Which WWE Wrestler Almost Got Bray Wyatt's Split-Personality Gimmick?
This bruiser pitched a character similar to 'The Fiend' a while back.
Former WWE wrestler Erick Rowan has revealed he once pitched a gimmick similar to Bray Wyatt's 'Fiend' character that he even trialled on an episode of Talking Smack, only for the promotion to go in a completely different direction.
Rowan said the following during a recent appearance on The Lewis Nicholls Show:-
“I’m obviously a huge fan of split personalities. I love that kind of character. I remember for the longest time, I pushed for myself to have a split personality with different masks. I had like 20 different masks. I remember I did a Talking Smack once where I tried a split personality character, and next thing I know, we’re the Bludgeon Brothers, but yes, being a fan of that sort of thing like horror movies, it’s cool to see them allow somebody to do that.”
Rowan also spoke on the WWE creative process, calling the experience "frustrating":-
"Everyone has so many different ideas, and they’re not being used. The ideas don’t get used. You get told what you do. Unfortunately, you can push and try to do what you can, but within the company, again, it’s a publicly-traded company.”
The former Wyatt Family man was one of the dozens of WWE employees released or furloughed on 15 April. His next move in pro-wrestling is yet to be revealed.