WWE (2013–2021) Training (2013–2015) Scherr signed a contract with the
professional wrestling promotion WWE in early 2013 and was assigned to the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida, where he adopted the
ring name Braun Strowman (with the first name a reference to
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder
Ryan Braun, and the last name a tweaked version of a nickname he earned during his Strongman career, "The Straw Man"). In 2014, he made appearances as one of
Adam Rose's "Rosebuds" in his Exotic Express
gimmick. He made his professional wrestling debut at an
NXT live event in
Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2014, defeating
Chad Gable. On June 2, 2015, Strowman appeared at a
Main Event taping in a
dark match, where he defeated an
unidentified wrestler.
The Wyatt Family (2015–2016) ) as part of
The Wyatt Family in January 2016 On the August 24 episode of
Raw, Strowman made his main roster debut as a
heel by attacking
Dean Ambrose and
Roman Reigns and establishing himself as the newest member of
The Wyatt Family alongside
Bray Wyatt,
Luke Harper and
Erick Rowan. Strowman had his first televised
singles match on the August 31 episode of
Raw, defeating Ambrose by
disqualification. Strowman wrestled in his first
WWE pay-per-view event match on September 20 at
Night of Champions, where The Wyatt Family defeated Ambrose, Reigns and
Chris Jericho in a
six-man tag team match after Jericho passed out to Strowman's
lifting arm triangle choke. On December 13 at
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, The Wyatt Family defeated
The ECW Originals (
Bubba Ray Dudley and
D-Von Dudley (collectively known as
The Dudley Boyz),
Rhyno and
Tommy Dreamer) in an
eight-man tag team elimination tables match. On January 24, 2016, Strowman appeared at the
Royal Rumble and scored among the most eliminations in the
Royal Rumble match for the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship, eliminating five opponents before being eliminated by
Brock Lesnar, only to return to the match and help his fellow Wyatt Family members eliminate Lesnar. At
Fastlane on February 21, The Wyatt Family lost to
Big Show,
Kane and
Ryback, but got their win back in a rematch the next night on
Raw. On April 3 at
WrestleMania 32, he appeared during
The Rock and
John Cena's confrontation with The Wyatt Family, suffering a
Rock Bottom after being volleyed back and forth between Cena and Rock in the process. The Wyatt Family were originally scheduled to face
The League of Nations on May 1 at
Payback, but the match was canceled after Wyatt suffered a
legitimate injury. The Wyatt Family soon began a feud with the
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, defeating them in a six-man tag team match on July 24 at
Battleground.
Singles competition (2016–2018) As part of the
2016 WWE draft, Strowman was drafted to the
Raw brand while Wyatt and Rowan were drafted to
SmackDown instead, separating himself from The Wyatt Family and beginning his singles career. Over the following weeks on
Raw, Strowman modified his appearance and defeated
James Ellsworth and several other local wrestlers who put up no challenge. On the September 5 episode of
Raw,
Sin Cara challenged Strowman due to him disrespecting
luchadores; Strowman defeated Sin Cara by
countout and by
pinfall in the following weeks. On the October 17 episode of
Raw, Strowman was confronted by
Sami Zayn after
easily defeating three local competitors in a
one-on-three handicap match. Strowman was scheduled to compete against Zayn the following week on
Raw, but the match never started as both men attacked each other before the bell rang. On the October 31 episode of
Raw, Strowman won a
battle royal by last eliminating Zayn for a spot on Team Raw for the traditional
Survivor Series five-on-five elimination match. At the event on November 20, Strowman eliminated Dean Ambrose, but was the first man to be eliminated from Team Raw after being counted out due to interference by James Ellsworth, who was put through a table after being chased up the entrance ramp by Strowman. Team Raw lost the match. On the December 12 episode of
Raw, Raw general manager
Mick Foley announced a match between Strowman and Zayn for
Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, being announced as a ten-minute
time limit match in which Strowman had ten minutes to defeat Zayn, which Strowman was unable to do. The following night on
Raw, Strowman demanded a match against Zayn, but Foley had given Zayn the night off which prompted Strowman to attack Sin Cara and
