“I will not wrestle for anyone else”- When Braun Strowman asserted that he would retire from wrestling if he leaves WWE


“I will not wrestle for anyone else”- When Braun Strowman asserted that he would retire from wrestling if he leaves WWE

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Braun Strowman is returning to WWE and is slated to be appearing on RAW this coming week. According to PWInsider, Braun Strowman’s return has been confirmed by multiple sources in the WWE. The return has been one of the most anticipated ones after Vince McMahon’s retirement and Triple H taking the control of the WWE Creative. Braun Strowman was released from the company due to budget cuts and his last match in the company before the release was against Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the WrestleMania Backlash.

Braun Strowman had made his WWE debut in December 2014 on NXT Brand and thereafter made appearances on WWE Main Event, where he competed in the dark matches. He was moved to the main roster in August 2015, where he became a member of the Wyatt family soon after his debut. After being drafted to RAW in 2016, Braun Strowman began competing as singles performer during which he managed to win the Intercontinental Championship once and won the Tag Team Championship twice, one with Seth Rollins and once with Nicholas.

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Braun Strowman began his world Championship pursuits in 2018 and in 2020, he won the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania by defeating Goldberg. He held the title for 150 days before losing it to the Fiend Bray Wyatt at the SummerSlam 2020. Braun Strowman had a chance to win the title at 2020 Payback but failed to win it. Since then, Strowman failed to win any world title until his release in 2021.

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Back in 2020, During an appearance on Lilian Garcia’s Chasing Glory podcast Braun Strowman had stated that he would retire and stop wrestling after he gets released or leaves the WWE. Strowman had stated that he wouldn’t wrestle for anyone and that he would take his boots off once he stops wrestling for Vince’s McMahon’s company.

“I’ve said it time and time again: the day I take my wrestling boots off for WWE is the day I stop wrestling. I will not wrestle for anyone else. I’ve been given an opportunity from Vince McMahon and from WWE at life that I would have never gotten [anywhere else]. I told him a long time ago, the day I take my boots off from you, I’m done. And I mean that.”

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Triple H sheds light on the reported return of Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman and Triple H on WWE RAW
Braun Strowman and Triple H on WWE RAW

After his release from the company, Braun Strowman had founded his own wrestling promotion called as Control Your Narrative (CYN), which involves wrestlers booking their own storylines. Braun’s return will to WWE will be definitely a boost to the ratings as he was one of the popular stars of the WWE. Recently during an interview with Ariel Helwani of BT Sports Triple H spoke about Braun’s return without giving any confirmation. He said that Braun is a polarizing person in the business but whatever he brings on the table is just brilliant, which proves how amazing athlete he is.

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