5 Things Braun Strowman can learn from WWE Legends

Braun Strowman finally silenced his detractors by winning his first World Title in the WWE.

The Monster Among Men beat none other than WWE Hall of Famer, Goldberg, for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36.

With that being said, Strowman has a monstrous (no pun intended) task ahead of him as this means that he will have a huge target on his back from now on.

Strowman’s best friend and former tag team partner Bray Wyatt – the very man who introduced Strowman to the WWE Universe, and accorded him a significant position in The Wyatt Family – is now involved in a feud with The Monster Among Men over the Universal Title.

Bray evolved from being The Wyatt Family patriarch to The Fiend, whereas Braun Strowman evolved from being Tfactions Black Sheep to The Monster Among Men.

Now, let’s set aside Strowman’s ongoing Universal Title feud with Wyatt, and turn our attention to a few rather intriguing lessons Strowman can learn in light of him recently having captured his first pro wrestling World Title.

Today, we take a special look at what Strowman can learn from some of our most beloved WWE legends – things that’ll surely help him ascend even higher in the WWE food chain...

#5 The Undertaker: Braun Strowman should be careful while performing high-flying moves.

The Undertaker used to perform several high-risk aerial maneuvers back in the day

Akin to The Undertaker, Braun Strowman is a traditional big man pro wrestling performer. However, what separates the legendary Deadman from most other professional wrestlers is not only his unparalleled command in the realm of promos, but also his ability to perform high-flying moves despite being a big man.

Unfortunately, The Undertaker’s high-flying maneuvers and the resultant wear and tear on his body from said movess have taken a toll on his body over the years. It isn’t really advisable for a man who’s The Undertaker or Strowman’s size to execute the flying suicide dives like ‘Taker used to do back in the day.

Among several other interesting notes Strowman can take from The Undertaker, the lessons of exercising an abundance of caution and refraining from performing high-flying moves, are undoubtedly at the top of the list…

#4 Kane: Eeriness is something that Braun Strowman could master

The night Glenn Jacobs debuted with a character revamp as Kane truly brought about an eerie sense of déjà vu for many in the WWE Universe. The towering man ripping the hinges off the Hell in a Cell cage and confronting his brother The Undertaker was a sight to behold.

The well-designed mask added to the overall sense of foreboding and dark power that the new WWE Superstar known as Kane possessed. He went on to scale great heights of success in the pro wrestling realm, and in the ensuing years took of his mask; revealing his true face to the curious WWE Universe.

With or without his mask, whenever Kane was called upon by the WWE to portray a monstrous maniac, he’d go the extra mile and manage to strike fear in the hearts of even the most courageous individuals the world over. In fact, Kane was so very good at turning up the intensity of his character’s eeriness that despite often performing in comic angles during his WWE career, there’d be sudden changes in his on-screen character’s storyline trajectory which would inexplicably cause him to revisit his character’s true demonic avatar.

Make no mistake about it; Braun Strowman too is as intimidating and physically imposing as they come. However, The Monster Among Men could most definitely benefit by drawing inspiration from Kane’s uncanny ability to elicit a more visceral kind of fear in his opponents as well as the audience rather than just scare everyone with his physicality…

#3 The Rock: Braun Strowman and The Brahma Bull are great singers

If you’ve followed Braun Strowman outside of his on-screen portrayal of The Monster Among Men in the WWE storylines, you’d probably be well acquainted with the fact that Strowman possesses excellent vocal skills and is also a great singer.

That brings to mind another WWE Superstar, well, a former Superstar who’s the biggest star in Hollywood today – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Both Rocky and Strowman have been blessed with a great voice, as evident from their assertive and passionate promos.

Nevertheless, The Rock, back in the days when he was still an active performer in the WWE, impressed one and all not only with his voice in general, but also his singing skills which added another facet to his already impressive arsenal of entertainment skills.

Similarly, as we’d noted earlier, Strowman too is an excellent singer, and dare I say could make it quite far in the country music genre which he performs with a considerable amount of grace and confidence whenever he picks up a guitar and croons to an old country classic.

Elias ought to watch out, because Strowman could potentially outshine him as WWE’s top singer…

#2 Hulk Hogan: Braun Strowman could pick up a few tricks that The Hulkster used in his run as champion

I’d like to hark back to the time when Hulk Hogan was the top draw in professional wrestling. What exactly made The Hulkster so very successful? Was it the wrestling, the promos, or perhaps a combination of both?

Well, I know this is an oversimplification, but I truly believe that a huge chunk of Hogan’s mantra for success was his unmatched passion. While his detractors are quick to point out that he lacks diversity in his wrestling moves, even the harshest critics can’t deny that Hogan almost always made up for it with the passion and excitement he’d build up while delivering a promo.

Braun Strowman has the look, the size, the voice and the wrestling skills to make him a legitimate World Championship caliber WWE Superstar. Furthermore, he also ensures that his promos convey as much of his passion and love he has in his heart for this business as they possibly could.

Nevertheless, seldom can a pro wrestling performer reach the heights of Hogan or “Stone Cold” Steve Austin or The Rock’s electrifying promos.

If Strowman were to engage in further study of Hogan and the latter’s style of hyping up matches and rivalries, and incorporate The Hulkster’s style in his own character work, The Monster Among Men could indeed solidify himself as a future WWE Hall of Famer…

#1 Big Show: Braun Strowman shouldn’t hesitate while alternating between the heel and face personas

Big Show is one of the most consistent performers in pro wrestling history

Perhaps one of the biggest criticisms directed towards WWE Legend Big Show is what his critics perceive to be the meaninglessness of his constant face-to-heel and heel-to-face turns.

However, what most people fail to address his how effortlessly the giant Superstar manages to pull off the transitions from the dynamics of a heel to that of a face and vice versa.

I’d like to note over here that it’s incredibly important for the WWE to refrain from booking Braun Strowman to constantly alternate between the heel and face personas; that is unless the aforesaid transitions occur due to a valid storyline reason.

Nevertheless, should Strowman find himself having to alternate between the heel and face realms, and at times even act like a tweener, The Monster Among Men could take a page out of Big Show’s playbook and shed all hesitation in executing the back-and-forth character transitions no matter how rushed or forced they may feel in the heat of the moment.

After all, acting – which is kind of what pro wrestling is (in addition to the obvious wrestling aspect of the industry) – is all about the ability of an artist to enact the role that’s accorded to him/her with conviction and without any inhibition or hesitancy whatsoever.

Which of the WWE legends would you like to see Braun Strowman draw inspiration from the most? Sound off in the comments!

Edited by Alan John