Titus O'Neil during their match and later attacked
Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns during their match against Chris Jericho and
Kevin Owens. Strowman defeated Zayn in a
Last Man Standing match on the January 2, 2017 episode of
Raw to end their feud. in 2016 On January 27 at the
Royal Rumble, Strowman interfered during Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns' title match, helping Owens retain the
Universal Championship. Later that night, Strowman entered the Royal Rumble match at #7, eliminating
Mojo Rawley,
Big Cass,
Kalisto,
Mark Henry,
Big Show, James Ellsworth and
Tye Dillinger before being eliminated by
Baron Corbin. On the January 30 episode of
Raw, Strowman challenged for his first
world championship when he took on Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship as he was granted the match by Foley after video proof of Owens promising Strowman a title match, which Strowman won by disqualification after Reigns interfered and attacked him. Strowman then continued to demand better competition, easily defeating four local competitors and then being granted a match with Reigns at
Fastlane who also had attacked him in his match against
Samoa Joe, causing Joe to win. At the event on March 5, Strowman lost to Reigns, marking his first loss by pinfall. At
WrestleMania 33 on April 2, Strowman competed in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Mojo Rawley. On the April 10 episode of
Raw, Strowman continued his feud with Reigns, attacking him and
kayfabe injuring his shoulder. Despite playing a villain, Strowman received a very positive fan response, partially due to the
negative fan reaction of Reigns. At
Payback on April 30, Strowman defeated Reigns. During a match against Big Show on the April 17 episode of
Raw, Strowman performed a superplex on Big Show off the ropes, causing the ring to implode and collapse; the match subsequently ended in a no contest. After the May 8 episode of
Raw, WWE claimed that Strowman had a legitimate injury with a shattered elbow and would therefore be sidelined for about six months. This also caused a change in the schedule, with the planned match between him and Brock Lesnar at
Great Balls of Fire having to be scrapped. Strowman underwent surgery three days later on May 11. However,
Dave Meltzer of the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that while Strowman's elbow injury was indeed legitimate, it was minor, scheduled to sideline him for only two months, with WWE exaggerating it in order for him to make a surprise return "four months early". On the June 19 episode of
Raw, Strowman returned from injury, attacking Roman Reigns. This led to an ambulance match at Great Balls of Fire on July 9, which Strowman won. At
SummerSlam on August 20, Strowman challenged for Lesnar's Universal Championship in a fatal-four-way match also involving Reigns and Samoa Joe in a losing effort. Strowman faced Lesnar for the championship at
No Mercy on September 24, but was unsuccessful once again. Strowman later became involved in
The Miz's feud with the reformed stable
The Shield, leading to a five-on-three handicap
TLC match at
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on October 22, where he, Miz,
Cesaro and Sheamus, and
Kane faced Dean Ambrose,
Seth Rollins and
Kurt Angle. During the match, Strowman's teammates turned on him by throwing him into the back of a garbage truck, turning Strowman
face in the process. His team lost the match. Strowman returned to
Raw the following week, attacking Miz and The Miztourage (
Curtis Axel and
Bo Dallas). At
Survivor Series on November 19, Strowman was a part of Team Raw, defeating Team SmackDown as Strowman and
Triple H were the sole survivors of the team. On the December 11 episode of
Raw, Strowman fought Kane to a double countout in a match to determine the #1 contender to the Universal Championship on January 28, 2018, at the
Royal Rumble, leading to the match being changed to a triple threat match involving also Kane and Lesnar. At the Royal Rumble, Strowman failed to win the title. The next night on
Raw, Strowman defeated Kane in Last Man Standing match to qualify for the
Elimination Chamber match at the
titular pay-per-view to determine the #1 contender for the Universal Championship. At Elimination Chamber on February 25, Strowman eliminated The Miz,
Elias,
John Cena,
Finn Bálor and Seth Rollins (setting the new record for the most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match), but was the last man eliminated by Roman Reigns.
