Braun Strowman’s Mystery Tag Team Partner Is a WWE Referee’s Son

The question everyone on everyone’s mind during the match was, “Who is this kid and where did he come from?”

Dan Gartland | Apr 9, 2018

Braun Strowman’s Mystery Tag Team Partner Is a WWE Referee’s Son /

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One of the best moments of WrestleMania was Braun Strowman enlisting a kid from the crowd to be his partner in the Raw Tag Team Title match against The Bar.

Strowman and Nicholas—well, really just Strowman—ended up winning the belts from Sheamus and Cesaro, and Nicholas played his part perfectly.

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The question everyone on everyone’s mind during the match was, “Who is this kid and where did he come from?”

It turns out, he’s the son of WWE ref John Cone, who happened to be the man wearing the stripes when Braun and Big Show collapsed the ring on Raw last year.

There has been plenty of speculation about what the plan is now that Nicholas is a WWE champion. Will he and Braun defend the titles tonight on Raw? If so, they have a friendly ref that can speed up the three-count.

Published Apr 9, 2018

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).