Analysing WWE’s 10 Most-Viewed YouTube Videos Of 2017

3. Strowman Attacks Reigns (Monday Night Raw, April 10th) - 16,285,053 Views

Four minutes and 47 seconds that came to define Braun Strowman's 2017 and instantly place amongst one of Monday Night Raw's all-time greatest beatings, the unrelenting destruction of Roman Reigns by the 'Monster Among Men' continued a chaotic rivalry in comically violent fashion.

To recap: Roman Reigns was the most hated man in WWE after retiring The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33 just eight days earlier. After reiterating yet again that it was 'his yard now', 'The Big Dog' found the notion immediately compromised by a sh*t-kicking for the ages.

Braun decked him early, literally throwing him through the backstage area before hitting his running powerslam onto a metal storage box. Ramming a storage box into Reigns' shoulder and head, the show returned from commercials to find Roman being strapped into a stretcher that Strowman subsequently hauled off a raised platform. Fans in the arena audibly erupted for his return, and he still wasn't done.

Lifting what remained of man and gurney, EMT's scattered at Braun's 'I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!' cry, as he locked Roman in the ambulance and tipped the entire thing over. It was sensational.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett