10 Times WWE Booking Failed Braun Strowman

6. The Strowman Express

That the clip above was posted by WWE's own social media team should highlight how proud the company were about those few seconds of truly wretched pro wrestling content.

Ignoring the choo-choo (!) for a second, poor Tom Phillips' exposition dump on the gimmick some five years after its introduction and mere months before the 'Monster Among Men' was released (along with Phillips himself) is pathetically sad. WWE, the former "land of the giants", has reached the point where the commentators need to tell you how much of a "disruptive influence" a 12-foot bloke is instead of just showing you.

Perhaps that's because when he does show you, it's soundtracked by a f*cking train noise.

WWE, in theory, shouldn't be castigated for experimenting with different tools and tricks during a challenging era. WWE, in practice, should be hauled over the coals for so many of the bad ideas such as this one making it on air.

 
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