World championship pursuits (2018–2019) in February 2018|276x276pxOn the March 12 episode of
Raw, Strowman, despite lacking a partner, won a tag team
battle royal to determine the #1 contenders for the
Raw Tag Team Championship at
WrestleMania 34. Raw general manager Kurt Angle allowed Strowman to challenge for the titles, under the provision he choose a partner at WrestleMania. At WrestleMania on April 8, Strowman chose a young fan in attendance named Nicholas to be his partner (in reality, son of referee
John Cone). The duo defeated champions Cesaro and Sheamus, winning his first championship in WWE and making Nicholas the youngest champion of any kind in WWE history. The following night on
Raw, Strowman and Nicholas relinquished the titles due to Nicholas' "scheduling conflict" (school). On April 27 at the
Greatest Royal Rumble in
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, Strowman won the namesake match and in doing so broke the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 13, beating Roman Reigns'
previous record of 12. Strowman then entered into a feud with Kevin Owens. He and
Bobby Lashley defeated
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at
Backlash on May 6, and won the
Money in the Bank ladder match at the
namesake pay-per-view on June 17. At
Extreme Rules on July 15, Owens defeated Strowman in a steel cage match after Strowman performed a chokeslam off the cage through an announce table on Owens, giving Owens the win as his feet touched the floor first per the rules. At
SummerSlam on August 19, Strowman defeated Owens with his Money in the Bank contract on the line in two minutes, ending their feud. Later that same night, Strowman announced he would be cashing in on the winner of the main event and challenging them after the match. However, then-reigning Universal Champion Brock Lesnar attacked Strowman during his match with Roman Reigns, leaving Strowman unable to cash in when Reigns won the title after pinning Lesnar. Strowman attempted another cash-in on Reigns the next night on
Raw, but was stopped by The Shield, who attacked Strowman before the match became official. Strowman formed an alliance with
Dolph Ziggler and
Drew McIntyre by helping them attack The Shield, turning
heel. At
Hell in a Cell on September 16, Strowman cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Reigns, but due to interference from Brock Lesnar, the match ended in a no contest. At
Super Show-Down on October 6, Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre lost to The Shield, but defeated them two days later on
Raw. On the October 15 episode of
Raw, Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre lost to The Shield again after McIntyre accidentally kicked Strowman during the match. Afterwards, Strowman powerslammed Ziggler before being attacked by McIntyre, dissolving their partnership and turning face again. At
Crown Jewel on November 2, Strowman lost to Lesnar after a pre-match attack by Raw general manager
Baron Corbin and five F-5s, in which Strowman kicked out of four F-5s. On November 18 at
Survivor Series, Strowman was again attacked by Corbin, along with McIntyre and Bobby Lashley, after Team Raw defeated Team SmackDown in the traditional tag team elimination match. The following night on
Raw, Strowman was again attacked by Corbin, Lashley and McIntyre, which was used to write him off television, as WWE revealed that Strowman was suffering a
legit elbow injury, which would require surgery. Strowman returned at
TLC on December 16, defeating Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to earn a Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the
Royal Rumble and Corbin was stripped of all authoritative power. On the January 14, 2019 episode of
Raw, he was removed from the Universal Championship match after damaging Vince McMahon's limo after chasing Baron Corbin, and refusing to pay for the damages. However, he instead participated in the Royal Rumble match on January 27, replacing John Cena, who wasn't medically cleared to compete. He was the last man eliminated by eventual winner Seth Rollins. Strowman continued his feud with Corbin, leading to a no-disqualification match at
Elimination Chamber on February 17, which Strowman lost after interference from McIntyre and Lashley. The following night on
Raw, Strowman defeated Corbin in a tables match, ending their feud. Strowman was then involved in a storyline with
Colin Jost and
Michael Che of
Saturday Night Live (
SNL) fame. On the March 4 episode of
Raw, the
SNL duo appeared and were announced as special correspondents for
WrestleMania 35; in a backstage segment later that night, Jost questioned the legitimacy of professional wrestling, resulting in Strowman attacking him. On the March 18 episode of
Raw, Strowman announced his participation in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He challenged the duo to also enter the battle royal, which was made official by WrestleMania 35 host Alexa Bliss. The match, which took place on the kickoff show on April 7, saw Strowman emerge victorious after last eliminating Jost. Strowman broke another record, of most eliminations in that particular match as well with 14 eliminations overall. On the April 29 episode of
Raw, Strowman was announced as one of the entrants in the Money in the Bank ladder match at the
titular event on May 19. However, on the May 13 episode of
Raw, Strowman lost to
Sami Zayn, who had the help of Corbin and McIntrye, forfeiting his spot in the match to Zayn in the process. On the June 3 episode of
Raw, Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley in an arm wrestling match, but was then attacked by Lashley, setting up a match at
Super ShowDown on June 7 which Strowman also won. On the July 1 episode of
Raw, Strowman faced Lashley in a
Falls Count Anywhere match which ended in a no contest after Strowman crashed Lashley through the LED boards on the stage where Strowman suffered a
kayfabe ruptured spleen. Strowman defeated Lashley in a
Last Man Standing match at
Extreme Rules on July 14 to end the feud. In August, Strowman entered into a storyline with Universal Champion Seth Rollins after saving Rollins from an attack by
The O.C. (
AJ Styles,
Luke Gallows and
Karl Anderson). Strowman and Rollins defeated Gallows and Anderson to win the Raw Tag Team Championship on the August 19 episode of
Raw. A
Universal Championship match between Strowman and Rollins was subsequently arranged for
Clash of Champions, with the duo also having to defend the tag titles against Dolph Ziggler and
Robert Roode at the event. At the event on September 15, Strowman and Rollins lost the tag titles to Ziggler and Roode in the opening match, and in the main event, Strowman lost to Rollins. Strowman then started an on-air feud with boxer
Tyson Fury. This led to a brawl on October 7 episode of
Raw, due to neither man wanting to offer an apology. Strowman lost to Fury at
Crown Jewel on October 31 after he was counted out, and after the match, Strowman laid out Fury with a Running Powerslam to end their feud.
