10 Wrestlers Having An AMAZING 2023 (… That Nobody Is Talking About)
5. Braun Strowman & Ricochet
Braun Strowman and Ricochet aren't grabbing headlines in WWE for their oddball partnership, but they are lots of fun, which is inherently what this list is focusing on as criteria.
Largely, they astutely manifest exactly what they are; a big man/little man pairing WWE shoehorned together. It's a formulaic approach that should only be used intermittently as, when it flops, it flops bad. Strowman and Ricochet work exceedingly well together, though. Strowman has always been a subjectively competent big guy, whereas Ricochet still has slivers of his showy indie run left in him for the infrequent dazzling display of majesty. Such was the case in the initially-dreaded WrestleMania Showcase bout as, alongside The Street Profits, Alpha Academy, and The Viking Raiders, Braun and Ricochet were a demonstratable 'Mania night one highlight.
Those paying attention to WWE in late-2022 would have seen this surprising success coming. Braun returned on 5 September, wrecking the doubles division, but it became evident quicker than a Terry Funk retirement lasts that WWE had no plans for him. He was back. That was his aura for weeks until Omos rocked up for WWE's annual Battle of the Giants in Saudi Arabia. By putting him with Ricochet, WWE has managed to save face on two performers who ought to have the attention on them. They're good together...for now.