8 New Directions For New WWE Champion Bray Wyatt

8. The Oncoming Treachery

Bray Wyatt’s first step following the Elimination Chamber has looked clear for months, and it became all but certain last night. Randy Orton has been plotting the Wyatt Family’s demise since the day he joined them, and with him winning the Royal Rumble and Bray standing as WWE Champion, the pieces are finally in place.

Whether it happens this week, next week, or even a month from now, Orton is primed and ready to sink a knife into Wyatt’s back. He has been planning his strike for months, and the championship’s added stakes should accelerate the process. Having successfully removed Luke Harper from the picture, there is now nothing standing between Orton and his ultimate goal, and sooner or later, Bray is going to be all alone.

Tension was rife as Bray celebrated with his new championship last night. Orton emerged on the stage to stare his “ally” down, and it remains to be seen how Wyatt will react to this change in circumstances. He has been entirely trusting of Orton thus far, but will last night’s outcome prompt Bray to start keeping The Viper at arm’s length? Probably not. Bray’s blind trust is going to cost him dearly, and he’ll soon be wishing he’d listened to Luke Harper in the first place.