Braun Strowman says he is semi-retired from pro wrestling.
In May, former WWE star Braun Strowman was released along with several other wrestlers. Since then, many of these stars have moved to the independent wrestling scene. However, Strowman hasn’t wrestled any matches.
Before leaving WWE, Strowman had signed on to host a TV show. He will lead a food-based series on the USA Network called Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman. After months away from wrestling, Strowman shared an update about his career.
In an interview with Collider, he talked about a scene in his upcoming movie, Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, where he fights several extras who are also wrestlers. He praised the extras for their dedication, “Oh, I gotta give it to the extras, the ones that gave their bodies up for me, because in my scene, I’m rough with these guys, and they’re all pro wrestlers and stuff on their side jobs and stuff.”
“So they were all unbelievably willing to give their bodies up to me for this film. We did a lot of takes with a couple of them, and it was very physical. They were like, ‘Lay it in harder.’ I was like, ‘No, no…’ In our business, too, like the wrestling business side of things. I say ‘our business,’ but I’m semi-retired from wrestling now, too, because I want to be an actor.”
Strowman expressed admiration for young wrestlers who work hard to stand out. “But I always have so much admiration for these young and up-and-coming talents that are looking for a shoe in, a place to get in by going the extra mile, being the first one to raise their hand, not even knowing what I’m going to do to their poor soul, and just going, ‘I’ll volunteer for it.'”
“I was that kid at one point, I was doing that, I was the one going, ‘I’ll do it, I’ll eat that. I’ll go here. I’ll do that.’ That’s what gave me the opportunity to get to where I am in life. So those are a lot of the unsung heroes, too, that are behind the scenes, that no one ever knows about, and they never get credit for. So that’s big for me.” [H/T: wrestlingheadlines]
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