5 Ways WWE Have Damaged Bray Wyatt

5. Too Many Backstage Promos

The greatest thing about Wyatt when he was introduced to the WWE Universe was without doubt his promos. In a world where the vast majority of microphone time is taken up with recaps of recaps, overly scripted and overly explained ramblings that don't sound human and 'more macho than thee' tribal posturing, Wyatt's cryptic style stood out.

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He didn't speak like anyone else, his cadence was different and the subject matter of his interviews were truly unique. More so than any other new superstar, Bray Wyatt had an aura. Nowhere was this more true than in the ring. The Wyatt entrance was fantastic, a tense, mystical thing that would be followed by Bray stalking the ring and preaching to the masses in what felt like a truly organic way. The universe would respond with mobile lighting, the fireflies if you will, and all of a sudden WWE had a segment on its television shows that felt exciting and new.

What happened next? Well, Bray proceeded to give what felt like a never-ending succession of promos from the same smokey backstage room, sucking the life out of Bray's greatest strength. The subject matter of the promos wasn't a million miles from what he started with, but they became predictable in their vagueness, boring in their delivery and quite evidently pointless.

Things changed from an excitement at Bray's arrival to 'oh, here's another backstage Bray Wyatt promo'. 

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