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9. Bray Wyatt Was Still A Rising Character
He had the whole world in his hands.
Okay, so in booking terms, thats a bit strong, but there is no denying that Bray Wyatt was one of if not the hottest character on the roster when he arrived. He was new and intriguing (apologies to Mr. Spivey,) and had a mystique that made the imagination run wild at the storyline possibilities. Best of all, he could go in the ring.
In retrospect, perhaps weve all overestimated creatives ability to get the most out of such a dark character in todays WWE, but either way, there was enough juice in the gimmick to generate a response that could take Wyatt far. If Undertaker had a place, so could he.
Its not that Wyatt is being criminally misused these days, but he is recovering from a little bit of a career rut. After a decent (if overacted) match with Cena at Mania XXX, he started eating losses at a rate that would neuter a less fascinating character, and which certainly did rob him of some of his lustre as a face of fear.
The match with Cena was still original Bray in action. He was creepy and crawly (he inaugurated the spider walk that night) and played seriously off the whole let out your dark side angle. Naturally, Cena wasnt going to lose, and the blow-off match would come later, but when Wyatt stared at the lights in New Orleans, it was the beginning of one year plus of stagnation for the character.
It certainly speaks to Wyatts talents that hes even kept himself in a position to bounce back into prominence.