Bray Wyatt recently sat down for a rare interview with ‘WWE on Fox’ and he gave a lot of
insight to what’s going on with his story, so we’ll see what he had to say.
We’ll also check out what’s going on with Austin Theory
As everyone knows, Bray Wyatt’s 2021 release from WWE was one of the most shocking releases
of all time
You’re talking about a multiple time former world champion, a fan favorite superstar,
one of a kind storyteller, top merchandise seller…
just suddenly released from the company out of no where
Bray Wyatt would remain away from the wrestling ring for the remainder of 2021 and mostly
2022 until he returned to WWE in early October
During that long period away from the ring for Bray Wyatt, there was non stop rumblings
about all the different promotions that were interested in his talents
Impact Wrestling was reportedly willing to give Bray Wyatt whatever was needed to sign
him to their promotion
AEW was even in the running for Bray Wyatt at one point as well
No one thought he would actually return to WWE, especially so soon after his 2021 release
But that’s exactly what happened.
Bray Wyatt returned to the WWE with a whole new persona, story, and new set of characters
all around him
Well during this interview with Fox, Bray Wyatt gave a little insight to what’s going
on but was very careful not to give too much away
Bray started by talking about his 2021 release from WWE
He said that he had opportunities to do several TV shows and movies, and keep his career going
in that new path
But he said he still felt broken and how there was a lot people around him telling him that
he should still be a part of WWE
Bray explained that he didn’t think he still had it at first, but it was thanks to those
people who really pushed him and kept motivating him to go forward
Bray talked about the major loss of his best friend Brodie Lee and another one of his college
friends, Mark
Bray said that he took the loss of Brodie Lee the hardest.
He said that he feels like Brodie’s kids handled the loss better than he did for a
long time there
He said that the throwback Hawaiian Shirt Bray Wyatt wouldn’t be the same without
Brodie Lee.
There would’ve been no version of that Bray Wyatt without Brodie being in the picture
Bray Wyatt also addressed The Fiend
On WWE television, The Fiend has only been lightly referenced since Bray Wyatt returned
Uncle Howdy mentioned how Bray Wyatt sent the Fiend away after Wrestlemania 37
But Bray is now telling a slightly different version of the story
Bray explained that he looks at the situation a bit differently
He says that The Fiend died that day at Wrestlemania 37, that was The Fiend’s final night
He said that The Fiend can never come back and how it’s gone forever
Bray also dived into the meanings behind The Fiend character
He said that The Fiend just wasn’t about a goof in a crazy mask, The Fiend represents
real life stories and experiences that happened to him in his personal life
Everything Bray Wyatt talks about, the stories he tells, and the characters in his story
are all inspired by real life stories and tragedies that he actually went through
Bray mentioned this same sort of idea when talking about the Uncle Howdy character, he
had this to say about that topic, quote:
“I suffer from a diagnosis that I’m not going to share with people, and I like being
the voice for people to see on a real basis instead of a cartoonish version.
But Uncle Howdy and Bray and all these things, these are all real.
They’re based on moments and things that have really happened.
Uncle Howdy, there’s so much more to it than you think.
It’s not just so cut and dry, the spooky man in the background.
There’s more to it.
There’s complexities that you haven’t got to see yet.
There’s things that I don’t understand about it, and that’s the beauty of it.
It’s going to grow organically, but the story of it, I don’t even think has been
told yet.
Once you understand what it really is and where it came from, in my childhood, and who
Howdy really is, it’s much deeper than you think it is, then you would perceive it to
be.”
End quote
So this really isn’t a surprise to hear at all, everyone knows that Bray Wyatt is
a deep storyteller and there’s always a deeper reasoning behind everything that he
shows the audience
And it looks like that’s the case here again with Uncle Howdy
Howdy just isn’t meant to be a spooky new character in Bray Wyatt’s story
Bray is saying that Howdy actually represents either an experience or a specific individual
from his childhood
So maybe there was someone in his childhood that was a bad influence on him, showing him
awful things, and that’s what he used to create this current story that we’re seeing
on WWE television right now between Bray Wyatt and Uncle Howdy
He said that this entire story right now comes from a very dark time in his life and how
it would be way too much to even share that story, that’s how terrifying it was
Bray is basically saying that we still don’t know the entire story with Uncle Howdy
So it sounds like that Wrestlemania rumor of a match happening between Howdy and Bray
does sound realistic after all because it’ll be the perfect opportunity for Uncle Howdy’s
character and story to be showcased even more heading into the biggest shows of the year
Bray also talked about the Raw 30 moment with The Undertaker
Bray said that what the Undertaker told him was powerful and unexpected, but how he’ll
never tell a soul what Undertaker actually said.
It’s staying between the both of them forever
So it was a great rare interview from Bray Wyatt.
Even though we’re several months into the story with Uncle Howdy, telling from Bray’s
comments, we haven’t seen anything yet.
There’s still a lot to come from that story
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Austin Theory and John Cena have been rumored to meet inside the ring for almost a full
calendar year now and everyone is still waiting to see if that match happens or not
Well another small hint was recently thrown out there by Austin Theory on Smackdown
One of the very first things Austin Theory said was the quote of: ‘the champ is here’
Obviously this is a quote that was made famous by John Cena
It was a big catchphrase of his, he used it every time he held a title, and even had it
plastered all over his WWE merchandise as well
So Austin Theory using that line basically has a double meaning
Theory is the current United States champion so he does have the right to call himself
the champ and say that line, but at the same time, he’s obviously using it as a dig towards
John Cena as well
Austin Theory has been dissing John Cena since Spring 2020, they had a face to face moment
during John Cena’s return to Raw in Summer ‘22, and that’s been it
There’s also been other little things such as the WWE 2K23 trailer, which shows John
Cena attacking Austin Theory while he was training
And it’s been reported for a while now that there’s a strong chance that John Cena will
have a match at Wrestlemania 39
And there’s only a handful of realistic possible opponents for John Cena to face at
Wrestlemania
The most talked about options right now is either Logan Paul or Austin Theory
Both Paul and Theory have expressed their desires for a match with with John Cena
Logan Paul said he was constantly messaging Triple H about putting him in the ring with
John Cena
And Austin Theory has stated several times that he was the biggest John Cena fan growing
up so competing in a match with him was always a big goal of his
So it’s a short list of possible opponents for John Cena, but maybe 2023 is the year
that we could finally see that Austin Theory versus John Cena match
Especially with Theory continuing to take jabs at John Cena, it has to have a deeper
meaning and purpose
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