Braun Strowman returns from injury in WWE SmackDown dark match
Braun Strowman returned from injury on Friday.
Strowman had been out of action since sustaining a torn groin in his Last Monster Standing match against Bronson Reed on the September 30 edition of WWE Raw. He returned to the ring in a dark match following the November 15 WWE SmackDown, teaming with Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio in a win over Judgment Day’s Finn Balor, Carlito, and JD McDonagh.
The dark match had originally been Lee & Mysterio vs. Balor & McDonagh, but Carlito interfered, and Judgment Day had a 3-on-2 advantage. This led to Strowman’s surprise return and the match being turned into a six-person tag.
Braun, Rey, and Dragon Lee pick up "W" to send the fans home happy. After the match Dragon Lee put Carlitos apple down his trunks. 🍏 #notcool pic.twitter.com/6ymIsOLiUt
— Steven Radmer (@Steven_R) November 16, 2024
Strowman is also scheduled for Blizzard Brawl on December 7 in Waukesha, WI, an annual show put on by David Herro. Strowman will be the special referee of the main event.
#BraunStrowman returns to Great Lakes Championship Wrestling for @BlizzardBrawl on Saturday Night, December 7th. Waukesha County Expo in Wisconsin. Tix at https://t.co/M32AWIauVZ #WWE #WWERaw @Adamscherr99 pic.twitter.com/ZFrUXmxVpH
— David Herro (@DavidHerro) November 12, 2024
Strowman says he tore his groin just two minutes into his match with Reed but was able to finish the bout and win, thanks to help from a returning Seth Rollins.
“Tore my Groin 2 minutes into the Last Monster Standing Match last week on #Raw and pained my way through that son of a b****. To yet again reminded the world I am The #MonsterOfAllMonsters,” Strowman wrote on Instagram following the injury.