Bray Wyatt

[6.0] "Bray Wyatt loss is surely one of the most tragic death in wrestling history. Beside this, Bray wasn't good. He was a great talker and a genius of entertaining, he reached the apex of character twice: the first part of being cult leader and the Firefly Funhouse. If you remove this, what do you get? Bad booking from horrible last years of Vince (not his fault) and very bad performances (his fault). It's sad but he could be a star, instead we got a Kane 2.0"

[3.0] "I hate to speak ill of the dead. Windham Rotunda seemed like a lovely person- if you ignore the whole infidelity thing with his first wife- and he certainly had a creative mind for the business and how to leverage things like the modern media fan's fascination with "lore". You may have noticed the quotation marks I've placed around that particular word and how it creates a bit of a loaded statement on my behalf. I will explain. Bray Wyatt the character, at least by the end of Rotunda's life, was a strange mishmash of a lot of horror ideas. He's a former swamp cult leader that initially was a charismatic normal person very clearly using smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of mystical things happening. So far so good, it's a compelling hook and he was a charismatic speaker who used metaphors but got to the point. Then he became an actual magic practitioner without explanation that could warp reality and compel other wrestlers to completely change their personalities and used a lot of words to say basically nothing. I mean, the promos kinda sucked honestly but there's at least some established basis for the WWE existing in some sort of weird alternate universe where magical things can happen (The Undertaker, Kane, etc.) Then he "died" and resurrected as a nigh-unkillable silent masked zombie thing called The Fiend that had an infamously horrible match with Seth Rollins where he sold nothing except the magical Triple H sledgehammer of doom until they were disqualified. This was, in fact, horrible despite being fairly over with a certain section of the WWE audience and ended with him being squashed by Goldberg in a horrible but unfortunate sort of necessary match because characters like Bray Wyatt and The Undertaker can't really hold the championship without absolutely destroying the credibility of the title. Then he came back with an ARG campaign that had some admittedly entertaining segments but also added lots of "lore" that became absolutely tiresome to try to explain a character conceit that TNA did better with Joseph Park/Abyss a decade prior. This was an improvement on the previous character that was over with the audience but still a mess that fed into the J.J. Abrams "mystery box" method of constantly asking questions and then never actually paying anything off in a narratively satisfying fashion (I also hate his Cena match personally). Then he got defeated by Randy Orton and Alexa Bliss's mysterious black goo in arguably the worst WrestleMania opener ever, got sick and was out for over a year, came back to an infamously terrible match under blacklights with LA Knight, and then suddenly died. An unfortunate end to a very strange, convoluted, and honestly fairly terrible character that started with a lot of promise but was squandered by a combination of bad booking on the part of Vince McMahon and the worst tendencies of feeding into a modern audience's obsession with "lore" at the cost of actual fundamentally solid storytelling from Rotunda himself. I get that it was at least fairly unique and I respect that to a degree, but you know what else was unique? Vince Russo's booking. And that sucked too. You'll notice I've said nothing about Wyatt's actual wrestling this entire comment. What's there to even say? He was there. Rest in peace, Windham Rotunda."

[3.0] "My primary experience with Bray Wyatt was passing knowledge of his run during the pandemic and then my first actual experience of him was his Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match at the 23 Rumble. It was awful, atrocious and I hated Bray for making me watch it. The more I have learned about Bray, the more I have learned that being a nice and creative soul does not necessarily make you a good wrestler. His character was nonsense and cryptic. Not because of anything compelling, but he sounded like a really bad translation that on the surface sounds deep but when you look into it there is nothing there at all. I have seen the word innovator thrown around when discussing his contributions. What has he innovated that has worked out for anyone else? Looking back at his history and I could get behind his swamp cult version for a bit until the whole Sister Abigail mess and then there is that Hell in a Cell. Hell, a lot of his ideas were just from horror films and media that he mashed together. Ultimately Bray Wyatt is to be remembered for the ideas he had and not their execution which tended to be awful. The immediate hagiography about him due to his tragic passing is a complex tangle to unravel. But ultimately, I hate the gimmick, not the wrestler."

