Braun Strowman has been out of action since the beginning of 2025 due to an illness.
A six-man tag team match featuring The Bloodline against Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Braun Strowman was supposed to headline the January 3rd episode of WWE SmackDown.
However, shortly after, WWE confirmed the match, substituting Jey Uso for Strowman.
It turns out that Strowman has been suffering from a severe illness that has kept him recovering in a hotel room and caused him to lose 36 pounds in just a week.
In a recent Instagram post, Strowman wrote,
“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 severe 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 premiere 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!!!!”
On behalf of eWn, we wish Braun Strowman a speedy recovery.
