5 bold moves WWE has made this year

#1 Creating The Fiend

WWE creating The Fiend was absolutely genius.

What was WWE thinking?

No, seriously, who sat down and thought a sinister Mr. Rogers with an alter ego was what WWE needed? Of course, the idea ultimately worked and has been paying off in spades over the last couple of months, but one has to remember the remarkable amount of risks that it took to get there.

Not only did WWE have to create an enthralling lore around The Fiend character, which they had to add to each week, it also had to make sense in the long run. For example, some thought The Firefly Fun House was done after Rollins burned it down during a RAW main event, but the segment seemed to only serve as an example of how Wyatt's universe worked.

In fact, Wyatt came back the very next week on Friday Night SmackDown and subtly told fans that anything was possible if people believed enough. He then went on to prove it by bringing Rambling Rabbit back to life with a kiss and thus furthering the lore of what The Fiend is capable of.

As if all that wasn't crazy enough, WWE took their newly demented creation and had him defeat Seth Rollins for the Universal Title at Crown Jewel. If nothing else, that is a firm sign that the company's risks with the character have been paying off and that there is still a lot of unrealized potential with the character.

Where things go from here is anyone's guess, but with Wyatt finally champion again, things will certainly be interesting.

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