[10.0] "Bray Wyatt is what brought me back to loving professional wrestling after having stopped watching for years. In an era with so many vanilla characters, he brought something completely different to the table. Was he the greatest in-ring? No. That might be the only thing that matters for some people, but not me. I would take Bray Wyatt any day over a theoretical wrestler that might be the best in-ring worker in the world but has no character, charisma, or mic skills. He was on another level in those aspects. Whenever he was on screen, I was immediately interested. Bray was an utterly unique presence that I doubt we'll ever see again."

[10.0] "Bray Wyatt stood out because his creativity was on a completely different level from everyone around him. His character work, world-building, and the way he blended storytelling with presentation made him feel like he was operating in his own lane. Even when the execution around him wasn't perfect, the ideas he came up with were always ambitious, unique, and impossible to replicate."

[10.0] "Bray Wyatt is my favorite wrestler of all time. When I started watching wrestling in 2014, I already really liked him for his eloquent and charismatic promos in the feud against Dean Ambrose. The Wyatt Family is a cult-like faction. Bray Wyatt is the greatest creative mind in wrestling. His gimmick, The Fiend, is my favorite in wrestling. And his reinvention in 2019 brought back my love for wrestling throughout the entire 2020. He is the best champion in the universe. I'm very proud to have witnessed his creation with John Cena at WM36 live. It's very sad that all his efforts were undervalued, diminished, and ended with nothing. His programs were filled with impressive content--Firefly Fun House, cinematic match with Cena, the program with Strowman, the tandem with Alexa Bliss, the program with Randy Orton. He always wanted to bring something new to the table. He saw wrestling as more than just a set of acrobatic moves. I'm sure his Black Rabbit gimmick would have also led to something interesting. Despite WWE management's cruelty, he never gave up and kept reinventing himself. It's very sad that he left us so early. I hate that moment when I, like the rest of the world, found out about his death. It was a very terrifying and horrible experience. People who didn't appreciate him should be ashamed. I love Bray Wyatt with all my heart. Thank you for the reimagining of Brain Strowman and Alexa Bliss, 2020 year , Cinematic with John Cena and The Fiend gimmick. RIP Bray."

[7.0] "Bray was one of the most creative minds in wrestling in the last decade or so. What he lacked with in ring skill he made up for with his character work and presentation. His early run with the Wyatt family and the bayou cult leader like look was great and was one of the best parts of 2014-2015. After that it felt like the group immensely slowed down along with Bray until the Feind came along. From the debut to the firefly fun house segments it truly felt like he had reinvented himself. Throughout all this though it felt he was never really booked or pushed to the level that he could have been. Him losing to Cena at wrestlemania was bad decision as well as how he was booked as champion when he was the fiend. It felt they wrote themselves into a corner making him so unbeatable to the point where they had him lose to Goldberg in Saudi Arabia. After that point I feel a lot of the credibility they had built up for him was killed and outside of the cena match the rest of his run until he went away was just boring. When Bray finally returned it felt he may have been on the cusp of reinventing himself again but his untimely death squandered any chance of that happening. In the end Bray can always be looked back on as one of the most innovative and creative minds in wrestling who was ultimately held down and back by wwe and their creative. And while never the best in ring was still able to put on compelling stories and moments."

[3.0] "I just don't think he was good. To be fair with him, and that's why I give him 3/10, he could tell a good in ring story, and that's why the Shield vs Wyatt was good, but other than that, everything he did made me feel absolutely nothing. His character was not great, his in ring prowess was non-existent, his finisher wasn't good. I understand, on the other hand, why he has fans, because he was incredibly different from the rest."

[10.0] "His in ring was alright with some very recognizable move like the Sister Abigail for me his work has a character deserve a 10 everything he has develop like the Wyatt Familly the Fiend the entrance with the lantern i think we should more criticize the WWE booking and not Bray work he was clearly entertaining even in his bad matches and in one of the worst WWE era he was very popular he work with the crown and during this WWE period it was rare for a main roster wrestler So for me he deserve 10 unique wrestler very very popular he was alway here when WWE needed something new he just a great worker but WWE never know exactly how to use Bray Wyatt"

[1.0] "His character was nonsense and cryptic. Not because of anything compelling, but he sounded like a really bad translation that on the surface sounds deep but when you look into it there is nothing there at all. I have seen the word innovator thrown around when discussing his contributions. What has he innovated that has worked out for anyone else? Was really onto something with The Fiend character but due to booking it just fell apart pretty quickly. His work just doesn't gel with professional wrestling. I found that a lot of his best stuff comes from edited videos and interviews, something which you can't do on the fly in todays landscape."

