WWE Raw: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (June 27)

5. Bray Wyatt References The Jungle Book

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Unlike that of Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt's future isn't immediately clear. It does look like The Wyatt Family will challenge The New Day for the WWE Tag-Team Titles, but it's doubtful that Bray himself will work that match. It'll likely be Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan who work as partners.

Obviously popular with fans, Bray is still being cast more as a heel than the anti-hero style babyface that was perceived to be the most logical direction for his character. Still, alignment doesn't change the fact that Wyatt delivers an engaging promo more often than not, something that happened again on Raw.

Noticing the more tentative nature of Xavier Woods (certainly when compared to Big E and Kofi Kingston), Wyatt coolly referenced The Jungle Book. It wouldn't be 100% accurate to say this was deliberate, but it seemed far too coincidental not to be.

Stepping forward, Bray encouraged Woods to "Trust In Me", in similar fashion to how the snake Kaa manipulates Mowgli in the fictional story.

This seduction and manipulation of fear is intriguing, but - accidental or not - who ever thought The Jungle Book would be referenced on Raw?

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