10 Reasons Why Bray Wyatt Is WWE’s Worst Modern Creation

7. Misappropriation

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Possibly the worst thing about Bray Wyatt is his repeated theft of concepts without giving genuine thought to how they'll be employed.

Bray Wyatt is scary. Don't believe that? Just look at him. Don't feel scared? You obviously haven't watched the right films. It's your fault.

He probably didn't intend for it to be crass, but in highlighting various bits and pieces he has cribbed from multiple sub-genres of horror and occult, Bray underscored exactly why the character continues to fail so drastically on television.

Like a child's thrown-together halloween costume featuring zombie make-up with vampire teeth, the lack of a single defining theme attached to the character routinely renders the persona a misunderstood mishmash.

He's not one thing, nor another. Yes, his homages to The Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Cape Fear, Deliverance and numerous others fun easter eggs for film buffs, but the mere idea that any and all of the traits can be incorporated to one single character shows disrespect to the wrestling audience and the filmmakers that carefully crafted their own unique universes in the first place.

WWE is often accused of dumbing down, but Bray Wyatt's complex character is neither too smart nor too sophisticated. It's a cluttered, misguided mess that will be carelessly adjusted the next time Bray resubscribes to Netflix anyway.

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