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2. The Wyatt Sicks Make Their Mark

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The Wyatt Sicks/Wyatt6 (whichever one you prefer) are the latest to benefit from WWE's show-ending 'faction make an immediate impact' trope. That's nothing new, but let's give Uncle Howdy and cohorts another benefit. The benefit of the doubt! Raw's ending will certainly get people talking, if nothing else.

Howdy's dominance is already racking up nice social media and YouTube numbers.

Creative will have to follow up on this Wyatt-related invasion with something else worthwhile though. That, somewhat eerily, was a similar bugbear for Bray himself over the years, but yeah - let's just see where this goes. Every new stable and idea deserves a chance, after all. Howdy will have to smash it on promos when the time is right.

Admittedly, there's every chance the Wyatt Sicks will start creeping towards the 'Downs' if they're more Retribution or Dungeon Of Doom than Shield or D-Generation X. If framed exclusively as a tribute to a fallen favourite, then peeps will be more forgiving. That's something WWE should keep in mind.

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