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#3. Hope is true: Positive news on Braun Strowman's WWE return status

Braun Strowman has been out of action due to an injury.

It was rumored that WWE's initial plan was for Braun Strowman to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at TLC. While that would have been a perfect match, an injury made WWE change those plans.

On the RAW after Survivor Series, Braun Strowman got into an altercation with on-screen authority figure Adam Pearce, leading to a storyline suspension. It was reportedly done to write out Braun Strowman, who supposedly injured his knee or leg at Survivor Series.

Ultimately, WWE went with AJ Styles as Drew McIntyre's opponent at TLC after the former won a Triple Threat match on RAW involving Keith Lee and Matt Riddle.

According to Bryan Alvarez on WOL, Braun Strowman is injured, but it isn't a major one, and he's only rehabbing it:

“The story, as noted, is that Braun was scheduled to face Drew McIntyre at TLC but he got the leg injury and he is rehabbing it. I didn’t hear anything about surgery, just that they are rehabbing it. Presumably, he won’t be out that long but I guess we’ll see.”

We hope this is true because it means that Braun Strowman will return to WWE sooner than expected.