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When you meet Braun Strowman, a 6-foot-8-inch former pro wrestler who refers to his body as a meat castle, you don’t expect one of his favorite foods to be black truffles. And you certainly don’t expect to be sitting at Beefy King in Orlando, Fla., watching a man wrestling fans called the “Monster of All Monsters” cry because, essentially, he can’t believe his luck. After 12 years as a popular professional wrestler who endured injuries so serious that one of his legs is partly paralyzed, he left World Wrestling Entertainment in May after he was released from his contract. But now he has done something no other member of the W.W.E. has ever done: He made a food show. “Everything on the Menu” debuts Friday on the USA Network right after W.W.E.’s flagship show, SmackDown. “I know I’m not this super-educated human being in the culinary arts, but I’ve always been passionate about eating. You don’t get to be 350 pounds by accident,” Mr. Strowman said between bites of a sandwich stacked with roast beef, pastrami, corned beef, ham, turkey and a slice of cheese. His friends who own Beefy King, which kept him fueled when he was a broke rookie wrestler, named it “the Monster” in his honor. He sipped Diet Coke between bites. The show’s premise will be familiar to even casual consumers of food TV. Mr. Strowman, whose given name is Adam Scherr, visits a city and eats in a couple of favorite restaurants. The catch here is that the host is a giant who consumes 7,500 calories a day and — need I say it? — orders everything on the menu. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
