WWE SmackDown: 5 Hidden messages from Bray Wyatt this week- Reference to Dean Ambrose match?

Ramblin' Rabbit did not fare too well in the cell
Ramblin' Rabbit did not fare too well in the cell

Depending on your perspective, SmackDown's debut on FOX was hit or miss. I mean it was certainly noteworthy, but it did feel a tad rushed by the very end.

But one thing that was not rushed, where it seemed like a lot of thought has gone into the whole segment concerned the Firefly Fun House. Every little detail of the segment was clearly thought through, and if you go to see there's a lot to be learned from the same, I believe.

In this article, I shall elaborate upon 5 things that we learned from Bray Wyatt and his puppets this week, in the ever-so-awesome Firefly Fun House segment. Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of Bray Wyatt's messages and my interpretation.

Amidst the craziness of Cain Velasquez and Tyson Fury, certain aspects of the Firefly Fun House were forgotten!


#5 A reference to the archangel, Samael

As playful and as innocent Bray Wyatt's gimmick comes across as, we all know that there's a deep, dark, Satanic undertone to the whole thing. So, when he does his best Mike Rome and slips into ring announcer mode, he describes Mercy The Buzzard as the 'Seducer, Accuser, Destroyer'. This is a reference to Samael, who is an archangel from ancient Talmudic tradition, a figure often equated with Satan.

As a few of you may know, I hail from the world of heavy metal music and dark imagery forms a very integral component of what can be constituted as the metal universe. Without delving into Theology, Samael is the Jewish angel of death, and if Mercy The Buzzard is Samael reborn, there is an interesting backstory to be explored. How cool is it that there's a horror story playing out right before our eyes?

#4 A throwback comment about Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose?

Perhaps the most ominous thing that was said during this week's episode came right at the end of the Firefly Fun House segment where Wyatt uttered the following words- 'History has a horrible way of repeating itself'. Now, the only thing that makes sense in this context is if you glance five years back in time. Let's go back all the way to 2014 when Bray Wyatt showed up during a Hell in a Cell match.

It seemed like Seth Rollins would lose to Dean Ambrose inside Hell in a Cell when the lights went out and Bray Wyatt appeared out of nowhere at all. He would assist Seth Rollins in picking up a win. I wonder if the part about history having a unique way of repeating itself refers to the fact that Wyatt will appear out of nowhere.

Terrifying times, ominous predictions!

#3 Seth Rollins will literally be torn apart

Every sports entertainer talks about tearing his opponent apart before a big pay-per-view, such as Hell in a Cell. But there are others like Bray Wyatt, who choose a different kind of approach, implying the same through their vignettes and their segments.

Ramblin' Rabbit chose to portray himself as a big Seth Rollins fan, donning his getup before the match. And by the end of the segment, he had been torn apart in half, which was a message from the challenger to the Universal Champion before their big match this weekend.

Nobody really needed this to be explained but WWE did so anyway in their YouTube video, indicating in the title that Seth Rollins was torn in half by Mercy The Buzzard. Mercy is obviously the violent aspect of Bray Wyatt's personality, his mean side.

Once you let him in, there is no turning back at all.

#2 Mercy The Buzzard has a Fiend version too

We've often spoken about the duality of Bray Wyatt's character, which is what makes him so unique. Wyatt is someone who has mended his ways, who is no longer the same twisted figure that he once used to be a very long time ago. But there is a fiend in him waiting to come out and cause chaos and dismay whenever he can.

The same could be said of Mercy The Buzzard as well, which is obviously based on former WWE legend, Waylon Mercy. While he is Mercy outside the cell, within the cell his name is 'No Mercy'. No longer is he a playful puppet but a vicious and vile being.

This duality sits at the core of the Firefly Fun House, with messages like 'Hurt' and 'Heal', with Bray Wyatt and The Fiend. It may just be the most creative angle in pro wrestling history until this point.

#1 Ramblin' Rabbit cannot be killed

Ramblin' Rabbit has died and come back to life as many times as The Undertaker now, and while this may be hyperbole, I suppose it is a running gag at this point. I am not the only person to notice the similarity between Ramblin' Rabbit and Kenny from South Park who dies in every episode.

But truth be told, this is not a hidden message, and I'm sure you would feel cheated if I left it at that, ladies and gentlemen. And this is why I am going to draw a parallel between this puppet rabbit and Bray Wyatt.

Much like the rabbit that rambles, Bray Wyatt's career has died and been reborn several times, as we have seen. I have a feeling that each of the puppets is a different aspect of his own WWE saga.

As the Greyjoys often say in Game of Thrones- What is dead may never die.

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