10 Weirdest Ways To Earn A Wrestling Title Shot

10. Simply Stare Longingly At A Title Belt

Paul Heyman's tenure at the helm of Monday Night RAW has improved the show drastically, but he is still operating within the WWE system, and that system can be accurately described as "just do whatever". With no fixed narrative framework in place, nor long-term plans, Braun Strowman set his sights on Seth Rollins' Universal Championship by...

...setting his sights on Seth Rollins' Universal Championship.

He simply looked at the red belt longingly, and was ultimately announced as the #1 contender to it. He didn't win a singles match. He just sort of played the role of the creepy pretend best friend by spending time with Rollins in the faint, sad hope of getting his hands on his waist. Seth relented, suddenly vested with the power to make main event pay-per-view matches. Perhaps this was the return for his wildly ill-advised "come on little guys, WWE rules" campaign.

This was pro wrestling's version of a vision board: Braun Strowman willed this opportunity into existence using the law of attraction to attain his goal. Perhaps this is what they're all doing when they point at the WrestleMania sign every year.

Braun Strowman just does whatever he wants, clearly...