[8.0] "Bray Wyatt's rating reflects not just his in-ring ability but the unparalleled genius he displayed in crafting some of the most memorable and original characters in modern wrestling history. WWE's handling of Wyatt was a consistent failure--wasting immense creative potential with poor booking and half-baked storylines that never fully did justice to his talent. His career, though tragically cut short, was marked by moments of brilliance and a unique aura that few in the business can replicate. It's painfully clear he was underutilized far too often, and the suddenness of his passing robs the wrestling world of what could have been many more unforgettable chapters. Wyatt was a rare breed--an innovator who elevated character work to an art form. His legacy will live on, but WWE's mishandling remains a glaring black mark on his record"

[9.0] "Gone way too soon. Such a brilliant mind for wrestling making multiple gimmicks & characters work you didn't think would work"

[8.0] "I enjoyed his character work really a lot overall, in ring is not exceptional but perfectly solid. Some of his matches had admitted pretty bad due to how it has been booked and sometimes executed, but overall mostly his in ring performances were at least decent. His feud presentation is always on point. Rest In Peace Bray, we miss you."

[10.0] "In an Era where everything was copy paste, same storylines again and again, he brought something different. Promos were great and matches were decent. Overall you would watch everytime he was on the screen."

[6.0] "This dude...I am so sick of everyone d-riding this dude after his death. When he was alive, his career was wild. Though an out there character was his cult leader gimmick, he did it so well it worked. But characters like this are limited in wrestling, especially WWE because they have a hard time mixing with more grounded characters. It just didn't work. Then he does the funhouse and builds toward The Fiend, and it was actually pretty good stuff. I remember The Fiend well. I remember racing home late at night so I didn't miss him and Seth in Hell in a Cell. I said this could be the second coming of my favorite match, HBK v Taker, Bad Blood 97. Then it was just pure, riotous dogshite. The character just became a confusing mess after this. The John Cena mania thing gets acclaim from fans, but that's because it was Cena's character being examined, not because Bray was there. Any writer worth their salt could write some John Cena fever dream and make it good. Then his return in 2022 was absolute trash. He came back to essentially get Mountain Dew all over LA Knight. And, through no fault of his own or anyones, his story ends there. And yeah, it sucks. Now, this Wyatt Sicks shit is the same thing as when Miura died and his assistants just took over Berserk. And THAT is a great story. This is a shitty story, characterm and honestly, wrestling mind."

[9.0] "This man was so great in and out of the ring. What made him legendary? His gimmicks(Not Husky Harris ofc xD), his spirit, his charisma and we can go and go. He deserved a place in the Hall of Fame"

[8.0] "Bray Wyatt was one of the most creative minds in modern wrestling. His ability to reinvent himself--from Husky Harris to the cult-like leader of The Wyatt Family to the psychological horror of The Fiend--was unmatched. While not every storyline landed perfectly (especially some of the Fiend booking), his commitment to character and atmosphere made him stand out in a cookie-cutter era. The promos, the entrance, the aura--everything about Bray felt unique. Gone far too soon, but his legacy as a wrestling storyteller lives on."

[10.0] "A true creative genius taken from us way too soon. Bray might not have been a technical wizard in the ring, but he was able to tell a story and bring a character to life better than anybody else. Shame that sometimes his growth was stunted by nonsensical booking like the match with Goldberg. One way or another - there will never be another Bray Wyatt, and I'm happy that WWE holds a tribute to him every single time the Wyatt Sicks appear."

[8.0] "In the ring, Bray was average at best. But he had one of the best creative minds in the business, no doubt about it. He stood out in a sea of blandness for his emotional character work and smart, subtly, creative storytelling. It's a damn shame that nobody ever saw past that to let him have some creative control, and it's a crying shame that he was taken from us way too soon. RIP to a wonderful human being, who's legacy will be remembered for all the right reasons."

