8. Braun Strowman Is Far Too Green
The Undertaker has had to pull is fair share of carry jobs throughout his storied career. Lumbering brutes like Giant Gonzalez and Nathan Jones immediately spring to mind when thinking of the lugs thatve crossed paths with The Phenom. Strowman is in much the same boat as those men, but possibly even less experienced. Braun became one of the few whove been lucky enough to basically bypass the NXT system entirely and jump directly to the main roster. Unfortunately hes the polar opposite of the other most recent addition who was able to make that move. AJ Styles is a well-traveled, seasoned veteran who is an amazing performer, yet may face some difficulty impressing his new bosses due to his less-than-imposing stature. Braun Strowman is the antithesis of Styles; a green-as-grass rookie who was propelled to his position solely based on the fact that hes a menacing powerlifter that has a;; the attributes that would have made him a star in Hulkamania-era WWE. If you can get past the fact that he looked like a jacked up Samwell Tarly from Game of Thrones, hes one of the most impressive specimens in the entire company. But can he wrestle? Who knows, since he never actually does it? Thus far his run has been limited to looking scary, interfering in Wyatt Family matches and occasionally hugging people to sleep. The guy isnt being trotted out there to work singles matches for a reason, and we can logically deduce that the reason is because hes in no way ready to do so. A WrestleMania bout with The Undertaker is not the time to test that theory.
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