Championship reigns (2019–2020) As part of the
2019 draft, Strowman was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. At
Survivor Series on November 24, Strowman was a part of Team SmackDown in the 5-on-5-on-5 Survivor Series match between Team Raw, Team SmackDown and Team NXT, which Strowman's team won. At
Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, Strowman entered at #14, but failed to win the match. On the January 31 episode of
SmackDown, despite interferences from Sami Zayn and
Cesaro, Strowman defeated
Shinsuke Nakamura to win the
Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career, marking his first singles title in WWE. However, at
Elimination Chamber on March 8, Strowman lost the title to Sami Zayn in a 3-on-1 handicap match also involving Nakamura and Cesaro; in which Zayn pinned Strowman. In April, it was announced that Strowman would replace Roman Reigns at
WrestleMania 36, facing
Goldberg for the Universal Championship, after Reigns opted to pull out of the event amid concerns surrounding the
COVID-19 pandemic that had already affected the pay-per-view. On the first night of WrestleMania on April 4, Strowman returned after a month-long hiatus and defeated Goldberg to win the Universal Championship, his first world championship. He then began a feud with
Bray Wyatt, leading to a title match at
Money in the Bank on May 10, which Strowman won. After retaining the title against
John Morrison and The Miz at
Backlash on June 14, Strowman rekindled his rivalry with Wyatt, who challenged him to a non-title "Wyatt Swamp Fight" on the June 26 episode of
SmackDown, which Strowman accepted. At
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on July 19, Strowman lost the "cinematic-style" match after being dragged down into a lake by Wyatt, who used multiple illusions in the match. On the August 14 episode of
SmackDown, Strowman, now sporting a shaved head, acted more sinister as he showed no compassion towards
Alexa Bliss and physically attacked her with a gorilla press, turning
heel for the first time since 2018. At
SummerSlam on August 23, Strowman lost the Universal Championship to Wyatt in a
Falls Count Anywhere match, ending his reign at 141 days, after which both he and Wyatt were attacked by a returning
Roman Reigns. At
Payback on August 30, Strowman failed to win back the title after he was pinned by Reigns.
Last feuds before initial departure (2020–2021) As part of the
2020 Draft in October, Strowman was drafted to the
Raw brand. At Survivor Series on November 22, Strowman was a part of Team Raw, who defeated Team SmackDown in a clean sweep. At
Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, he entered at #30, eliminating Sheamus, Cesaro, and
AJ Styles but was eliminated by eventual winner
Edge. On the March 1 episode of
Raw, Strowman would team with WWE official
Adam Pearce and face the Raw Tag Team Champions
The Hurt Business but they were unsuccessful after
Shane McMahon would get up on the ring apron and force Strowman to tag Pearce in, causing Benjamin to roll up Pearce and get the win. The next week, Strowman would demand an explanation and apology from Shane McMahon. However, McMahon would instead play a prank on Strowman by mocking him and pretending to flee the arena, before calling him "stupid" behind his back, thus turning Strowman face. McMahon was scheduled to face Strowman at
Fastlane, but McMahon would suffer a left knee injury preparing for the match, instead having
Elias take his place in the match; Strowman defeated Elias nevertheless. At
WrestleMania 37, Strowman defeated McMahon in a steel cage match. On the
Raw after WrestleMania, Strowman faced Drew McIntyre and
Randy Orton in a triple threat match for a WWE Championship match at
WrestleMania Backlash but failed to win after McIntyre pinned Orton. On the April 26 episode of
Raw, Strowman defeated McIntyre to gain entry into the WWE Championship match following interference from
Mace and
T-Bar. At
WrestleMania Backlash, Strowman failed to win the title from Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match also involving McIntyre. This would turn out to be his final match for the company as he was released on June 2, 2021.
