It has been nearly a yr since Braun Strowman said goodbye to WWE for a second time after the promotion released him, and the previous WWE Universal Champion is all but retired, having not wrestled a match since he was let go. But Strowman hasn’t missed a beat despite being out of the wrestling business, having found success along with his reality show “Every thing on the Menu with Braun Strowman,” while also pursuing other entertainment projects.
And no less than for the moment, it appears Strowman’s having a a lot better time pursuing these interests than he did while working in wrestling. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter over the launch of his recent production company Meat Castle Media, Strowman described the differences between his recent life in TV/film production and his old one wrestling for WWE. And though he tried to be nice about his WWE tenure, Strowman couldn’t help but take one specific shot at his former employer.
“For me, the massive eye-opening thing was not having my hands tied,” Strowman said. “They’ve allowed me to be me, whereas I’ve had my hands tied creatively for the last 12 years [in WWE]. And while that is not a foul thing…I used to be very blessed with what I got to do, but at the top of the day, I used to be playing a personality on a show, and sometimes the script sucked. I mean, no offense, I hated it, but I needed to go in there and make the most effective of it because that was my job. Well, now with this chance… my creative input is welcomed, it is not dismissed.”