official Adam Pearce. At Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, he entered at #30, eliminating Sheamus, Cesaro, and AJ Styles but was eliminated by eventual winner Edge. On the February 22 episode of Raw, he faced Bobby Lashley for an opportunity to be added to the WWE Championship match scheduled the following week, but lost. On the March 1 episode of Raw, Strowman and WWE official Adam Pearce faced Raw Tag Team Champions The Hurt Business, but lost after Shane McMahon got up the ring apron and forced Strowman to tag Pearce in, causing Benjamin to roll up Pearce and get the win for him and Alexander. The next week, Strowman demanded an apology from McMahon, who played a prank on Strowman by mocking him and pretending to flee the arena, before calling him "stupid" behind his back, turning face again. McMahon was scheduled to face Strowman at Fastlane on March 21, but McMahon suffered a left knee injury preparing for the match, instead having Elias take his place in the match; Strowman defeated Elias. On the first night of WrestleMania 37 on April 10, Strowman defeated McMahon in a steel cage match, ending their feud. On the Raw after WrestleMania, Strowman faced Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton in a triple threat match for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash but failed to win after McIntyre pinned Orton. On the April 26 episode of Raw, Strowman defeated McIntyre to gain entry into the WWE Championship match following interference from Mace and T-Bar. On the May 10 episode of Raw, Strowman interfered in the main event match and assaulted both McIntyre and Lashley, sending the latter through the barricade with a powerslam. At WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, Strowman failed to win the title from Lashley in a triple threat match also involving McIntyre. This would turn out to be his final match for the company as he was released on June 2, 2021. Control Your Narrative (2021–2022) Scherr made his independent debut at Free The Narrative 2: The Monsters In Us All, defeating the show's creator EC3. In January 2022, it was announced that Scherr would team with the former Erick Rowan (now Erick Redbeard) in a match against Bully Ray and nZo, which took place at Northeast Wrestling's WrestleFest XXVI on January 22, with Scherr and Redbeard winning the match. It marked the first time Scherr and Redbeard