Braun Strowman left WWE immediately following Survivor Series in November 2020 take time to heal from a knee injury (according to kayfabe Adam Pearce suspended The Monster Among Men for putting his hands on a WWE official). Strowman made his return to WWE programming at Royal Rumble 2021 – entering the Royal Rumble match at number 30 and eliminating three superstars before being eliminated himself – but has not appeared on TV since.
It has recently come to light that the reason for Braun’s absence since the Rumble has been because of an infection which spread to his bloodstream, but fortunately he has taken antibiotics and gotten the infection under control. The infection did, however, cause The Monster to lose about 15 pounds in five days. I know this feeling myself because I had a staph infection in my back when I was 15 years old. Not fun at all.
It will be interesting to see where Braun Strowman lands on the WrestleMania 37 card after becoming Universal Champion for the first time last year (as a substitute for Roman Reigns). One would wholeheartedly assume that he might be a major part of the event on April 10 and 11th at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (same venue as Super Bowl LV) considering what he did last year. However, before winning the Universal Title as a replacement last year, Strowman did not have a very prominent role at Mania the previous three years. His biggest WrestleMania moment up until last year was winning the RAW Tag Team Championship with a 10-year-old kid named Nicholas.