WWE RAW: 4 reasons why Bray Wyatt’s new gimmick will be great

It had been coming. WWE had been teasing Bray Wyatt’s return with flashes of his buzzard and a witch doll. When the promos were being displayed, one would have thought that Wyatt’s new gimmick might be more sinister than it was ever before.

I mean, just look at that buzzard – let alone the doll – and it is enough to give a person the creeps. But then on Monday Night Raw, WWE aired a children-themed promo named Firefly Fun House and lo and behold, Bray Wyatt was revealed as the main character of the show.

At first glance, it felt like WWE totally ruined Wyatt’s character by giving him a makeover that seemed similar to the New Day. Can you imagine The Undertaker wearing a bandana and riding a Harley Davidson to put on a new gangster gimmick?

Oh, wait.

And that’s when it struck me: this is going to be a great character for Wyatt (I absolutely love Biker Taker to the point that I believe Undertaker should come back in that gimmick) and here are 4 reasons why.

#4 Lot of time repackaging

The last time we saw Bray Wyatt on TV was on July last year (not counting his appearance on Starrcade in November). At the time, he was one-half of the Tag Team, Deleters of Worlds, alongside Matt Hardy.

It wasn’t long before that when he was feuding against Matt Hardy but the Woken Matt pushed Wyatt into the Lake of Reincarnation, which turned his sinister dark heel character into a face.

We couldn’t, however, see much of that as Matt Hardy took time off wrestling to recuperate from injuries. Wyatt, too, as a result, had to take time off television for about a year.

So, WWE and Wyatt got a LOT of time to plan this gimmick and repackage the latter to suit the character. Not only has Wyatt become physically ripped, his mannerisms have also changed.

#3 More deeply twisted character

And that brings me to this point. Like mentioned earlier, at first glance, Firefly Fun House looks like a disaster by WWE but as the promo goes on, it becomes truly intriguing.

The facial expressions of Wyatt coupled with his physical shape puts a devastating effect on the viewer. By the end of the video, it becomes quite clear that Wyatt’s new character might just be darker than ever.

He mentions how he was once a bad person and he never wants that “loser” to come back, which shows that there is a deeply-rooted hatred for the old Wyatt in the new Wyatt.

Just listen to the emphasis he puts on the word ‘ever’ while saying how he never wants to turn to the old Wyatt. And so, he takes a chainsaw and cuts off a part of a cardboard figurine of his old self to show how far he is willing to go in order to repress that Wyatt.

And just like that, a new monster could be created – new Wyatt could go to such lengths to not become the old Wyatt that he could ironically become even darker than ever before.

#2 Too talented

This is Bray Wyatt we are talking about – perhaps one of the top 3 sports entertainer in the WWE right now. Vince McMahon himself acknowledges that Wyatt is an exceptional character.

While Vince McMahon doesn’t hold the ‘millennials’ in high regard, he mentioned Wyatt’s name as one of the four wrestlers in the WWE who wanted to reach the absolute top.

“This is a different group of guys and gals -- it's millennials. They're not as ambitious, quite frankly. And they're not trepidatious at all. I just don't think they necessarily want to reach for that brass ring. The last person to really reach for that brass ring, in all likelihood, was John Cena. There are others coming up now who definitely want to reach for it. (Dean) Ambrose is one of them, Seth Rollins is another one, Roman Reigns is another one, Bray (Wyatt) is another one,” McMahon said on Stone Cold’s podcast.

When someone like Vince – who is known to be a difficult man to please – rates someone highly, you know that that person is very talented.

And when someone is as talented as Wyatt – both in the ring and, especially, promos – the probability of failure is less.

#1 Wyatt gets freedom

One of the biggest difference between the WWE of now and the Attitude Era is creative freedom. I am of the opinion that in terms of pure in-ring talent, WWE is enjoying its best time ever.

However, the current roster doesn’t get much – if at all – creative freedom. In fact, messing up one word can make a Superstar receive an earful from Vince McMahon, as Mick Foley testified when he revealed how the Chairman chewed out Braun Strowman.

But Bray Wyatt gets creative freedom. How do I know that? Well, he himself said so.

"I don't have a script, I don't sit down and nobody brings me a paper and says 'It'd be really cool if you say this.' I speak from my mind and my heart and it's a lot easier to speak on something that I truly care about. I go on tangents obviously a lot, I'll have an idea when I go out there, and if I get lost I'll find my way and snake my way on back through the grape vine.

"It's so much easier when I'm in control of everything I'm saying. I feel it,” he concluded.

So when someone as talented as Wyatt gets creative freedom to cut promos by himself, not much could go wrong – which is why his child entertainer character is going to be a hit.

Edited by Gabby Duran