Braun Strowman's Long-Term Outlook Heading into WWE Survivor Series 2015

WWE Superstar Braun Strowman has been received with a mixed reaction from wrestling fans, but everyone can agree he will be in a marquee match at the 2015 edition of Survivor Series.

As a member of the Wyatt Family, Strowman was part of the assault and abduction of both the Undertaker and Kane, and all signs point toward a traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match involving those Superstars taking place at the November pay-per-view.

If the short-term outlook of Strowman’s career includes a multi-man bout against legends of the business such as Kane and Undertaker, imagine what the long-term future holds.

At 32 years old, Strowman is far from the ideal age to be just starting out in the business, and he is admittedly very green in the ring. Luckily for him, he will be working in a stable with veteran performers in Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and especially Luke Harper, who can teach him the ins and outs of the business while he is learning on the fly.

It also doesn’t hurt Strowman’s learning curve that he will be working against two of the greatest big men to ever step into the ring in Undertaker and Kane.

While Strowman is new to the sport, he has the freakish size and strength needed to be a true attraction, and he has the physique WWE has shown an affinity toward since Vince McMahon took over the company in 1982.

The key—as it is with any and all WWE Superstars—is to play to Strowman’s strengths and hide his weaknesses. That’s what Paul Heyman always preached, and it rings true with an inexperienced talent.

It also helps build Strowman’s credibility when WWE books him as strongly as they have been doing. It takes an army of men to take him off his feet, and they simply don’t let him look weak against any challenger.

With WWE officials clearly behind Strowman and the storylines doing everything they possibly can to protect him, the long-term future is incredibly bright for the relatively new wrestler.

Over the next several months, the WWE Universe should expect to see plenty of Strowman around the top of the card. After the likely Survivor Series tag team match, the next challenge should be a battle against Kane.

Kane is one of the most criminally underrated big men in the history of the business, and even at 48 years old, he will be able to carry Strowman in the ring and teach him as they feud against each other.

Eventually, Strowman will come out of that feud victorious and have to move on to bigger and better things. If Undertaker is not going to fight Sting, there is a distinct possibility WWE Uses the Deadman at WrestleMania 32 to fight the Black Sheep of the Wyatt Family.

Undertaker has already squared off against Wyatt himself at WrestleMania, so facing the biggest and strongest member of Bray’s family is not beyond the realms of possibility. Fans complain about part-time stars coming back just to win, but even if the Deadman were to beat Strowman, it would be a huge rub and a great way to start the next chapter of his wrestling career.

WWE could always book Undertaker in a much more popular mainstream matchup, but if the company is looking to build stars for the future, putting Strowman in the ring against the Deadman at WrestleMania 32 is a viable option.

For Strowman, his size, strength and look give him a huge long-term upside.

For more wrestling talk, listen to Ring Rust Radio for all of the hot topics or catch the latest episode in the player above (some language NSFW).