Well, that didn’t last long. Braun Strowman was fired, then rehired on WWE RAW tonight, but he made sure Michael Cole got those hands after Kurt Angle made the announcement.
Stephanie overturned Kurt Angle’s decision to fire Strowman, which came after Strowman beat up security guards and terrorized the production crew, and tipped over a truck. Angle tried to stop him, but Braun was relentless, destroying things as he came back into the arena. Braun grabbed Cole by the shirt and dragged him to the end of the stage, but Angle announced Stephanie had called and rehired him, and the Rumble title match was still a triple threat. Braun let Cole go, but ended up throwing him off the stage and onto the security guards as the segment ended.
It was announced that Tom Phillips would fill in for Cole on commentary in the interim.
Kurt Angle Fires Braun Strowman On WWE RAW (Photos / Video)
GOOD NEWS: #RAW Commissioner @StephMcMahon has REHIRED @BraunStrowman!
BAD NEWS: @BraunStrowman has just laid waste to @MichaelCole!@RealKurtAngle pic.twitter.com/lPawYn5dCt
— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2018
Well, this is how @BraunStrowman celebrates?!
He's been RE-HIRED by @StephMcMahon! #RAW pic.twitter.com/PPggTPv5w3
— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2018
Looks like @TomPhillipsWWE will join the #RAW announce table for the rest of the night after @BraunStrowman's attack on @MichaelCole… pic.twitter.com/KJdICnRQnt
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 16, 2018
