The Disturbing Truth Behind WWE Raw Reunion

by Michael Hamflett
Bray Wyatt Mick Foley
WWE.com

In his new guise and ahead of what most have assumed will be a SummerSlam squashing of Finn Bálor, Bray Wyatt is a carefully protected entity in WWE. On a night where Vince McMahon conspired to absolutely positively kill every motherf*cker in the room, Wyatt's Fiend was an AK-47 blast to bleary faces. Mick Foley's especially.

Dropping Foley to the ground with a Mandible Claw from his "hurt" glove, Wyatt may well have claimed a new finisher for new gimmick whilst destroying an actual industry icon in the process. This is prestige the original Wyatt character wasn't ever afforded, even if the spooky bullsh*t threatened to return with a giggling soundtrack that went on a little long at the end.

But here, look, it was really good. The Fiend is really good.

There is hope.

Amidst this slew, this sludgy, soupy slew of stupid thick c*nts doing stupid thick things, Wyatt actually managed to stand out by virtue of being the only one from 2019's gaggle of nincompoops to escape with any credibility. This was a success story. The one success story. A final, fatal disturbing truth.

Nostalgia was killed off for good at Raw 25 in 2018, as evidenced by the collection of lifeless souls dressed in their gimmicks and making the best of it throughout 2019's brutal broadcast. Wyatt, in stark contrast to the entire first five years of his career, may at last be one for the future. If only more folk that Foley actually gave a single sh*t about preserving it.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett