5 Best Wrestling Gimmicks Inspired By Movies

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#3 Bray Wyatt - Cape Fear

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After a failed run as Nexus member Husky Harris, this future WWE Champion was sent back to developmental where he and creative genius and Hall of Famer, the late Dusty Rhodes came up with the character of Bray Wyatt.

Bray Wyatt was the leader of a Backwoods Cult, a leader of a group of people who look up to him as somewhat of a God, yet also being a man with a controlled monster inside of him. With his home in the woods, a legion of followers who listen to his preaching and patterned Hawaii style shirts.

If any of this sounds familiar, it is because the character is inspired by the fictional movie character of Max Cady from Cape Fear, particularly modelled after Robert De Niro's version of the character in the 1991 remake of the movie. This is actually WWE's second attempt with a Max Cady character, originally giving it to Waylon Mercy in 1995, but his portrayal and booking were poorly received.

The Bray Wyatt character has been a success for the most part, although his booking has drawn much criticism over the last 3+ years.

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