8 Booking Steps To Braun Strowman Vs. Brock Lesnar At WWE WrestleMania 34
2. Royal Rumble 2018 - Braun Strowman Vs. John Cena
Braun holds Cena personally responsible for taking him out of the number one contender five-way, and as such a feud between the two begins. Strowman has shown in the past that he is a quick learner in the ring, and his longer matches with relative veterans (in comparison) have come with clear improvements.
The aim of the feud with Cena is less to get Braun over more (nigh on impossible), but to give him more experience working with a major star. The two have a battle at the 2018 Royal Rumble, meaning neither man makes it into the Rumble match itself. The singles match (along with the Rumble) is also big enough to headline a major show, meaning Lesnar is absent once again.
Strowman comes out on top at the Rumble, hitting Cena with a couple of powerslams and picking up the 1-2-3. The Rumble is won by a SmackDown competitor (let’s say AJ Styles), leaving Brock Lesnar without a challenger for WrestleMania 34.