[6.0] "Firstly, I want to give an obvious thank you to Bray, and eternal well wishes to his loved ones, for the sheer amount of smiles he put on our faces over the years, and that he may rest in peace knowing he gave us a job well done. And with that, my rating: I COMPLETELY see why some people give him a 10, I definitely see what they're seeing, but I don't personally agree. I think his in ring skills were high. Even some of his matches as Husky Harris told compelling small stories, where he had essentially no gimmick or character, so I think that speaks for itself. Though his moveset was extremely shallow, mostly just his finisher, a senton, sometimes a powerbomb in big matches, and the mandible claw later on. And then, his gimmicks. I don't mean to be mean, but I tend to hate supernatural shit in modern wrestling lol. With that said, I think if the appeal is to kids, then I'm fine with that! Some wrestling characters and angles are aimed at kids and that's good! But only a little bit of his run could possibly qualify as that. It tried so hard to be so serious and I think it failed so bad. His promos weren't bad by any means though. Maybe if he had been stuck with it instead of being clearly involved in its inception, I'd consider it as more of a burden, and rate him higher instead. But oh well. Again, behind the curtain, a wrestler's life matters more than their career, and by all accounts he was a wonderful person, so this rating isn't meant to judge his entire beauty as a person. Rest in peace."

[8.0] "As far as his in-ring ability goes, Bray Wyatt was never one of the greatest or most athletic. But his wrestling style suited that. Instead of hurricanranas and suicide dives, Bray used shoulder tackles and uranages. His creativity is where he really shines. The only gimmick of his that I never liked was the only one that he didn't have much input in creating: Husky Harris. Cult Leader Bray Wyatt was really cool (until WWE ran it into the ground with loss after loss), The Fiend is my favourite incarnation of Bray, and while we didn't get to see a great deal of it, The Returning Bray Wyatt seemed like such a cool concept alongside his brother Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy)."

"Bray is a very divisive wrestler, but one who always worked so well for me. His instinct for storytelling and character work was always evocative, and showed something that nobody else in the industry was doing at the time. His work in the Firefly Funhouse Match, while tenuously labeled as wrestling and almost certainly not a match, pushed the boundary for what wrestling could say as a medium. He was the guy who got me back into wrestling. Rest in peace, Windham, gone far too soon."

[9.0] "Looking posthumously, Bray Wyatt was truly an innovator and creative genius for this time of wrestling. His storylines, selling, moveset is all so captivating and can just draw you in. Bray Wyatt's passing killed a bit of wrestling and left an empty space where surreal and superhuman characters once stood. I miss Wyatt every day and just such a tragic loss to a decently young superstar as well as a great husband and father. A truly great person with a great gimmick that is absolutely hypnotic."

[10.0] "I have to give Bray Wyatt a 10, he was a wonderful man, I really liked his career, of course there were weak moments, but generally the good ones prevail, first as Husky Harris, then the Wyatt Family, the fights with Orton, Wyatt Sicks, the alliance with Alexa Bliss, which was wonderful, and what Alexa did after Bray's death is worthy of respect, but this return of Bray, his wonderful entrance song, winning the elimination chamber and the title, no beauty, 10/10 REST IN PEACE"

[10.0] "I love him. I remember his times when he was in Firefly fun house.. How he turned into The Fiend.. May he rest in peace.. [*] He had good endings. He turned Alexa to his side and possessed her and then left her alone, which is sad. But other than that, she really was an amazing person."

[6.0] "Personally I was never impressed by Bray Wyatt's in-ring work, or he needed a stipulation that favored him or to hide in a tag team... but on his own I never managed to love his in-ring work no matter how much I wanted it to work (pardon the redundancy). Where was Bray's value? On his microphone, it was an era where WWE was dead, Bray made me want to tune in to WWE every week. The problem was that every time he won a world title nothing happened... it seemed like Vince had a personal mission to make him fail (and since he never dared to wrestle outside of WWE, I'll never know if he would have been able to adapt on his own). I'm sorry his life ended so abruptly, I think there was still a lot to give us fans. R.I.P. LEGEND"

[9.0] "one of the greatest story tellers to ever be in the wwe, one of a kind talent with how he made his characters work. unfortunately lacking in ring wrestling. his best work is 100% his promos and his character work. my favorite undoubtably"

[9.0] "Bray was truly one of the first wrestlers I fell in love with, all his characters made me invested in all of his work. Its heart breaking that the WWE didn't see what they had with Bray."

