Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman differ from Luke Harper in the Wyatt Family in the sense that Strowman has literally one year of live, in-ring wrestling experience, Erick Rowan was an ex-football player who bounced around Japan and the midwest independent scene for a decade, as compared to Luke Harper who worked in high-profile independent promotions and Japanese organizations doing a plethora of styles of wrestling. However, because all three men are in the neighborhood of seven feet tall and all legitimately weigh over 300 pounds, they're pushed as a part of the Wyatt Family. Just like Enzo Amore says about Colin Cassady, when it comes to being "seven foot tall," you "can't teach that." Pro wrestling is an inherently visual industry, and thus, those who have impressive gifts like height and girth that catch the eye get opportunities.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.