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WWE WrestleMania 37 is on the horizon. Despite The Fiend currently being off of WWE television, it looks increasingly likely that Bray Wyatt will be facing off against Randy Orton on the grandest stage of them all.
Due to the rise in popularity of The Fiend character, Bray Wyatt's matches at WrestleMania have without a doubt become marquee-worthy. The list of opponents that Wyatt has competed against at WrestleMania reads as a who's who of WWE icons and future Hall of Famers.
From battle royals to cinematic presentations, let's rank Bray Wyatt's five best WWE WrestleMania matches.
#5 Bray Wyatt vs Randy Orton - WWE Championship (WrestleMania 33)
Ahead of their inevitable WWE WrestleMania showdown this year, many often forget that Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton have squared off on the grandest stage of them all before.
Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 33 to once again capture the WWE Championship in 2017. The storyline heading into the match was that The Viper had infiltrated The Wyatt Family and destroyed the faction from within. Orton had caused Luke Harper to be excommunicated from the group and eventually burnt down the Wyatt Family compound in a historic moment on SmackDown in 2017.
However, the eventual WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 33 certainly wasn't what fans had hoped it would be. Technically, the match itself was fine, but it is arguably best remembered for bizarre images of insects, cockroaches and worms that were projected onto the ring canvas during the match. Fans on social media and inside the stadium were vocal in voicing their displeasure about the lousy production tactic which was being used.
Ultimately, Randy Orton secured the victory after hitting his former Wyatt Family tag team partner with an RKO to win the WWE Championship. However, it certainly was not a WrestleMania classic by any means.
#4 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal (WWE WrestleMania 34)
Bray Wyatt began feuding with Matt Hardy on WWE television in late 2017. During the feud, Matt Hardy introduced his "Woken" Matt Hardy gimmick to WWE. This was a version of the "Broken" Matt Hardy gimmick that he used during his previous run with IMPACT Wrestling.
After trading victories in matches on Monday Night RAW and pay-per-view events, Matt Hardy faced off against Bray Watt in a cinematic match on RAW at The Hardy Compound called "The Ultimate Deletion." "Woken" Matt Hardy was victorious in the match, throwing Bray Wyatt into the Lake of Reincarnation, causing Wyatt to disappear in the process.
Several weeks later at WWE WrestleMania 34, Matt Hardy competed in the traditional Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. During the match, Bray Wyatt returned to WWE television and assisted Matt Hardy in winning the battle royal, last eliminating Baron Corbin.
Once the match was over, Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt embraced in the ring and posed before the WWE Universe, seemingly transforming from rivals to partners. Wyatt and Hardy would then go on to form a tag team known as The Deleters of Worlds, becoming RAW Tag Team Champions. Whilst The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place on the WrestleMania 34 pre-show, it was certainly enjoyable to see "Woken" Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt become a tag team on WWE television.
#3 Bray Wyatt vs John Cena (WWE WrestleMania XXX)
Bray Wyatt made his WWE WrestleMania debut in 2014 at WrestleMania XXX. Wyatt's opponent for the event was none other than former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and future Hall of Famer John Cena.
The storyline heading into WrestleMania focused on John Cena's legacy in WWE. Bray Wyatt, flanked by Wyatt Family disciples Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, continuously attempted to convert the leader of the Cenation to the dark side and embrace Wyatt's evil doctrine.
The match itself at WrestleMania was fairly good. It featured great psychology and fundamental professional wrestling storytelling. At several points during the match, Bray Wyatt was visibly in the head of John Cena due to The Eater of Worlds' bizarre behavior and manerism. At one point, Bray Wyatt handed John Cena a steel chair, encouraging the former WWE Champion to utilize the weapon and destroy the legacy he had built for himself in WWE. However, John Cena refused and eventually defeated the evil Wyatt with an Attitude Adjustment to gain the victory.
Many within the WWE Universe and inside the SuperDome that evening questioned the decision to have Cena defeat Wyatt. The crowd was very much behind the new WWE Superstar, serandading him with renditions of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." It would have been the perfect opportunity to elevate Bray Wyatt and cement him as a main eventer. Instead, Bray Wyatt became one of several names throughout WWE history to fall to John Cena at WrestleMania.
#2 Bray Wyatt vs The Undertaker (WWE WrestleMania 31)
The build-up to Bray Wyatt's match against The Undertaker at WWE WrestleMania 31 was incredibly one-sided. The previous year, The Undertaker was defeated on the grandest stage of them all by Brock Lesnar, ending his mythic WrestleMania undefeated streak.
Many within the WWE Universe were unsure if The Phenom was ever going to return to WWE television again, let alone compete at WrestleMania once more. However, Bray Wyatt eventually appeared on WWE television and announced that he was "The New Face of Fear" and questioned if The Undertaker would ever return to WWE.
This led to Bray Wyatt challenging The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 31. The Deadman accepted the challenge, but did not appear on WWE television until the event, meaning that Wyatt had to do all the promotion and build for the match himself. It was an incredible feat that The New Face of Fear managed to pull off.
The match between The Undertaker and Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 31 was certainly a spectacle that was far better than many imagined it would be. The Undertaker appeared to be physically healthier than the WWE Universe had seen him in a long time and the two WWE Superstars delivered an excellent match.
In addition, mere hours before the show went on the air, Bray Wyatt injured his ankle. This raised concerns backstage that Wyatt could potentially be unable to perform in his match against The Undertaker. However, Wyatt pulled through and delivered an excellent performance, despite losing the match.
#1 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs John Cena - Firefly Fun House Match (WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2)
Debuting on WWE television in 2019, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt was scheduled to make his WrestleMania in-ring debut at WrestleMania 36 in 2020. After losing the WWE Universal Championship to Goldberg at WWE Super Showdown, The Fiend challenged a returning John Cena to a match on the grandest stage of them all, which Cena accepted.
The match was scheduled to be a traditional wrestling match that would have taken place inside Raymond James Staidum. However, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, WrestleMania 36 was moved from Raymond James Stadium to the WWE Performance Center in front of zero fans on a closed set.
It was then revealed by WWE that The Fiend and John Cena's WrestleMania match was now a Firefly Fun House match. The match was taped cinematically, utilizing several cuts, stunts and cut-aways.
The cinematic presentation told the story of John Cena's career, from debuting in 2002, becoming a carbon copy of the 1980s WWE version of Hulk Hogan and even explored a hypothetical heel turn as a member the nWo, mirroring Hogan's WCW heel turn in the 1990s. Eventually, the match ended with The Fiend attacking John Cena inside of a WWE ring with the mandible claw for victory.
While certainly not a match in any of the traditional senses, The Firefly Fun House match between Bray Wyatt and John Cena at WrestleMania 36 was critically acclaimed by the WWE Universe around the world. The cinematic presentation was perfectly in-keeping with The Fiend and Bray Wyatt characters and provided everyone watching at home with a unique WrestleMania moment.
