Braun Strowman’s High Salary Contributed to WWE Release Decision
Reports indicate financial considerations factored into former Universal Champion’s departure amid roster cuts.
Adam Joseph Scherr (born September 6, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and strongman. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2013 to 2025, where he performed under the ring name Braun Strowman.
Before professional wrestling, Scherr began his strongman career in 2010 when he won the NAS Amateur National Championships in 2011, and the Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships in 2012. After his retirement from strongman athletics, Scherr transitioned into professional wrestling and signed a contract with WWE in 2013; he wrestled on its NXT developmental brand under the name Braun Strowman. Upon debuting on the main roster in 2015, Strowman was quickly associated with the villainous stable The Wyatt Family, wearing a black sheep mask and being physically dominant. Throughout his appearances with WWE, Scherr was portrayed as an unstoppable monster.
Scherr has held the WWE Universal Championship once, in 2020 and has headlined many pay-per-view events for WWE. He is tied with Shayna Baszler for the most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match with five, tied with Brock Lesnar for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match with 13, holds…
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