[9.0] "You're a one-of-a-kind genius. Your presence makes this sport feel so special. I've always felt that your wrestling ability was underrated--beyond the supernatural elements, you were capable of putting on incredible matches. At the same time, I was mesmerized by your unique approach to character work. You're still young; you should have had at least another decade to see just how far your career could go. But even if your story ends here, it's already legendary. You're a creative mastermind unlike anyone else in this industry. I miss you, bro"

[8.0] "Listening to some of the stories from fellow wrestling friends of his. Bray really was something. A nice guy and a creative mind. Gone way too soon but... He is living on in his brother. Bo Dallas is looking like his brother as the days go by. The way he speaks. The way he sounds. That's not a bad thing either. I remember seeing that he had died and I just didn't want to believe it and I'm still in that stage of denial to this day. I don't know how to explain it but I think my brain just can't process the fact that he's gone. Watching that documentary... It was so heartbreaking and it's even worse when you know he had kids. This was probably one of the most devastating wrestling deaths... Probably ever and it hurts. It really does especially knowing what we could have had. If he ever returned with that new version of The Fiend they showed off... Bray's final creation ever. I don't even know how I'm going to finish writing this. So I'm just going to say this. R.I.P Bray... You really do have the whole world in your hands now."

[10.0] "Most creative mind and character worker the business has ever seen. There was so much going on with his Wyatt Family leader gimmick, the Fiend gimmick, and his most recent gimmick with Uncle Howdy. You can thank Bray Wyatt for all the complex characters we see in WWE today. In my opinion, Bray Wyatt was the worker most affected by Vince McMahon's terrible booking."

[8.0] "Hard to rate because of his horrendous booking, but the man behind the character made the most of it. Arguably the most creative mind in wrestling history, he always put his all into what he did, it's just too bad the decision makers never quite knew how to capitalize on it."

[9.0] "An absolute genius when it came to professional wrestling. No matter how hard he was brought down, intentionally or not, he always found a way to return even better than before. His presence was fascinating, with his personas having an amazing depth. His wrestling capabilities fed into that, making his matches quite the experience."

[8.0] "It's the hardest thing for any wrestler trying to go over. Windham Rotunda's most outstanding talent was character work. He knew how to create a character that could resonate with fans. Bray Wyatt had fans genuinely frightened by his character work. His storytelling was phenomenal. He was a workhorse in WWE before, during, and after COVID-19. He was no fan in the stadium era. He passed away so young. Condolences to his friends and family. Also, any fans who resonated with his character and the man who played it effortlessly and worked hard for his passion. He was so young and created many amazing memories and would've made many more in the future, on-screen or offa phenomenal man."

[10.0] "R.I.P. dude. All negativity aside, Bray had the IT factor. He MADE you listen when he spoke. he had an aura of evil, wickedness, paranoia, and just plain manic attacks all rolled into 1 guy. Bray was without a doubt someone that transcended the business. His creepy cult-like promos, creepy sheep-masked followers, and the nerve-wracking banjo strums in his theme, it was without a doubt unique. After seeing what he did, and what Brodie Lee did, I wonder just how far he would have gotten if he was still alive. The Patriarch of the Wyatt family will never be forgotten, and if you get rubbed with the Undertaker, you've done something right. A 1-of-a-kind character, a 1-of-a-kind man, a 1-of-a-kind legend"

