10 Wrestlers Who Got Into Incredible Shape This Year

9. Braun Strowman

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Braun Strowman foreshadowed a WrestleMania special guest when he tore away his shirt before even giving one of the poor saps in the Andre The Giant Battle Royal his hands, but why not flaunt it when you've got it?

A ripped and chiseled upper half is just one more Vince McMahon checkbox effortlessly ticked, creating yet more confusion as to why the 'Monster Among Men' hasn't just been handed the Universal Title to keep forever and ever at least once over the past few years.

He'd already shed some bulk from his Wyatt Family days in line with the push he received following a 2016 move to Monday Night Raw, but this latest upgrade elevates his frame to another level of airport stop-and-stare awe.

A WrestleMania 35 reveal was ironically the location he couldn't have needed the abs any less - Braun already dwarfed his Saturday Night Live foes Michael Che and Colin Jost, but it should stand him in good stead against fellow goliaths Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre as they feud for all eternity on Monday Nights.

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