So today we’ll be getting into a lot of new information and updates with Bray Wyatt’s
next move and some other stories as well
For today’s question of the day: would you like to see Bray have a similar character
to the fiend wherever he ends up at next?
Let us know your thoughts
There is a lot of new stories to discuss when it comes to Bray Wyatt, so let’s break it
down one by one and go through them all
Bray Wyatt took to twitter late Monday evening, right before Raw started, to officially tease
what seemed to be a new character
Bray posted an image of what appeared to be some early concept art for his next mask
Bray only posted half of the concept art but you can still get a pretty good idea of how
it will look
It has the same similar evil smile that the fiend’s original mask had, but there’s
new lines and patterns scattered all over the face
Bray didn’t provide much context besides that concept art picture, but he has done
this same thing in the past, so that’s what makes it easier to understand now
Few years back, he was posting early concept art of The Fiend’s mask when they were first
coming up with that idea and no one knew what it meant back then
But now when we see the new concept art, it’s easier to assume this time around that this
is for the new character
WWE didn’t make the masks and props for Bray Wyatt, that was all Jason Baker and his
special effects team and they’re not signed or affiliated with WWE in any way at all
So the good thing is that Jason Baker and the same special effects team will follow
and work with Bray wherever he decides to go
That’s one big positive thing to note there, what Bray is working on now is being designed
by the original creator of the fiend’s mask and the other funhouse props, there’s a
deep connection already there between both sides
so it’s going to be very easy for them to come up with something new considering the
history they already have with each other
So yes, WWE does own the rights to the fiend, but when it comes to something like this,
you just get a completely new mask, new character name, and maybe that’s enough to bypass
the entire rights dispute
Bray is just letting everyone know that he’s the lab right now already working on something
new and different, so the anticipation for his next move just continues to grow
Another report actually claimed that the August 9th edition of Raw in Orlando, Florida was
pencilled in for Bray Wyatt’s WWE return
August 9th was supposed to be the end to his long WWE hiatus and he was set to return with
a new twist to the fiend and his character, the debut of the new firefly funhouse season
he was talking about in April
Now knowing that report, it seems like Bray already had something new planned for this
WWE return in August, so all he has to do now is take whatever he had planned for his
WWE return and just add it to his new character, that should make the process a bit easier
for him
But speaking of the August 9th edition of Raw, there was a few references and mentions
of Bray both on screen and off screen
Alexa Bliss’ match was met with large amount of “We want Wyatt” chants from the live
crowd
It’s been a few weeks now since Bray’s release and it unfortunately seems like crowds
are targeting Alexa Bliss for the Bray Wyatt chants
And we get it, everyone gets it, we all wish Bray Wyatt was never released and was back
on WWE television right now, but targeting Alexa is very weird move from the live fans
They make it seem like Alexa was the one that gave that have the go-ahead to release Bray
Wyatt, it obviously wasn’t her call at all
If you leave it up to Alexa, we’re sure she most likely would’ve loved to still
be working side by side with Bray right now at this very moment
But due to the resemblance to Bray’s character and how WWE basically passed the gimmick down
to her, it unfortunately seems like crowds will always relate Alexa to Bray and target
her for those chants, which is wrong, but just seems to be the reality of everything
Bray Wyatt himself even liked a video that a fan tweeted out of the crowd chanting “we
want Bray” during that Alexa Bliss’ match
What’s even more mind blowing and to add insult to injury, WWE did give the fans what
they wanted but though a clip on the titan-tron
Fans in attendance for the Raw in Orlando said that WWE aired a video clip on the big
screen of Mick Foley talking about how great Bray Wyatt and The Fiend was
That actual clip played on screen for the live raw crowd during a commercial break,
so again just very strange and weird stuff here
Have they not updated their commercial video rotation or was that done on purpose?
No one knows, but just very weird to have that clip still in your video rotation weeks
after his release
And the fact that Bray did like that video of the chants during Alexa Bliss’ match
also fans talking and discussing
It’s crazy how liking one single tweet opens up so many discussions, but that’s just
how things are
Fans are now trying to breakdown what Bray liking the video of the chants actually means.
Is he in support of the chants during Alexa’s matches?
Does he want them to continue?
Did he simply just like the tweet just to sort of let the fans know “hey, I hear you
guys”?
That’s what fans are all talking about now, but it just doesn’t seem like he would be
in support or those chants disrespecting other people’s matches, he’s basically acknowledging
everyone and letting them that he’s hearing and seeing everything, that seems to be what’s
really going on here
But we’re excited to see what the future holds for Bray Wyatt
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Let’s get into this interesting story with Zelina Vega
After a behind the scenes despute and what was labeled as a breach of contract, Zelina
Vega was released from her WWE contract in late 2020
It was a crazy story back then that really hit everyone out of nowhere
Zelina allegedly even showed up the thunderdome unaware that she had basically been fired.
She reportedly asked to speak with Vince McMahon and was denied that request as well, so it
was just chaos back then
But then a few months after that, Zelina was spotted at the WWE performance center and
it was reported that Aleister Black was filming new content for his return as well
So it seemed like her husband, Aleister Black, still being with WWE at the time severed as
some leverage for WWE to resign Zelina instead of her signing elsewhere
So maybe that was possibly mentioned to Zelina, you know “come back and be with him on Smackdown”
and she agreed to something like that
But what both of them didn’t see coming was his WWE release
After 5 weeks of build up and actually making his return to close out Smackdown, Aleister
Black was released just days later in an expected move that had everyone confused and lost
He recently talked about this on the Talk is Jericho Podcast, he had this to say:
“When (the release) happened, Johnny Ace called me and even he was confused.
My wife was crying because she knew.
She was about to come back and one of the main reasons she wanted to come back was because
I was there, which was more or less the driving force, other than the promises they made her,”
So you can definitely say that Zelina Vega was finessed by WWE
“Come back be with your husband on the same brand” then once they had her officially
signed “release him”
So again, just very weird moves, especially if being with him is one of the things they
used the most during contract negotiations and promised her, like he said himself, that
was the driving force behind her coming back to WWE
She easily could’ve gone elsewhere since she was officially released, but chose to
come back mostly because her husband was with this company
WWE did finally bring Zelina Vega back to Smackdown in early July and placed her right
into the money in the bank match, but very interesting stat, Zelina is winless since
returning in July
As a matter of fact, Zelina’s last win was over 300 days ago back in September of 2020
So that’s another thing that fans are starting to pick up on as well, will they allow her
to pick up a win soon or is this massive losing drought going to continue?
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories?
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