[10.0] "I know that this may seem like I am giving a 10 because of Bray's passing but I assure you, I am not. Anyone who knew me would teel you how much I loved Bray. From his debut as the cult leader to his days having fun with his brother before his unfortunate passing... I loved it all. Bray Wyatt may not have been booked the best, but he did the best he could with everything he got given, and that is near as important as having the best matches to me. August, 2013: The first time I saw Bray live in person when Bray Wyatt live when he was at ringside for Harper and Rowen against Brodus Clay & Tensai. I was 8 at the time but my mom tells me I loved it. December, 2013: The second time I saw him live with Luke Harper and Erick Rowen in a steel cage against Daniel Bryan and the Usos. Same point I was young so I don't remember much but I know I loved it. June, 2014: The third time I saw Bray Live when he was in a street fight against Roman Reigns. Point again. And that was it. When the love for Bray was at its lowest and that is saying something because I still loved him at the time. I was at two more shows where he might have shown up but didn't. Once at the start of 2023 when he was feuding with LA Knight "YEAHHHHHH! " and he was on the Tron and returned with the firefly funhouse but he wasn't in the arena. The second was a month later. This was a sad moment with the knowledge of hindsight. I am pretty sure based on everything I found and from what I heard. I was in attendance for what would be Bray Wyatt's last segment. When he was on screen doing the muscle man dance. I know it was all using old footage but still. When I heard that it broke my heart. Let's rewind a few months to November. I got the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the man I loved and admired so much. It was at a small store at a mall in Michigan and I found out about the event on accident a few months prior. I bought tickets once I found the event was legit. I met him, I got to talk to him and got him to sign my Fiend Title Belt. For context, I go to a lot of conventions (some would say too many), but by far he is the nicest guy I have ever met. I am no religious guy... quite the opposite actually, but I feel that the stars aligned and the perfect senecios happened where I got to meet him. I got to meet my idol (and I don't really have any), He was near my hometown, and it was on my birthday. It was literally perfect and I will cherish that moment forever. Lets go forward 10 months. Let me set the scene... I am at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario Thursday night. I am in line to meet a celebrity (a comedian ironically enough), I am right near the front of the line (maybe 4 people in front) and I get the Notification. "Windham Rotunda passed away at the age of 36." I was upset but I was about to meet a comedian, I had to lighten up. I meet him and I leave the convention. Get back to the hotel... and it hit me. I don't really get emotional at a lot. I don't usually cry or get upset about people I don't really know passing, but this was different. I got in the shower where I didn't have a distraction, I realized what that meant, and I lost it. I got sadder for him than anyone else who passed. It got even worse when I saw the episode of Smackdown the next night. Bray wasn't just a professional wrestler to me. He was one of the nicest human beings I have ever met and meant more to me than quite a lot of people. And to see him go, so young, I couldn't bear it. So there... Why I think Bray Wyatt was one of the best wrestlers in the world. Not just because of his characters (Which I loved). Not just because of his matches (Which I also loved) but because of who he was outside of the ring. It is easy for these wrestlers and celebrities to put on a nice face in front of a camera but if they are nice behind it, that means more than anything. I know nobody will probably ever read this because it is so long anbd for that I apologize I just kept writing and I couldn't stop but I want to really want to show why I think he is a 10/10 wrestler. I thought that before his passing and it reinforced it after. He may not be perfect when it comes to his matches and I know he has a lot of haters but I cannot lie and say he was not my favorite. Thank you for reading (if you did)"

[9.0] "One of the greatest minds in professional wrestling history, and that isnt even a question. The creativity of this man will never go unnoticed, and he will forever go down as the most creative wrestler ever. RIP Windham, I hope the Wyatt Sicks is making you proud :)"

[2.0] "Not a big fan. Bray Wyatt is too reliant on unrealistic characters that really don't offer any appeal outside of the hardcore wrestling audience. Bray's creativity when it came to his character, matches and promos was his biggest downfall. He went too out of the ordinary. While Bray can have a good match against the right opponent (Daniel Bryan), his moveset was too bland and his matches against guys of his size were always a snoozefest. On the microphone, Bray is a good talker, he sounds convincing, but his promos were always some rambling nonsense. He was never direct in his promos. The cult leader gimmick was good, but most of his rivalries were pretty much the same. Other than the Daniel Bryan program, there was never something unique. I liked the Fiend gimmick when it happened, because it was something new and exciting during one of the most creatively bankrupt eras in WWE history, but as I look back years later, it's pretty much a summary of how I feel about Bray as a wrestler, the reliance on supernatural characters that are too out of the ordinary. It's not a bad thing to go simple. I do admit that poor booking played a role in Bray's gimmicks not succeeding in the long term, but the blame should go on Bray as well, because there's only so little you can do with that type of presentation."

[5.0] "He was really into his characters and at times they were very good and very creepy. Other times it looked really corny and very Dungeon of Doom-esque. He also didn't have too many good matches and while a subsection of fans think what happens in the ring doesn't matter at all, the majority would like something tangible for character work. His promos were also all over the place in quality. Again, some were disturbing and creepy, others were goofy and something The Boogeyman would've said. All of Bray's best matches were against people who consistently have good matches. Even then his two Wrestlemania matches with Randy Orton were horrendous. Some of this wasn't his fault. Who books a Hell in a Cell match to have a dq finish?"

"That debut entrance of The Fiend at Summerslam 2019 is one of the best things to happen in WWE history."

