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After a long wait, WWE Universe finally got to witness the return of 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt tonight at WWE Fastlane 2021. Not just that, but he now has a new and even scarier look with a burnt and melted mask that can easily give nightmares to anyone.
The Fiend returned during the intergender match at WWE Fastlane 2021 between Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton. Bliss continued playing mind games with Orton, distracting him from the major return of The Fiend, who caught him off-guard. The Fiend went on to deliver Sister Abigail to Randy Orton, who was scared and surprised to see him back. Bliss then went on to pin Orton and win the match.
Let's take a look at five reasons why The Fiend returned at WWE Fastlane 2021. Comment down and let us know your thoughts and reactions to his return and the new look.
#5 The Fiend's return was long overdue
It was at WWE TLC 2020 when the WWE Universe last saw 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt. At the pay-per-view, Randy Orton burned him in the middle of the ring at the end of their Firefly Inferno match. Since then, he was absent from WWE TV for over three months.
While it was a great way to sell the intensity of damage that Orton did to him at WWE TLC 2020, The Fiend's return was long overdue. For weeks and weeks on Monday Night RAW, Alexa Bliss was playing mind games with Randy Orton and teasing the return of The Fiend.
While a section of the WWE Universe was loving the creativity of these supernatural segments, there were also many who thought that WWE was stretching the angle needlessly. Nonetheless, The Fiend finally returned tonight and one can be sure that he will be unleashing new horrors in the coming weeks.
#4 Alexa Bliss was successful in bringing The Fiend back from the ashes
For the last few weeks, WWE Universe has seen segments on Monday Night RAW where Alexa Bliss was trying to resurrect The Fiend. Bliss went to extreme measures using a pentagon and black magic and she was finally successful in bringing The Fiend back from the ashes.
It will be interesting to see how the relationship between Bliss and The Fiend changes going forward. Many have compared this version of Alexa Bliss to Sister Abigail and there's an interesting story that could be told there. The question is whether Bray Wyatt made Bliss bring him back or has she become too powerful to do that on her own?
#3 To further the storyline from the Firefly Inferno match
The Fiend's return has got the fans talking about him and a major reason for that is his new look. The visual of his burnt hand coming out from below the ring was stuff out of nightmares and left everyone completely shocked.
While it is a great way for The Fiend's character to evolve, it also perfectly furthers the storyline from the Firefly Inferno match at WWE TLC 2020 where Randy Orton completely burned him. If The Fiend had returned without any scars from that battle, it would have highly undermined that segment and match.
#2 The Fiend can not be killed
The Fiend has changed after that Firefly Inferno match at WWE TLC 2020. He is burned and even melted to an extent, but one thing was made clear with his return tonight - The Fiend can not be killed. No mortal being can survive after being burnt alive in the manner that he was at the hands of Orton.
The extent of damage that Randy Orton did to The Fiend was massive, but even that couldn't kill him. Orton almost seemed as if he saw a ghost tonight at WWE Fastlane 2021. Things are surely going to get a lot uglier yet more interesting now.
#1 To set up a WrestleMania 37 match against Randy Orton
In all likeliness, The Fiend's return tonight at WWE Fastlane 2021 will lead to him having a match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37 next month. The two were rumored to have a cinematic style match at Royal Rumble earlier this year, but that didn't happen. Now, the question is what unique stipulation could we witness when they take on each other at WrestleMania 37?
It would also be interesting to see what role Alexa Bliss plays in this storyline going forward. Another massive question is what happened to the Firefly Fun House version of Bray Wyatt? Will he return too with a melted face? That would be horrifying.
