Windham Rotunda aka Bray Wyatt has passed away

[Sheppy]

This sucks, man.

 

[Emperoreddy]

4 of the 5 are in my top 20 favourites of all time. Pillman probably would have got there but I only discovered him a year before he died.

"I respect you, Booker man"

 

[GKJ]

 

[Megahab]

"I respect you, Booker man

I found out about all that years later. But I had never heard of Pillman before he showed up in WWE as Austin's sidekick.

 

[Jussi]

 

[Emperoreddy]

They need to put his OG theme back on Spotify and keep it there

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[mrmovies779]

 

[These Are The Days]

The fact that he didn’t go over in that match legitimately drove me insane.

WWE constantly short changing him was one of the reasons the brand lost my interest. Brock can hold the title hostage, defending the title like 6 times a year if you're lucky but this guy is the forever bridesmaid? Nah dawg I'm out. His title win at Elimination Chamber had me in joy

 

[Megahab]

The fact that he didn’t go over in that match legitimately drove me insane.

Should have gone over Cena and Taker in consecutive Manias.

 

[93gilmour93]

So sad. Wyatt had something special about him that would just draw you in as a fan. I had the pleasure of seeing him live a few times and he always did what he does best and that’s entertaining people. This is a big loss to Pro Wrestling and he will be missed. RIP…

 

[Emperoreddy]

Seeing Rowan tonight was absolutely devastating.

It's not fair this man has had to go to two tribute shows in 3 years for two of his best friends.

Seems time to put the Wyatt Family in the HOF

 

[Habsrule]

I was looking to a very long and successful career for him.

I figured that he would go one of two ways; either become a writer for WWE and with his creative genius he would create great stories and stories that last a very long time. Or he would get into acting and I think he would be very successful with it. I can see him as a villain in a movie and he would easily pull it off.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Class act by AEW to post a tribute on their website.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Meltzer essentially said that it was known he had a heart issue when he was released in 2021 and that he wasn't able to wrestle at the time.

 

[GKJ]

Meltzer essentially said that it was known he had a heart issue when he was released in 2021 and that he wasn't able to wrestle at the time.

They were concerned about his weight too I think. Probably goes together.

But it was one of those things where Hunter brought him back while Vince was gone, so there was definitely something not in alignment.

 

[Jussi]

Just a reminder:



20 million views.

 

[BruinDust]

I was looking to a very long and successful career for him.

I figured that he would go one of two ways; either become a writer for WWE and with his creative genius he would create great stories and stories that last a very long time. Or he would get into acting and I think he would be very successful with it. I can see him as a villain in a movie and he would easily pull it off.

If pro wrestling had an award like an Emmy or Oscar for outstanding acting performance, Wyatt would of won a pile of them. His work in those Firefly Funhouse segments in particular I always felt was at a level most other pro wrestlers could not match from an acting point-of-view.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

I can't imagine that happens.

I think Bray Wyatt is the 5th roster member to have died in WWE history. Am I missing someone?

Bray Wyatt
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
Owen Hart
Brian Pillman

6 if you count referee Joey Marella.

I was thinking maybe Adrian Adonis and Texas Tornado but looks like they were out of WWE by the time they died.

I thought Kerry Von Erich was one, but he left the WWF a few months before passing

When you hear about the guys who’ve passed away so young, I’m surprised it’s that few.

I thought Crash Holly was one, but it seems he was released a few months prior to his death.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

The fact that he didn’t go over in that match legitimately drove me insane.

He should've broken the streak, not Lesnar. And the fact the streak was over at that point made him losing make even less sense.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[CDJ]

I thought Crash Holly was one, but it seems he was released a few months prior to his death.

I believe Crash was in TNA at the time iirc

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I just watched the Firefly Funhouse Match and that was outstanding. I don't think I've seen creativity like that in this company since the Ruthless Aggression Era, maybe even the Attitude Era. That might have been the magnum opus on Wyatt's career.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I think Bray Wyatt is the 5th roster member to have died in WWE history. Am I missing someone?

Bray Wyatt
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
Owen Hart
Brian Pillman

6 if you count referee Joey Marella.

I was thinking maybe Adrian Adonis and Texas Tornado but looks like they were out of WWE by the time they died.

I thought maybe Umaga, but I guess a one off Rumble appearance wouldn't count as main roster.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm glad he got that moment with Taker. His Rumble press conference he said that moment meant a lot to him.