If WWE Was Being Honest About Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House

by Michael Sidgwick
Bray Wyatt
WWE

The supernatural character doesn’t go 50/50.

The supernatural character should barely lose at all, realistically, or else, what is there to fear? Horror is the most perilous genre of them all. It is an invitation to parody. When Wyatt ate a single RKO after 10 minutes at WrestleMania 33, he was revealed, once more, as an impotent joke of an act. If WWE wants to build the next Undertaker, the next Undertaker cannot lose to Jake Roberts in 1992.

In the Firefly Fun House, Bray Wyatt took a chainsaw to his old, doughy, joke self and sliced him in half. WWE must adapt this symbolism onto the main roster.

Easy signs are promising, and Windham Rotunda is a WWE guy, through and through—the likes of which, the Roman Reigns' and the Baron Corbins and the Charlotte Flairs—WWE will always promote with more conviction than the historical outsiders of WCW, ROH and beyond. There exists a mentality older than a Lovecraftian horror driving the Wyatt push—but Vince McMahon’s genius isn’t quite as eternal. Daniel Bryan was afforded the creative freedom to flesh out his ingenious ‘New’ heel persona.

If WWE was being honest, they’d put the whole world in Bray Wyatt’s hands.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!