also managed to win his first WWE Universal Championship. The Monster Among Men has had a decent career in WWE. I graduated from Louisiana. As The Horror Show at Extreme Rules draws closer and closer, so does the Wyatt Swamp Fight between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Upon graduation, I spent more than three years as a columnist for a well-known national sports Web site. We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. This backstage story clearly shows how travelling schedules can affect WWE Superstars. They brawled to the Gorilla Position and Wyatt sent him into some walls. SmackDown’s viewership has descended to all-time lows during his reign, in large part because WWE’s fan-less shows are simply difficult to watch but also because the Strowman/Wyatt feud hasn’t been that exciting, especially given the circumstances.

My goal at Forbes is to analyze the shrinking space between sports and business, and of course, to stir up the discussion. We’ve seen Braun Strowman win the RAW Tag Team Championships with 10-year-old Nicholas, as well as forming a great mixed tag team with Alexa Bliss. The match was also announced as a Falls Count Anywhere Match, as Strowman and Wyatt will have free reign over the WWE ThunderDome to try and brutally settle the rivalry. He is also signed with Insane Championship ... Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Braun Strowman and 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt's SummerSlam 2020 match has just been given the Last Man Standing stipulation. NJPW G1 Climax 30 Day 4 Results: Naito, Evil, Robinson, Yano & Goto Pick Up Wins! He is a Scottish professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to Impact Wrestling and World of Sport Wrestling. On the other hand, you’ve got Wyatt, who is a heel in name only and should be the modern day version of The Undertaker but—as we’ve grown to expect—has been hampered by poor booking. You may opt-out by. But as soon as Strowman won that title, he became “the guy” on SmackDown and the superstar who needed to carry the blue brand on his gargantuan shoulders. Wyatt’s popularity has soared over the past year when he established himself as WWE’s merchandise king (selling his merch like hotcakes), and yet, his sinister “The Fiend” alter-ego lost long before he should have to a superstar who may never wrestle again.

And Wyatt lost at Money in the Bank. I’m honored to face @Goldberg for the Universal Title at #WrestleMania....but he’s still gonnaGET.

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 proved why the Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt feud is a bad idea and why ... [+] Wyatt's character is running on fumes. Strowman choke slammed Wyatt onto the table, but the table didn’t break. Braun Strowman unveils the look of a whole new monster: photos.

And thus far, the only going it’s accomplished is delivering another jaw-rocking punch to Wyatt, whose mystique is slowly but surely disappearing. Wyatt’s once impenetrable aura, meanwhile, took a near knockout blow at Super ShowDown back in February, when “The Fiend” loss to Goldberg in one of the most short-sighted booking moves in recent memory.

Wyatt's character is running on fumes.