Control Your Narrative and Ring of Honor (2021–2022) Scherr debuted at
Free The Narrative 2: The Monsters In Us All, defeating the show's creator
EC3. In January 2022, it was announced that Scherr would team with the former Erick Rowan (now Erick Redbeard) in a match against
Bully Ray &
nZo, which took place at Northeast Wrestling's WrestleFest XXVI on January 22, with Scherr and Redbeard winning the match. It marked the first time Scherr and Redbeard had teamed together in five years. Scherr debuted at the
ROH pay-per-view
Final Battle on December 11, 2021, where he, EC3 &
Westin Blake formed the new Control Your Narrative stable and attacked Eli Isom, Dak Draper and Brian Johnson. On February 17, 2022, Scherr along with fellow professional wrestler
EC3, revealed the formation of their own wrestling promotion, Control Your Narrative (CYN). The company started tapings for their impending TV deal in March; taking inspiration from
Fight Club, the promotion featured talent booking their own storylines in a way that resembles the early stages of
Fight Clubs "Project: Mayhem".
Return to WWE (2022–2025) On September 1, 2022, Scherr was reported to have re-signed with
WWE. On the September 5 show of
Raw, Braun Strowman returned to WWE and attacked every competitor in a fatal four-way tag team match. On the October 14 show of
SmackDown, Strowman was confronted by
Omos, starting a feud between the two. At
Crown Jewel on November 5, Strowman defeated Omos. Strowman entered into the
SmackDown World Cup with the winner earning an eventual
Intercontinental Championship match against
Gunther. He defeated
Jinder Mahal in the first round before losing to Ricochet in the semifinals after interference from
Imperium. Strowman formed an alliance with Ricochet and feuded with Imperium, where Strowman and Ricochet emerged victorious against them in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight on the Christmas Eve edition of SmackDown. Strowman challenged Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship on the January 13, 2023 show of
SmackDown, where Strowman lost. In the
2023 WWE Draft, Strowman was drafted to the
Raw brand. He went on hiatus soon thereafter due to undergoing
neck surgery, but he made a brief return during the opening segment on the August 25 show of
SmackDown which was a segment to honour his friend
Bray Wyatt, who died due to a
heart attack the previous day. Strowman returned from injury on the April 29, 2024 episode of
Raw. In mid-2024, Strowman feuded with 'Big' Bronson Reed, in which they destroyed a variety of WWE property (including cars, backstage equipment and more), eventually culminating in a
Last Monster Standing match on September 30. Strowman won after Seth 'Freakin' Rollins performed The Stomp on Reed, allowing Strowman to get to his feet. During the match, Strowman suffered a torn groin injury, putting him out of action for some time. Strowman then returned from injury on the December 13 episode of
SmackDown, where he moved to the SmackDown brand and defeated
Carmelo Hayes. On the December 20 episode of
SmackDown, Strowman became a guest on
The Grayson Waller Effect with
A-Town Down Under's Grayson Waller and
Austin Theory, until Carmelo Hayes interrupted the interview session, culminating in a match between Strowman and Hayes, which Strowman lost via count-out. Around this time, Strowman began a feud with
Jacob Fatu along with his fellow members of
The Bloodline,
Solo Sikoa and
Tama Tonga. At
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII on January 25, 2025, Strowman faced off against Fatu in a match, where Strowman won by disqualification after Fatu shoved the referee. At the
Royal Rumble on February 1, Strowman eliminated Fatu before being eliminated by
John Cena. On the April 4 episode of
SmackDown, Strowman faced off against Fatu in a
Last man standing match to determine the number one contender for the
WWE United States Championship at
WrestleMania 41 held by
LA Knight, at which Strowman would lose in what would be his final full-time WWE match. On May 3, 2025, WWE informed Scherr that his full-time performer's contract would expire on July 31. While Scherr's release from his contract was due to a higher salary, according to
Bill Apter, WWE considered bringing Scherr back in a part-time capacity between six months to a year despite wrestling with his left leg 15% paralysed throughout his second tenure. Despite no longer being an active wrestler, Scherr would continue to appear in WWE produced programs, hosting the
WWE Studios show
Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman, which premiered on October 24, 2025. == Personal life ==