[2017-02-13-WWE-Raw] Braun Strowman vs Mark Henry

[GOTNW]

Really fun and concise hoss battle with them smartly using the 5 minutes they had. I'm not the biggest proponent of sound effect strikes but they can work just like anything else and Strowman's were similar to Reigns' and Harper's who do them well too, the WSS weight shift was a smart counter you don't see often since there aren't a lot of wrestlers bigger than Henry that'd make that spot make sense. Henry catchin Strowman's arm when he went for the clubbing blow is something I could see annoying an all knowing WWE binge watcher if the "go for the move again once you've executed it correctly only to get it countered" pattern is super prominent in WWE (I'm not convinced of that, I think they vary things enough to that it isn't really an issue in general, only when someone telegraphs it) but Henry made it look so cool by milking the arm catch and following it up with a great fired up comeback. ***

[ShittyLittleBoots]

What a fun hoss match! Loved Henry's comeback & Braun was really good working the heat on him & cutting off that comeback. Very fun 5 minutes. ***1/2

[Kadaveri]

My favourite bit is when Braun's just beaten Mark to the ground and then shouts at the crowd "World's Strongest Man!? HA!"

 

Good match overall. ***