Braun Strowman recently drew negative reaction for his controversial comments about high-fliers and opponents that are far more athletic than him. The Monster Among Men was even called out to his face by Ricochet during a previous episode of WWE SmackDown. Ricochet had said the following to Braun:
“Listen Braun, I know you’re not one for big thinking. You’re looking way too far into the future because if you keep looking past these ‘flippy flipper’, your words not mine, it might come back to bite you.”
Braun Strowman seemingly punished
Braun Strowman and Ricochet squared off in one of the two semifinals for the SmackDown World Cup this week. Fans believed Ricochet had no chance of going one-on-one against the former Universal Champion. Ricochet impressed with his high-flying moves, but couldn’t cause trouble for Strowman until Imperium arrived.
Ricochet took advantage of the distraction by Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci to pin Braun Strowman, earning his spot in the finals against Santos Escobar of Legado Del Fantasma in the process. The shocking loss led to speculations that WWE might have punished Strowman for his insensitive comments on social media.
Imperium ganged up on Strowman once the match was over, but Ricochet arrived in time to make the save for the big man. The two overcame Imperium and finally buried their hatchet (on-screen) as Strowman raised Ricochet’s hand in victory after the save.
I have no doubt that wasn't originally planned for Ricochet to pin Braun Strowman. That was booked to send a message to Braun not to bash his colleagues on Twitter for their in ring style for being flippy and floppy #SmackDown #SmackDownWorldCup
— Keith Blanchette (@KeithStephenB22) November 26, 2022
