Instead, Wyatt engaged Cena in psychological warfare more suited for a movie or television show. Advertised as a match, it was anything but wrestling. Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House match with John Cena was one of the few bright spots of a pandemic-ruined ’Mania. The time will come when what Wyatt brought to pro wrestling will become commonplace presentation, and historians and pundits will realize that Bray Wyatt was 20 years ahead of his time.
And in those moments, it reinforces what nearly everyone is saying.
I can forgive it if you just say it isn’t so.”īut as I remember Bray Wyatt, I find myself chuckling at the absurd parts of his career that once vexed me and laughing even harder at the ridiculous reactions to it from myself and others. He left an impression on me and all who watched him.Īs I tried processing the news of Wyatt’s death, my first reaction was, “Dear God, please let this be the beginning of a tasteless angle. Yet despite my critical reviews of what unfortunately became the last run of his career, Bray Wyatt did something that every entertainer strives to do with their audience. As a performer, Bray Wyatt frustrated and confused me.
