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Braun Strowman Names His Favorite Rival in WWE

Published 10/06/2021, 2:57 PM EDT

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Adam Scherr aka former Superstar Braun Strowman has worked with several Superstars during his time with the company. Among the several feuds he has had with the company, he revealed that his favour was Roman Reigns.

Over the years, The Monster Among Men and The Tribal Chief have had several feuds. They’ve stepped inside the together more than once, and almost every time they put up an entertaining fight.

The first Strowman and Reigns faced off was in 2015 on WWE Raw. While their first fight wasn’t something that could be considered most brutal or most entertaining, it paved the path for some of the better matches.

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One of the last times Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman faced each other was at Payback 2020 during a triple threat match for the WWE Universal Championship.

This was the PPV where Reigns turned heel after returning at SummerSlam 2020. At Payback, he arrived during the match when Strowman and The Fiend were at it, and attacked them. Reigns pinned The Fiend to become the new Universal Champion.

Since then, Roman Reigns continued dominating SmackDown as the Universal Champion while Strowman’s time with WWE ended.

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Roman Reigns will face Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel 2021

While The Tribal Chief may have put The Monster Among amen behind him, other dangers lurk ahead. Currently, it’s The Beast who has put a target on Reigns’ back.

Brock Lesnar returned at WWE SummerSlam 2021, at the same event where Reigns returned a year ago. At the next event in 2020, Payback, Reigns became champion.

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Now, the first event since Lesnar’s return where The Beast will participate in is Crown Jewel 2021. The Tribal Chief will put the Universal Championship on the line, and it’s quite the question about if he can retain it this time.

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Reigns has retained it against the likes of Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Jey Uso, Finn Balor, and Cesaro.

This is the first time Roman Reigns will defend the title against Brock Lesnar. If he manages to keep the title, he will have successfully defended it against

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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