WWE Superstars react to The Fiend Bray Wyatts shock release – digitalspy.com

On Saturday (July 31) WWE announced that ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt had been released by the company after 12 years.

In a statement on Twitter WWE said: “WWE has come to terms on the release of Bray Wyatt. We wish him the best in all his future endeavors.”

Wyatt (real name Windham Rotunda) was regarded as one of the most creative minds in the business and his release came as a shock to both fans and fellow wrestlers.

On Twitter Alexa Bliss, who has been playing a character influenced by The Fiend on Raw, wrote: “I really am at a loss for words… thank you so much Windham for everything you’ve done for this company.

“The most fun I’ve had is working with you. Such an amazing talent and the most kind person. I’m just in shock.”

Alexa has since changed her Twitter account to private.

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Sasha Banks wrote: “He’s got the world in his hands”, while NXT’s Isaiah ‘Swerve’ Scott wrote: “You inspired me”.

Mick Foley added: “With WWE’s release of BrayWyatt the company has lost a true visionary and a creative genius; one of the most innovative makers of mayhem pro-wrestling has ever seen. Here’s hoping Bray finds happiness and recreates himself once again – in wrestling, in life… or both.”

Mickie James, who was released by WWE earlier this year, quote tweeted WWE’s statement on Wyatt’s released and added: “I think what you meant to say was: ‘Thank you so much for coming up with such an incredible gimmick (time and time again), one so cool and over, we really didn’t know how to book it right.”

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It was reported by Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer that Wyatt’s release was due to “budget cuts” in WWE.

Wyatt had been with the company for 12 years, first appearing in NXT under the name Husky Harris. Not long after his debut he would go on to be part of The Nexus, a faction eventually led by CM Punk.

In 2012 he debuted the Bray Wyatt character, a cult leader figure who would go on to form The Wyatt Family with Luke Harper and Erik Rowan.

Wyatt was moved up to WWE’s main roster in 2012, with his biggest match coming two years later when he lost to John Cena at WrestleMania XXX.

In 2019 he debuted a new version of Wyatt through the ‘Firefly Fun House’ segments were he appeared as a deranged Mr Rodgers-style character hosting a show with puppets.

He then made his in-ring debut as The Fiend at SummerSlam, defeating Finn Balor, and would go on to win the Universal Championship that October.

Wyatt is the son of 80s WWE Superstar I.R.S. and the brother of former NXT Champion Bo Dallas who was released in April.

Catch up on Raw, Smackdown, NXT and all the big WWE action via the WWE Network or BT Sport. US viewers can access the WWE Network via Peacock.

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