WWE Warned Against Bringing Back Bray Wyatt’s Fiend Character

Bray Wyatt was definitely one of the most creative wrestlers in all of WWE, regardless of him being in the company or not. However, he was never used properly at all.

The Fiend was arguably his most creative character and truly showed just how imaginative Bray Wyatt would be. Unfortunately, his gimmick was never booked well in WWE until his release last year.

Bray Wyatt made his return during the Extreme Rules Premium Live Event and completely shocked everyone in attendance. While speaking on the latest episode of Busted Open podcast, Bully Ray stated that he believes WWE should not bring back The Fiend.

“It almost seems like Bray Wyatt coming out as Windham Rotunda, or Bray Wyatt, whatever you want to say, in his purest form, wanted to be good, wanted to bear his soul, but the voices in his head, the characters that he’s portrayed, just won’t let him. And that’s the road I think they’re going down. Got to be careful though.

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With The Fiend, they painted themselves into such a corner where this guy was impervious to pain. They have to be able to have this depth of character in which Bray Wyatt can still wrestle a match and work a match.

My biggest fear for The Fiend was, what happens when the bell rings and the house lights go up. Now what? Now he’s just another pro wrestler. In a ring, you have this character that has so many layers. It’s so deep, but then once the bell rings, you’re a pro wrestler and you gotta wrestle a match. And that’s where the disconnect came from me with The Fiend.”

Wyatt cut a very emotional and candid promo on Friday Night Smackdown last week, which many fans appreciated. With his rumored Wyatt 6 faction likely already being planned, we’ll have to wait and see how Bray Wyatt will be booked in the coming weeks.

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