Braun Strowman has been on the sidelines to start off 2025 due to an illness.
On the January 3rd episode of SmackDown, WrestleVotes had reported that SmackDown would be headlined by a six-man tag match pitting The Bloodline against Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Braun Strowman. However, hours later, WWE announced the bout, but with Jey Uso in the bout and not Strowman.
It turns out that Strowman has been dealing with a serious illness that left him recovering in a hotel room and losing over 30 pounds in a week. He wrote the following:
“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!!!!”
We wish him a speedy recovery.
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