10 WWE Stars We Aren't Allowed To Like
1. Braun Strowman
For once, you were supposed to like this motherf*cker.
WWE backed the Monster with a Monstrous push. Strowman was built as a force both indestructible and, unlike the hosses of yore he made extinct, relentless. Bar the literal dumpster fire that was a dumbass loss to Kalisto last year, Strowman was an act to believe in; he only lost after his opponents put forth an herculean effort (well, aside from Brock Lesnar), and he channelled the OTT, anything-can-happen spirit of the Attitude Era in spectacular stunt set-pieces that were such a refreshing change from the endless back-and-forth 10+ minute matches. Strowman once reduced grown adults to stunned, wide-eyed children by throwing our cynicism several feet down the entrance ramp.
Do you like Braun Strowman?
Tough t*tties!
He is now Roman Reigns fodder. That's what all this has amounted to. Strowman wasn't a tenured but stale World Champion-calibre performer in need of a character rethink; he was a very popular babyface WWE turned heel to provide a trademark obstacle for Roman Reigns to overcome. Depressingly, Strowman isn't some kickpad-clad slender man WWE was never going to envision as a top guy. He is the one gigantic, awesome interface between an eternally divided office and public, and he's still, simply, Not Roman Reigns.
Best not hold your breath for the big Ricochet push, then.