Many claim that Bray Wyatt - The Fiend, the Universal Champion, the reborn former 'Eater Of Worlds' - isn't dead at all, but consider the following before losing your f*cking mind in the comments section (and click the Next button).
Following on from the catastrophic Hell In A Cell clash with Seth Rollins, he went on to win the Universal Championship in far more pedestrian circumstances than the match he should have won it in weeks earlier. From there, he began terrorising Daniel Bryan despite his Firefly Fun House alter ego's desperation to bring back the Yes Movement. This was all binned when said variant became a heel and started attacking The Miz, but was booked as a babyface during his pay-per-view debut because folk were genuinely curious to see what form he took away from his Fiendish new exterior.
Confused? You should be, and this is the tragedy of it all. This was a gimmick of outstanding thought, nuance and pro wrestling terror. It was flushed from the moment it became part of WWE's twisted normal, but whatever dreadful steps it continues to take in 2020 can't undo the initial moments of magic upon launch...
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