Braun Strowman isnt shy about how rocky his WWE start really was and he says some of the locker room straight-up hated him for it.
The Monster Among Monsters sat down for a conversation on Somethings Burning, where he opened up about how his sudden rise to the main roster in 2015 rubbed a lot of people in WWE the wrong way. He revealed that when he made his Monday Night Raw debut on August 24, 2015, he had virtually no in-ring experience.
According to Braun, the leap from developmental to live TV wasnt gradual it was instant. And unlike most new talents who grind through NXT, Strowman bypassed that path completely.
That fast-tracked promotion triggered serious resentment backstage. Many in the locker room saw Strowman as an outsider who hadnt earned his spot, and they didnt hide their feelings as they hated him.
But what most people didnt see, Braun explained, was the grind he went through just to land an opportunity. While others saw a big man getting special treatment, he says the reality was anything but glamorous.
Strowmans story just shows that not every path to WWE looks the same and sometimes the ones who look like theyve got it easy are fighting the hardest battles behind the curtain.
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