The handicap match wasn't exactly that - Bray Wyatt ended up not getting involved at all. While Harper got a few good shots in at "The Beast's" expense, he couldn't get the job done. As Wyatt watched. Lesnar took Harper to Suplex City, then dispatched him with an F5. After the bout, Lesnar left the ring with purpose and started walking toward Wyatt, but "The Eater of Worlds" headed to the back. Did WWE decide to protect Bray Wyatt by having Harper do the honors in his stead? Did the reaction Wyatt got from staring down Triple H on Raw convince decision-makers that he should be better protected? If so, it's possible that Wyatt is in store for a push - maybe he'll end up winning the battle royal at WrestleMania. Even if there are big things in store for Wyatt, though, there's no shame in losing to Brock Lesnar (as John Cena and The Undertaker can attest). The most logical reason WWE decided not to deliver the Lesnar-Wyatt match is that they're saving it for down the road. Perhaps later this year, we'll see the two battle on Pay-Per-View, with enough advance notice to build up a proper program between the competitors.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
