Led By: Bray Wyatt Prominent Members: Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan Date(s): 2012-2014 In an era of smark fans and anti-Cena backlash, the Wyatt Family hardly counts as a heel stable they were cheered nearly as much as they were booed. People went nuts when Bray announced the hometown during their entrance. And if the number of fireflies in the audience were any indication, this was one gimmick that totally got over with the crowd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nQuETm4gYY The best thing about the Wyatts was their plausibility as fans, we have to suspend our disbelief when we see the Undertaker shoot lightning from his fingertips, but the Wyatts are a bit more plausible. A bunch of crazy backwoods people? A rambling street corner preacher? Its possible you could run into these folks if your car broke down at the wrong time.
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