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The first-ever Firefly Fun House might have just topped the list of the most unique and weird gimmick matches in the history of the company. One can even argue whether it even was a match as most of the action looked to be a cinematic throwback to John Cena and WWE's history.
Yet, the bizarre clash between John Cena and Bray Wyatt has caught everyone's attention. Everyone is talking about what they witnessed at WrestleMania 36 inside the Firefly Fun House. And that is a huge success for the company and the two Superstars involved.
Now, as is the case with every other thing that Wyatt does, there was so much happening in this near 15-minute long match and WWE told us a lot of things during the course of the match. So without further adieu, let's take a look at five such things.
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#5 Firefly Fun House match was all about Bray playing with Cena's mind
I loved the way how the match started with John Cena having his entrance at WrestleMania in the Performance Center, expecting the match to take place inside the ring, completely unaware of the rollercoaster that he was about to go through.
Bray Wyatt then appeared inside the Firefly Fun House and revealed that Cena would have to face - himself. What followed was the Leader of Cenation getting teleported to the Firefly Fun House where Ramblin' Rabbit welcomed him before Cena entered the mysterious door.
Everything that happened after this was Bray Wyatt playing with Cena's mind, controlling his actions and thought-process at will. Be it the "Ruthless Aggression" debut of the 16-time World Champion against Kurt Angle on SmackDown or the Saturday Night's Main Event of the 80s with Cena as Johnny Largemeat, Bray had him dance to his tunes. Is this what happens when you let him in?
#4 Vince McMahon acknowledges his image in the current wrestling world and used it to WWE's advantage
As soon as Cena entered the door inside the Firefly Funhouse, he ran into the puppet version of Vince McMahon - Mr. McBossMan. We've previously been amazed by the way Vince has been portrayed in the Firefly Funhouse segments, but tonight's performance topped it all.
Mr. McBossMan went on to demand "Ruthless Aggression" from Cena and threatened to fire him otherwise. This was a massive dig at the character of Mr. McMahon and the man behind him, who is viewed by many fans as the roadblock in the career of many upcoming Superstars. Mind you, Cena was also this struggling newcomer before becoming such a huge icon in this industry.
This was not all, as the puppet Boss and Macho Mercy were on commentary for the Firefly Funhouse match. As we all were looking at our screens wondering what was going on, the little cameos from these two were hilarious. But the best part? When Mr. McBossMan went on to say the line which has become a meme material in the pro wrestling industry for the last year or so - "this is such good s**t", a line made famous by Jon Moxley aka Dean Ambrose.
WWE not only acknowledged Vince McMahon's image in the current wrestling world but also used it to their full advantage to deliver some hilarious content.
#3 Bray Wyatt was finally able to bring out the monster inside John Cena
The initial feud between Bray Wyatt and John Cena that went all the way through WrestleMania XXX, Extreme Rules, and Payback in 2014 was centered around this theme of Bray wanting to reveal the truth behind the Leader of Cenation. He wanted to bring out the monster inside Cena and expose him in front of the entire world.
One of the biggest moments was during their infamous WrestleMania XXX match where Bray Wyatt gave Cena a chair and sat down on his knees, demanding the 16-time World Champion to "finish him". Cena had that look of a monster unleashing inside him and it looked as if we'd finally see him turn heel. Well, Mr. Hustle Loyalty Respect did not give in to him that day as he went on to hit his followers with the chair before pinning Wyatt on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
The above-mentioned scene was recreated in the Firefly Fun House match as Wyatt demanded Cena to "fix it", and he did as he went on to swing the chair at Bray, only for him to disappear. Was Bray finally able to bring out the monster inside John Cena? If yes, what does it mean for the character of Cena going forward? After all, every opponent has gone through a huge character change after losing to him.
Also Read: 5 Times Bray Wyatt lost when he should have won
#2 It might have been John Cena's last match
After we were all finished watching the insane Firefly Fun House match, there were many people online as well as my friends who believed that the entire thing felt like a very weird tribute to John Cena. It was a rollercoaster ride where we relived some crucial moments in John Cena's career and witnessed the different gimmicks played by him.
Be it the young John Cena who confronted the Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle on his SmackDown debut or the Doctor of Thuganomics who used to rip apart his opponents through his raps and promos, we witnessed it all. Moreover, we even witnessed the version of Cena that as claimed by Bray "buried" him at WrestleMania XXX.
If you paid close attention at the ending moments of the match, right before The Fiend hit Cena with Sister Abigail and pinned him, Cena's promo from a few weeks ago echoed in the background with the following words -
"At WrestleMania, I will finish the job that should’ve been done six years ago and destroy the most overhyped, overvalued, overprivileged WWE Superstar in existence." One has to wonder whether this was a way for Cena to go out on his back and put over Bray Wyatt as the next big thing in WWE?
#1 Bray Wyatt finally got his WrestleMania moment
While many might not realize this, but tonight's victory over John Cena in the Firefly Fun House match was Bray Wyatt's first win on the Grandest Stage of them All. Before this match, he had competed in three WrestleMania matches, losing in all three of them.
His first match was against John Cena at WrestleMania XXX about which we have talked about a lot already. His next outing was against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31 where everyone expected the Dead Man to pass the torch to him, but instead, it was Wyatt who took the pin. His last match at the Show of Shows was against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33 where the Viper defeated Bray and took the WWE Championship from him.
All and all, Bray Wyatt faced three legends at WrestleMania and lost to all three of them. These massive losses were one of the crucial reasons behind the fans not taking his previous gimmick seriously.
But no one ever doubted his ability as a WWE Superstar. With him resurrecting himself with this new gimmick of The Fiend, Bray is considered to be one of the best creative minds in all of pro-wrestling, and deservingly so.
It was at WrestleMania 36 that Bray finally got his WrestleMania moment and a huge victory under his belt! Let's hope WWE has huge plans for him going forward as well as he is the future!
