With his work, late WWE star Bray Wyatt transformed the professional wrestling industry. He was a unique individual with a thrust for more given his creativity. Bray was a truly unique talent, having done everything from competing on NXT under the ring name Husky Harris to leading The Wyatt Family and taking over the Triple H-led promotion by being the heel he was.
With his vivid imagination, Wyatt enthralled crowds and motivated himself to become one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Wyatt was a unique personality who, behind the scenes, was a compassionate, loving person with a lot of life left in him. As a character, he could be ruthless, spiteful, and cunning in the ring.
Together with Matt Hardy, Bray Wyatt became the “Deleters of Worlds” and the two enjoyed success until Hardy’s injury in 2018 caused them to split up. In due course, Bray made his return with a sinister mask and new attire, referring to himself as “The Fiend”. He started using the Mandible Claw, which Mick Foley had previously used, as his finisher.
On his first arrival on the scene, he attacked Finn Balor and made a huge statement. As Fiend’s debut marked five years ago, fans are still not able to process that Wyatt is no more and has an unfinished legacy behind him.
Fans still can’t get over The Fiend’s WWE debut which happened 5 years ago
As various account handles remembered Wyatt on this day as it completes five years since his debut as the heinous Fiend persona, fans shared their memories and reactions to this remembrance. “I still can’t comprehend the fact that he’s no longer with us… Like most part of me still lives in denial” wrote one fan remembering the late WWE Superstar.
“This changed my life as a wrestling fan forever,” said another fan while others talked about how they miss him to this day. “He had an ability to make me feel a way that not many wrestlers can. I miss him so much.” wrote a user in regards to Wyatt.
A look at Bray Wyatt’s Fiend Persona and the legacy it holds among the fans
Several frightening, foreboding vignettes featuring Bray Wyatt in his “Firefly Fun House” were aired by WWE in the spring of 2019. The terrifying entity known as The Fiend, who was secretly living in Bray Wyatt’s mind, was finally revealed during the vignettes.
Beginning with his in-ring debut against Finn Balor at Summerslam 2019, The Fiend caused chaos within the WWE. The Fiend and Seth Rollins, the reigning Universal Champion, got into a feud. In their historic match at Hell in a Cell, Rollins managed to escape with the title. However, Crown Jewel would see The Fiend emerge victorious with the Universal Championship.
It took 118 days for The Fiend to lose the championship to Goldberg. He subsequently allied with Alexa Bliss and feuded with Braun Strowman, an old friend. Bliss and The Fiend started torturing Randy Orton together. The Fiend defeated Orton at Wrestlemania 37 as a result of Bliss’s distraction, capping off their war. At Extreme Rules 2022, Wyatt made his WWE comeback accompanied by puppet mascots from the Firefly Funhouse.
Around the 2023 Royal Rumble, he developed a rivalry with LA Knight, whom he defeated in a “Mountain Dew Pitch Black” battle. In addition, the rivalry featured Alexa Bliss and a brand-new character named Uncle Howdy. The Undertaker made a special appearance in the Raw is XXX episode, approaching Wyatt in what many fans referred to as a “passing of the torch” moment between the two legendary performers.
Before WrestleMania 39, Wyatt was supposed to engage in a feud with Bobby Lashley, but he vanished off WWE television without a word. It was discovered that he was coping with an unidentified medical condition. Reports that Wyatt had been unwell with a “life-threatening” disease since February surfaced on August 19, 2023. After months of COVID-19 difficulties, Windham Rotunda, then 36, died five days later, on August 24, 2023, after an unexpected heart attack.
He was one of the most imaginative and perceptive brains to ever grace a wrestling ring. For many years to come, the wrestling industry will be affected by his impact. Although Bray Wyatt’s career was always difficult, WWE fans will undoubtedly remember him for decades to come due to his unwavering ingenuity and passion for the sport.