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Adam Scherr shot to fame as Braun Strowman in WWE, but away from the ring, \u201cThe \u201cMonster Among Men\u201d has been loving life at the dinner table, eating everything on the menu for the USA Network. M&F<\/em> caught up with the former strongman and world heavyweight wrestling champion to find out why his show is different from other food programs, and why training is just as important as ever.<\/p>\n To the millions of pro wrestling fans around the world, Braun Strowman is the 6\u20198\u201d behemoth who eliminated 13 men to win the \u201cGreatest Royal Rumble\u201d in 2018 and pinned Bill Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship in 2020<\/a>. But after stepping away from the squared circle in 2025, the gentle giant has shown a softer side, taking the time to enjoy local restaurants as he tours the U.S. to tantalize his tastebuds.<\/p>\n And, while his television show is called Everything on the Menu,<\/em> it is not the all-you-can-eat style affair that you might have expected. Instead, each episode takes the time to savor each innovative dish. \u201cThe whole idea of the show, it\u2019s not like a food competition,\u201d Strowman tells M&F.<\/em> \u201cYou go out to eat, and you\u2019re seeing all this beautiful food, and you\u2019re like, \u2018I can\u2019t make up my mind what I want to eat!\u2019 Well, I can\u2019t either, but I\u2019m blessed enough that I get to order everything on the menu!\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt that as a successful strongman turned WWE Superstar, Strowman was able to use his passion to fuel his ambitions. At 42 years of age, Braun appreciates the fruits of his labor, and showed his emotional side during our conversation, shedding a few tears as he took stock of the good fortune that led him to sharing his love of food. \u201cI wasn\u2019t educated in the culinary arts,\u201d he reflects. \u201cI didn\u2019t go to school for it. I was just blessed, you know, with my time with WWE and being larger than nature intended.\u201d<\/p>\n Strowman says that just like being a performer with WWE, the act of sharing this love of food is all about putting smiles on people\u2019s faces. \u201cYou get one shot at life, and I get it, because I eat meal prep<\/a> all the time,\u201d explains the man mountain. \u201cI\u2019m eating stuff weighed out to the gram, six, seven times a day and it gets mundane, but that\u2019s my lifestyle, and that\u2019s what I love, so this is the ultimate cheat meal show.\u201d<\/p>\n From established gems to new, hip hotspots, Strowman is always excited to push himself, and others, out of the culinary comfort zone. \u201cOne dish that really opened my eyes was at a place in Tampa called Edison: Food + Drink Lab<\/a>,\u201d reveals the legendary wrestler, explaining that because his dad loathed green peas<\/a>, he inherited the same distain for them. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not a huge lamb eater, which is crazy, with all the red meat that I consume.\u201d<\/p>\n Even still, Strowman took to the table in Tampa during Season 1, and put those preconceptions to one side, tasting the lamb shank completed by a mushy pea sauce, no less. \u201cAnd it blew my f*****g mind,\u201d reveals Strowman. \u201cPardon my French!\u201d<\/p>\n While the first season of Everything on the Menu<\/em> ranked as the No. 1 show across cable entertainment<\/a> shows in the 18-49 demographic, Season 2 is promising to go bigger, teaming Strowman up with celebrities like Bert Kreischer and athletes such as NFL Super Bowl champion Landon Dickerson. But Strowman tells M&F why he has such a deep appreciation for the hospitality industry. \u201cI had a job at 12 years old,\u201d explains the WWE icon. \u201cI was washing dishes and frying fish at a restaurant, because I didn\u2019t have the luxuries, as a lot of people did. It\u2019s so amazing, to be able to share this story now.\u201d<\/p>\n Strowman is eager to set young people in the right direction as they navigate their own challenges, noting that he went down the wrong path himself, as a youngster. \u201cI did a bunch of dumb stuff,\u201d he explains of getting on the wrong side of the law. Thankfully, there were key people in his life, and they introduced him to the gym. \u201cYou know, the weights will never lie to you. They\u2019ll tell you when you\u2019re having a good day, because they\u2019ll let you pick them up. They\u2019ll tell you when you\u2019re having a bad day, because they won\u2019t let you pick them up. But they\u2019re always true,\u201d says the friendly Monster Among Men. \u201cIt\u2019s probably the only consistent thing I\u2019ve ever had in my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n Having lost a close friend to suicide, the giant says he has no time for those who say men shouldn\u2019t show emotion. \u201cPeople need to hear this stuff and write it,\u201d says the gifted grappler. \u201cIt\u2019s something that people don\u2019t talk about enough. I\u2019m the biggest softy on Earth\u2026I have no problem sharing that with the entire world, because maybe my message will take one person\u2019s mind off what\u2019s going on and keep them from doing something crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Strowman shares that for him, getting around a table together is about more than the food you eat. It\u2019s a chance to connect and share an experience. The former WWE Champ says that his formative years in pro wrestling revolved around the catering hall, backstage. \u201cEating with Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, Mark Henry, all my parental figures in wrestling. Those were my wrestling grandpas and dads and uncles and all that stuff, and they taught me so much,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n In terms of his current fitness journey, Strowman tells M&F<\/em> that he\u2019s on a \u201ccutting phase\u201d while eating an incredible 7,300 calories per day. This daily intake includes five pounds of chicken, ground beef, rice, a full pack of spinach, two containers of cottage cheese, a dozen eggs, Greek yogurt, six teaspoons of olive oil and two protein shakes. \u201cI know there\u2019s some other stuff in there too, but it\u2019s a lot,\u201d he explains, revealing that he blasts through mental and physical plateaus by \u201cembracing the suck.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, it doesn\u2019t suck to be Braun Strowman. The gigantic specimen reveals that he is still toying with the idea of entering a competitive bodybuilding competition and does not rule out a return to the pro wrestling ring. \u201cI\u2019m in as good a shape, or better shape, than I\u2019ve ever been in, wrestling-wise,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve been really focusing on where I had the nerve damage in my left leg. I still have 15% atrophy in that leg, but I\u2019m working around that, trying to strengthen up some of those other stabilizing muscles.\u201d<\/p>\n Strowman says that his love of food has also helped with his ability to recover. \u201cI thought deli meat was good protein when I was in my 20s,\u201d he shares. \u201cBut what you put in is what you get out of it,\u201d he now realizes, sharing that he now opts for organic meats and feels less inflammation as a result. \u201cI\u2019ll use a perfect example,\u201d states Strowman. \u201cThere\u2019s a restaurant here in Orlando that\u2019s been near and dear to me since I moved down here to start wrestling. It\u2019s called Beefy King.<\/a> They use locally sourced bread. They use the same beef, from the same ranch in Nebraska, for the last 40 years. The only thing they put on it when it\u2019s finished is salt. And it is the best damn roast beef sandwich I\u2019ve ever eaten in my entire life!\u201d<\/p>\n Braun Strowman is still winning at life. Bite by glorious bite.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything on the Menu\u201d returns for Season 2 on USA Network from June 5, 2026.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n To follow Braun Strowman on Instagram, click here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhy \u2018Everything on the Menu\u2019 Is More Than Just Another Food Show<\/h2>\n
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