Braun Strowman posts throwback image to 10 years ago & he looks borderline unrecognisable

Former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman sent shockwaves around the world of wrestling this week as he shared an old picture of himself on social media.

The snap, which was taken 10 years ago, shows the pro wrestler and former strongman getting ready for the Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships back in 2012.

Strowman, real name Adam Scherr, went on to win that contest, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, earning himself an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic.

At that event he competed in the SCL North American Championships, finishing fifth overall as well as competing in the Giants Live Poland event, where he finished seventh overall.

And when you look at the picture you can see why!

As he points out in the caption, Strowman weighed 400lbs back then and looked incredibly different to the more streamlined version of him we’ve seen recently.

He goes on to say: “What do y’all think should I bulk back up this big??? Jk I was miserable at that size but god bless was I strong lol!!!”

10 years ago I was over 400lbs getting ready for the @arnoldsports #Strongman what do y’all think should I bulk back up this big??? Jk I was miserable at that size but god bless was I strong lol!!! #10yearchallenge #Bodybuilding #Huge #giant #monster #titan #AdamScherr pic.twitter.com/LW3UvgwdGp

Strowman used his success as a strongman to make the leap to pro wrestling in 2013, when he signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion WWE. He remained with the company as part of Raw, SmackDown and NXT, until he was let go in June of last year.

The one-time Universal Champion then returned to the ring in October under his real name Adam Scherr as part of the