WWE star Braun Strowman had a rough start to 2025 due to a severe bout of flu. He shared on Instagram that he lost 36 pounds in a week and suffered from a high fever for several days. This caused him to miss the SmackDown episode last Friday, Raw’s Netflix premiere, and he will be absent from this Friday’s SmackDown as well.
Despite the setback, Strowman is determined to make a strong comeback. He expressed his optimism in his Instagram post, stating:
“We’ll see if people read what I post or not. Or just look at the cool pix. 2025 has been off to a ruff start for me. I picked up some kind of a bug last week and it had absolutely whipped my ass. I laid in a hotel room for four days three with a fever of 102 or higher for the first three days. A week later I am finally over what I think is the hump. My sever body aches are finally easing up. Today is the first day I have been able to move around and really do anything. I have lost 36lbs in this week. Had test taken and all they could determine is that it was a very bad Flu thankfully. I hate I have had to miss last weeks smackdown the premier of Raw on Netflix and I will miss tv again this week. This is yet another speed bump in the road. I will be back bigger stronger and badder than ever!!!
There hasn’t been anything this life has thrown at me that I haven’t been able to able to OVERCOME and this sure as hell isn’t gonna stop me in having one of my best years to date!!!!!
2025 your ass is mine!!!!
#GonnaTakeMoreThanThisToKeepMeDown”*
Best wishes to Strowman as he continues on the path to a full recovery.
