7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Nov 5)
4. Firefly FUN House
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Surprisingly down earth and VERY funny, The Fiend may yet be revived if the Firefly Fun House ends up being as good on SmackDown as it was on this edition of Backstage.
Reintroducing himself to those new to the gimmick, Wyatt exposed his comedic side yet again by letting in some self-parody in along with The Fiend that had - until Hell In A Cell at least - been the most over act in the organisation.
It's going to be a long hard road back for that character following his troubling rivalry with Seth Rollins, but this was an almighty leap in the right direction. The visual of Bray (rather than his once-frightening alter ego) holding the Universal Championship was fascinating, as was the prospect of him starting anew on SmackDown with an unnamed future challenger.
A win when it was desperately needed, this was so good it's probably worth repeating on Friday Night.
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