[5.0] "Meh, he's okay. He can create a cool character, but in the ring & on the mic, he's not that good. He is kind of overrated. I just think he's not as good as people picture him to be. I'm not saying he's BAD, exactly, I'm saying he's okay. 5/10 is the highest I can give him."

[8.0] "I don't often miss wrestlers for the characters, but Bray made that shit happen. Great look over the years as soon as he got over the Husky Harris speed bump. His in-ring skills aren't anything absurd, very good at what he does but nothing mind blowing. I do wish his mind and all his work would've been explored a little more, and to a much better extent than whatever the QR code stuff is supposed to be today."

[8.0] "Wyatt was a master of the gimmick and rebranding. Husky Harris was a bust but Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt family had serious potential. Bad feuds ruined that gimmick although some great feuds with the Shield and Daniel Bryan came out of it. Firefly funhouse was one of the most fun things in pro wrestling at the time and the Fiend started out great. Bad booking once again ruined this gimmick. His return to WWE had promise but never got going. In the ring Wyatt was good but makes his living on the mic and with his characters. RIP Bray"

[9.0] "One of the best creative minds who truly deserved so much better, but was fucked over by Vince McMahon's shitty creative decisions. Still, he gave us many great moments and stories, and his character work is truly one of a kind an unlike many others. Rest in peace, Bray."

[3.0] "In the same vein as someone like The Miz, or someone "spooky" like The Boogeyman, Bray Wyatt fits exactly in the mold of these WWE wrestlers whose shine is all centered on their characters, yet it gets all fucked once they get to keep up that shine in the ring. And Bray Wyatt has been in the position where he was constantly screwed over by Vince's creative black hole that everyone blamed his horrible matches solely on the booking. And they're aboslutely right on that matter, but that claim also overshadows another thing that never made me enjoy his wrestling: Bray is simply not athletic, he's kinda sloppy, his moveset is not particularly inspired, special mention to his Sister Abigail, one of the worst fucking finishers yet simultaneously the most practical since he can hit it on anyone. There's only so much spider walking and character chicanery he can do in terms of lifting and adding quality to his matches. Speaking of matches, apart from his bout with Daniel Bryan, his matches are either not well-paced, not impressive or riddled with some of the most insane booking you could ever imagine. You could make a case that from 2017 to the rest of his career, Bray Wyatt has had at least 5 matches which I'd consider the worst matches of all time. Even the taped matches which you think would work amazingly for his character, those matches were absolute dogshit. What else could I write about Bray Wyatt. Oh yeah, The Fiend's mask was cool, at least it meant that Tom Savini continued doing cool shit. But that's literally the only thing I could praise about it. I hate it. I hate Bray Wyatt."

"Bray Wyatt was one of a kind. He was a creative soul who had the charisma and skills. While not everything was amazing, he was still amazing."

[7.0] "Bray Wyatt as the swamp man cult leader was awesome. Great matches and promos. The Fiend on the other hand was a good idea with terrible execution. Some of the worst wrestling youll ever see. I dont know how much of that is Brays fault but it affects his rating for me."

[10.0] "Bray helped me find wrestling again. As a young kid, John Cena was the one who got me excited to watch WWE every night... Bray is the only one to have that same effect on me. While his body may not be with us, I'm happy to see that his ideas and spirit are still very much alive... Amazing on the mic and creatively a genius, I really wish we got to see him in the ring a but more towards the end of his career. While obviously not the most technical of wrestlers, the matches themselves were always entertaining and unique. It's a shame that he had to deal with Vince booking for as long as he did... Again, I wish we could have seen how he developed under the Levesque era... But I guess we'll leave that to his brother...(? )"

[8.0] "Same thing every week. I gave him the benefit of the doubt when he came out and stated that his run as 'The Fiend' was marred by Vince's awful booking. Since coming back, though, nothing's changed. He's still doing preposterously stupid segments. There's no suspense of disbelief in wrestling anymore. My initial booking for Wyatt was a 3. This was based off the fact Vince's creative killed much of his direction during the latter years of his run in the WWE. Revised rating, 8."

[10.0] "One of the greatest creative minds in wrestling history. Bray kept me watching WWE when I was ready to give up on more than one occasion. I loved the firefly funhouse and Fiend characters and felt it was cut too short. It always felt like he had only scratched the surface of his ideas and he was severely limited by poor booking decisions. I will always wonder what would have been, all the amazing stories we could have seen but never will. RIP Bray."