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The first-ever Firefly Inferno match in WWE history was certainly a bizarre way for Randy Orton and The Fiend to main-event the final WWE Pay-Per-View of 2020.
From a visual standpoint, it was fun to watch the sequences unfold on the screen. The Firefly Inferno match may have singlehandedly revolutionized the way WWE fans will look at Inferno matches in terms of production value. However, it also featured some booking decisions that did not sit well with the fans.
Did the match really need a 'Firefly' tag despite the fact that it was quite different from the mini-movie between John Cena and Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 36? Why was Alexa Bliss advertised for the match when Wyatt and Orton's clash didn't include her in any capacity?
The Firefly Inferno match may have raised a lot of questions than answers, so let's take a look at the five Big questions after the Firefly Inferno match from WWE TLC 2020.
#5: Why did WWE choose to book Randy Orton as the winner of the Firefly Inferno match over The Fiend?
Heading into WWE TLC, The Fiend had outmaneuvered Randy Orton in most instances. Many fans were under the impression that the Firefly Inferno match was the perfect stage for Bray Wyatt to close the chapter against Orton, on The Fiend's terms.
So the fact that Randy Orton went on to win that match has left a few people confused.
WWE RAW's television ratings hit an all-time low recently. Perhaps that is why WWE chose to prolong Wyatt and Orton's rivalry, which is quite popular on the Red brand, and it hasn't run out of steam yet.
The only way to extend this rivalry in the safest way was to book Randy Orton as the winner, as it is quite evident that this feud will only end when The Fiend comes out on top.
An efficient way to accomplish the same was to burn The Fiend, instead of a squash match where Goldberg pins The Fiend. The latter case didn't make any sense in terms of The Fiend's creative direction, as opposed to the idea of the ultimate arsonist in modern-day WWE (Orton) setting fire to his long-term rival.
#4: Will The Fiend be slightly repackaged in some form, or did WWE TLC mark the last appearance by Bray Wyatt's evil alter-ego?
Bray Wyatt has teased on Twitter that The Fiend might radically transform into something else as a result of being set on fire in the outcome at WWE TLC.
While that could result in an entirely different or repackaged version of Bray Wyatt/The Fiend, it is possible that Wyatt's alter-ego could just become a stronger version of himself.
As they all say, what doesn't kill someone only makes them stronger. The Fiend was somewhat immune to fire on the go-home edition of WWE RAW before TLC. But getting burnt to a huge extent at the Pay-Per-View may have done some significant damage to The Fiend.
This is similar to what happens to movie monsters, but these fatal incidents don't stop those monsters from coming back for the final act.
Just like how a caterpillar transforms into a moth or a butterfly in its silky cocoon, it is quite likely that the monstrous entity known as The Fiend is engulfed in a metaphorical cocoon after WWE TLC, only to transform into a more majestic version of Bray Wyatt in the near future.
#3: Will Fun House Bray Wyatt remain unaffected despite what happened to The Fiend at WWE TLC?
A major debate among WWE fans since The Fiend's arrival in 2019 has been whether Bray Wyatt and The Fiend are the same people or not.
Sure, both personas inhabit the same vessel. But could WWE do the unthinkable by allowing Fun House Bray Wyatt to appear on RAW, unharmed, to keep the illusion alive?
It would be one way to continue Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton's feud. But at the same time, WWE has established that Fun House Wyatt is too naive and can easily fall for others' tricks.
Could this potentially bring back Bray Wyatt's Eater of Worlds persona? Perhaps his old cult-self could act as the stronger counterpart for Fun House Bray Wyatt, in the absence of The Fiend.
The Fiend may be the strongest Bray Wyatt persona thus far, but let's not forget that Wyatt's cult leader persona had originally kickstarted a feud with Randy Orton.
Of course, all of this depends on the question of whether or not Fun House Bray Wyatt will appear on RAW as a separate entity than The Fiend, which shall be answered in due course.
#2: How will Alexa Bliss be affected by The Fiend being set on fire at WWE TLC?
Alexa Bliss hasn't appeared on RAW in the past two weeks, as The Fiend's female counterpart on WWE TV is currently on vacation in real-life.
Whenever she appears on WWE RAW, how will Alexa Bliss react to Randy Orton's actions against The Fiend from TLC?
Of course, the previous slide's question about whether or not Fun House Bray Wyatt will appear on TV also factors into this particular point about Alexa Bliss.
If Fun House Wyatt doesn't make separate WWE appearances because of what happened to The Fiend, could Alexa Bliss host the Firefly Fun House all by herself at some point?
It would be intriguing to see how Alexa would function all by herself in Bray's absence. Fans have seen how it has worked the other way around, but let's not forget that Alexa Bliss was infatuated by The Fiend in the early stages of their storyline's development.
Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt's equation hangs in the balance as a result of Randy Orton's actions from WWE's first-ever Firefly Inferno match.
#1: What is next for Randy Orton after WWE TLC?
While it's still a huge possibility that Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton are far from done with each other on WWE RAW, there is one other feud involving Orton that might be addressed on the road to WrestleMania 37.
The Rated-R Superstar, Edge, will probably address the possibility of a rubber match with The Apex Predator when he returns from injury.
There is no doubt that Randy Orton has also changed as a character after facing The Fiend. The Viper's sinister tendencies did cross the line at WWE TLC.
It would be awkward if Edge doesn't mention Randy's ruthless and vicious intent against The Fiend when the two veterans interact on WWE TV, once again.
Burning The Fiend at TLC 2020 may bring out a different side of Randy Orton in the next few episodes. The stakes for Edge and Randy Orton's potential rematch would drastically increase as a result of Orton's changed attitude.
Will WWE choose to address and condemn The Apex Predator's actions from TLC as a whole? After all, it's not like the promotion will award him with another WWE title match against Drew McIntyre, right?
Do check out SK Wrestling's entire WWE TLC 2020 recap in the video linked above.
