Bray Wyatt was an American wrestler who appeared in WWE, NXT, and FCW. He passed away in August 2023 due to a heart attack. |
He was inspired by his father to pursue wrestling and trained under Barry Windham. In 2005, he won a state wrestling championship weighing 275 pounds. |
Before starting a wrestling career, he played football for two seasons at the College of the Sequoias and earned the title of second-team All-American. He left Troy University to focus on wrestling. |
In his debut match, he defeated Brian Jossie in FCW as Alex Rotundo. He later formed a tag team with Cody Rhodes in WWE NXT as Husky Harris. |
With his brother Bo, he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship in 2009, later losing it to The Busters. He formed The Wyatt Family in 2012, with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan as members. |
At the 2014 Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 30, he had significant rivalries with Daniel Bryan and John Cena. He introduced Braun Strowman as a new member of The Wyatt Family. |
He won his first WWE titles in 2016 as part of The Wyatt Family. He later partnered with Matt Hardy and won the Raw Tag Team Championship in 2018. |
Bray Wyatt introduced the characters of Firefly Fun House and The Fiend in 2019. He won the Universal Championship by defeating Seth Rollins. |
After various rivalries, he formed a partnership with Alexa Bliss. His final televised match was in January 2023 against LA Knight at the Royal Rumble event. |
Bray Wyatt passed away in August 2023 at the age of 36 due to a heart attack and Covid-19 complications. Wrestler Braun Strowman is the godfather of his son, Knash Sixx Rotunda. |
Bray Wyatt's WWE character has been featured in multiple WWE video games. |