Don't be surprised if the above picture is seen in the Rumble match this Sunday. In fact, you should probably be surprised if you don't see it. Since making his debut in the summer of 2015 with the Wyatt Family, Braun Strowman has been one of the most protected members of the roster, taking very little damage from anyone not called Undertaker or Kane. All of which is building up to his performance in the Rumble. In an ordinary Rumble his booking would be simple, and his booking would be effective. He would enter the Rumble around number 12, just as the ring is filling up a little too much. Upon entering, Strowman would toss some of the bodies to the floor, clearing the ring. Another few lesser names would enter the ring at 13, 14 and 15, say Zack Ryder, Adam Rose and a nostalgia entry such as X-Pac, leading Michael Cole to ask whether anyone can stop Strowman. The countdown to 16 is on, the buzzer goes and out walks Big Show. Now, the crowd couldn't care less about Show these days, and novelty interactions with modern giants is all that is left for the legend. This is a no-brainer, and a confrontation between the two in the middle of the ring is exactly what the Rumble was made for. Regardless, Strowman must be kept strong. It should take multiple men to get rid of him after unleashes a hefty chunk of destruction. Either that or Roman Reigns will dump him all on his own.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
