10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Braun Strowman
4. Ellsworth No-Sold Him
With SmackDown penciled in to go over in last year's "Battle of the Brands" at Survivor Series, WWE needed to come up with a creative way for Braun Strowman to be eliminated without losing face.
What they went for wasn't bad. The Monster Among Men was set upon by all five members of the SmackDown team, before being sent crashing through the announce table by Shane McMahon. After gallantly rising back to his feet, James Ellsworth - from beneath the apron - grabbed a hold of his leg just as he was about to beat the referee's 10 count.
A furious Stromwan then proceeded to throw Ellsworth off the Survivor Series stage, and yet the The Chinless Wonder was in action on SmackDown just 48 hours later - albeit bandaged up - where he beat AJ Styles in a ladder match to win a WWE contract.