5 interesting facts you didn't know about WWE Superstar Rowan

WWE Superstar Rowan was behind the attacks that could have ended Roman Reigns’ career. In recent weeks, we saw this former member of Wyatt Family manhandling Reigns. He also turned on his ‘friend’ Daniel Bryan and not much of that friendship was left when he put the latter through the announce table.

With his actions, Rowan sent a message to the entire WWE Universe that he answers to no one but himself. He is now set to face the 'Big Dog' at Clash of Champions and the tension between these two Superstars is mounting with each passing day.

During their brawl on this week’s SmackDown Live, Rowan lifted a fan and tossed him at Roman Reigns who was surrounded by the security guards. He also used hit Reigns with a piece of equipment to ensure that his opponent knows what he signed up for.

Given his recent run, it looks like Rowan is determined to carry out acts that will fetch 'Holy Sh*t' chants from the fans. As he is heading towards a crucial fight with Reigns, we have a list of lesser-known things about the 6’ 8’’ Superstar.

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#5 Rowan is a trained guitarist

He can make you dance to his tunes. Literally!

There are several WWE Superstars such as Chris Jericho and Elias who have openly shared their musical skills with the WWE Universe. But the one person who is rarely spotted playing an instrument is Rowan. It may surprise if you ever catch Rowan breaking a tune on his guitar.

Rowan is fond of music and learned how to play guitar when he was young. He is professionally trained and likes playing guitar to relax himself. His understanding of music is often credited to his intellect as he reportedly has an IQ over 140.

Rowan is considered to be highly intelligent by several Superstars backstage. During one of the interviews, Rowan was asked to solve a Rubik’s cube within a minute and he effortlessly obliged.

#4 Rowan’s first-ever professional wrestling championship

It was long overdue

Rowan has won three Tag Team Championships to date. He joined forces with Daniel Bryan and won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship twice.

However, he won his first-ever Tag Title on NXT alongside Luke Harper. This was also the first time when Rowan got his hands on a professional wrestling championship. Six months after his WWE NXT debut, Rowan teamed up with Harper and defeated Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas to lift the first title of his career.

He won his first championship on the main roster as one half of Bludgeon Brothers who defeated USOS for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 34. As a member of the Wyatt family, Rowan could never win a title after moving to the main roster. It was only his recent run with Daniel Bryan that allowed him a chance to become a champion on SmackDown Live.

So far, Rowan has never won a Single’s title. Maybe that will change shortly…

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#3 Football before wrestling

Another football player on the roster?

We know that there are several WWE Superstars who played football and considered a career in that sport at one point. Even a few former NFL picks decided to alter their career by signing with WWE.

While we know that the likes of Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt used to play football, Rowan’s name is a surprising addition to that list. Rowan’s incredible agility helped him play the sport well and bend the rules in his favor.

Although Rowan did not go for a professional football career, he used to play for the University of Minnesota Morris which is also his alma mater.

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#2 A short run with reality TV

Rowan on a reality TV Show

Before his WWE debut, Rowan featured in a reality TV Show – Alt For Norge. Dubbed as The Great Norway Adventure in the United States of America, this TV show took Americans of Norwegian descent back to Norway.

The show first aired in 2010 and Erick Rowan was one of those few people who were taken back to their home country. In the following weeks, the contestants were required to perform traditional Norwegian tasks which included eating lutefisk, a traditional Norwegian dish, and camping in the wilderness.

The show also took the contestants to meet their relatives whose existence was unknown to the former. By the end of the season, Rowan came third and ended his association with reality TV.

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#1 Tough run at NOAH

Rowan's run as Thoruf Marius in NOAH

Before signing with WWE, Rowan went to Japan and joined Pro Wrestling Noah in 2007. Back then he used to go by the ring name, Thoruf Marius. However, his run at NOAH was far from smooth.

There, he competed both as a Single’s wrestler and as part of Tag Teams. However, none of that helped him elevate his position in the promotion. He featured in eighteen matches throughout his run with the company but managed to win only two.

That forced him to return to the United States in less than a year. Soon after that, Rowan signed with WWE and began appearing on Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).

With time, Rowan made his way to NXT as Bray Wyatt’s ‘second son’ and went on to represent the Wyatt family alongside his Tag Team partner and Bray’s first son, Luke Harper.

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