The Wyatt Brothers have been a familiar name in the WWE Universe. The 2013 tag team champions have given their fans years of dominion over their opponents with clever tactics in a shorter period. They took a time out for the past few years when out of nowhere one of the Wyatt Brothers passed away without a prolonged illness. Brodie Lee died in 2020, shook the world with sorrow.
Brodie was a former WWE Smackdown’s Intercontinental title holder who retired from his wrestling career in 2019. Brodie Lee aka Jonathan Huber’s demise was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Under such conditions, the lungs can’t produce much oxygen to the body.
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The wrestler passed away at 41. There have been speculations that the former wrestler died due to COVID-19 complications. But his wife Amanda Huber released a statement on her Instagram handle stating that he didn’t have COVID and died due to some lung issues which could be the injuries during his wrestling career.
With the demise of Bray Wyatt on August 23 from a heart attack, she posted a tweet saying, “I’m devasted“. The wrestler passed away at the age of 36; many WWE stars like Dwyane Johnson, Mick Foley, Kane, and many others paid homage to the wrestler.
Fans have become nostalgic about their dynamic presence in the ring: The Wyatt Family Erick Redbeard, Bray Wyatt, and Brodie Lee. Erick Redbeard is the only living Wyatt brother out of the three.
I have no words.
I’m devastated.
— Amanda (@MandaLHuber) August 24, 2023
The fans have been paying tribute to the two on social media. A fan tweeted, “We will always miss you”. A user wrote, “Still can’t fully process the passing of one of my favorite wrestlers of this era, Bray Wyatt. The man was so creative & had a mind for the business like no other. A wrestler’s death hasn’t hit me this hard since Brodie Lee passed away. Praying for his family & friends.”
A member of WWE Universe wrote, “It seems unimaginable that both Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee/Luke Harper are gone”. A fan tweeted on X, “Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee together again in paradise”.
Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee together again in paradise 🥺🖤 pic.twitter.com/W427DOEIxq
— IDAN OF CAMP NOU❤️💙 (@Yokozuna_X) August 25, 2023
Being a tag team champions, in real life the Wyatt Brothers had a great bond. With the death of Brodie Lee and Bray’s best friend Mark, the wrestler was devasted and lost many years of his wrestling career.
Bray Wyatt’s Career Shattered Post Two Personal Losses
Bray Wyatt contracted COVID-19 but recovered in the stipulated time. His return to WWE Extreme Rules 2022 gave the audience a lot of enthusiasm and fans anticipated his huge comeback to be the epic. During his comeback, the wrestler opened up about his absence and remorse for losing three most important things. He posted on his social media handle a picture of himself with Brody Lee for being a ‘best friend and brother’.
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“I lost a lot of things. I lost my career, I lost two people who were very, very close to me, and I lost my way….” he spoke with a heavy heart. After the loss of his brother and his best friend Mark, the pro-wrestle started to show some mental health issues and was not able to recover from it. He was able to get past the trauma and was making a comeback but due to the COVID-19 complications, he suffered a heart attack.