How WWE Missed A HUGE Opportunity With The Fiend Bray Wyatt

The Fiend can not grab a hold nor be put in one as part of the same universe in which he teleports or summons black goo or - for f*cks sake - comes back from being burned alive.

It is not the preserve of the ageing demo the company owns. It's one of the youngest sect they can't seem to grasp.

As an 8 year old, your writer ran a storyline in his wrestling figure federation that saw The Undertaker shot to death by Warlord (the Hasbro was better than the worker...), strictly to generate a massive pop from an imaginary audience when he "returned" later that year. This is the sort of farcical but earnest childhood bullsh*t that used to serve as self-flagellation when talking to fellow wrestling fan friends as an adult. 25 or so years later and it's literally one of Monday Night Raw's top angles. Empty venue and all. And worse still, you're b*llocked for mocking it by a sizeable portion of fans that surely - as human beings over the age of 8 years old - must be too old for this sh*t.

An 8 year old. The age of 8 years old. These qualifiers exist to make it clear that this isn't another hit-piece on The Fiend. The black goo that dribbled from the Ultimate Warrior's head was captivating to the same kid making Warlord a gun-toting bad*ss in 1992. It's easier to think "this isn't for me" than "jesus, is this supposed to be for me?" as an adult watching Monday Night Raw, because WWE missed a huge opportunity with The Fiend when they tried to weave him in to normal life as a Superstar while maintaining all his magical powers.

Suspension of disbelief extends a long way. Longer than you'd ever think. It would and did extend to him residing in this weird Firefly Fun House in 2019, only to emerge for special occasions such as his SummerSlam debut and the gorgeously rich anti-bout with Cena.

He categorically cannot fight for titles. And WWE didn't learn that lesson.

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