10 Fascinating WWE Backstage Facts About Bray Wyatt
2. Refused To Rehash Wyatt Family Due To Brodie Lee's Passing
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Brodie Lee - working under the name Luke Harper - played a crucial role in Bray's Wyatt Family stable. Wyatt brought the charisma, Erik Rowan was the muscle, and Lee was the ring general who could be trusted to bring the best out of any opponent. (See the Wyatt Family's legendary series of matches against the Shield for proof).
Bray was well aware of his friend's importance to the group, and after Lee's tragic death in 2020, Bray knew the Wyatt Family was truly finished. He confirmed as much in an interview on the Out Of Character podcast (via Inside The Ropes), stating that any version of the Wyatt Family without Brodie would be an insult to the man who helped make it what it was.
Hopefully, what Wyatt wrote in his tribute to Brodie is true. Wyatt asked Brodie to "save me a seat next to you", and it's comforting to imagine the two best friends somewhere laughing, chatting and waiting patiently for the room to fill with their friends and loved ones.