5 Reasons WWE wants Brock Lesnar to defeat Braun Strowman at the Royal Rumble

#4 Backstage heat

Not everyone is happy with The Monster right now!

Another rumor that has been making the rounds on the internet is that WWE is seemingly giving up on Braun Strowman due to some kind of backstage behavioural problems. While no source has really elaborated on what exactly that meant or even what, there are claims that he has done minor things that have rubbed officials the wrong way.

According to Mike Johnson from PWinsider “One of the things that I heard from multiple people – we’re talking 4 different people. There are times where Strowman is negligent when it comes to showing up on time... He has a reputation at times for leaving a little early and sometimes he makes mistakes in terms of etiquette in the backstage in the locker room. Sometimes, as one person put it, he’s his own worst enemy and his worst advocate. They would be high on him and just when he gets to the point where you would think the next step is putting him into the centerpiece position for the company [then] something happens and he makes some sort of misstep backstage and people within management kind of cool on him and they take a step back.”

Of course, this is probably the smallest offense on this entire list, but its no secret that WWE isn't going to push a guy they don't like. Furthermore, they aren't going to have someone in the company's biggest prize if he keeps having problems. Unfortunately for Strowman, he has apparently had a string of them throughout his career.

In the end, maybe WWE pulls off the surprise of the century and has Strowman actually become Champion at The Royal Rumble. Then again, WWE has a history of not pushing superstars with problems backstage, which could be a pretty good indicator that the company will keep the title on Lesnar come the Royal Rumble.