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3. Anyone But You

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Back when the original version of the Bray Wyatt character was still relev-when the original version of the Bray Wyatt character wasn't a totally busted flush, he laid out a refreshingly simple agenda for another wave of terror he'd fail to unleash on the WWE main roster.

"Anyone but you Roman".

Acting as the avatar for an audience that had grown to despise 'The Big Dog' but also looking to cut the head of the WWE snake clean off in order to assert some kind of authority, Wyatt concluded the feud like a wet-end loser as per usual, but at there was a modicum of logical direction about it all in the beginning.

His reimagined Fiend gimmick has seen him use this evil manifestation to take revenge on former foes that wronged him in his original run. Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan all crossed paths with Wyatt and/or his Family in the past and were made to atone for their actions in the terrifying present.

Presumably that same force remembers Roman's dominance? A dominance Reigns has sought to recapture over the past 12 months, with a redemptive road leading to WrestleMania 36 against whomever has his brand's top title.

Yowie Wowie. Anyone but you Roman.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett