10 Wrestlers Who Improved At Something They Were Terrible At
5. Braun Strowman - Being Really Dangerous
How Braun Strowman was ever allowed to perform his front chokeslam is, like the Evolution faction - or why WWE felt like they could get away with marketing the all-women's Evolution pay-per-view as the first of its kind - a mystery.
The regular chokeslam is relatively safe because those on the receiving end absorb the brunt of the blow across a large surface area. Before common sense prevailed, Braun used to land a succession of it's-alright-they're-desperate-for-the-exposure enhancement talents plum on their noses with the same recklessness WWE shows to long-term storytelling continuity. It was like a weekly, misjudged homage to Taka Michinoku's infamous Royal Rumble 2000 splat-bump: an involuntarily hilarious move you felt bad for laughing at because the scope for error was brutally vast.
After retiring the move, Strowman grew immeasurably as a performer, one able to elicit excitement and ensure the safety of his performers in spite of his preposterous strength.
Mercifully, the only performer Strowman inadvertently struck with undue force was one Brock Lesnar, who responded in vicious kind with a brain-rattling receipt.