Smackdown was loaded up with several updates to the bigger storylines, so we’ll see what’s
new with Bray Wyatt‘s storyline.
Were we just quietly introduced to a new character and what could be the meaning behind Uncle
Howdy’s line.
Let’s start things off with Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt’s story had several developments this week, but this storyline has split the
fans up into two groups
You have your group of fans that think the pacing is too slow, and then you have your
other group of fans that think it’s absolutely perfect and this is how all storylines should
be
So depending on what side you’re on, that’ll determine if you’re enjoying the story right
now or not
But it was still a great week with several new developments and possible routes, so let’s
take a look at what’s new
LA Knight comes out demanding justice for what has been happening to him in recent weeks
LA Knight talks about how Bray claims he’s not the one behind the attacks, but LA Knight
doesn’t believe that at all
He says that he knows for sure that it was Bray Wyatt and decides to roll some old tape
as his evidence
He shows that Bray’s mask was seen in the background every single time during one of
the backstage attacks
LA Knight didn’t really have any other solid evidence that it was Bray Wyatt, all he showed
was the mask in the background.
So Bray’s story that it wasn’t him behind the attacks is technically still intact
Uncle Howdy ends up hijacking LA Knight’s footage and for the first time since his arrival,
Howdy interacts with a superstar that isn’t Bray Wyatt
After LA Knight had just finished threatening Bray Wyatt, Uncle Howdy tells LA Knight to
just do it and asks him what is he waiting for?
Howdy says that Bray Wyatt deserves to suffer and how attacking Bray will give LA Knight
respect and it will make people fear LA Knight
There’s male and female voices echoing everything that Howdy is saying during this message to
LA Knight
Howdy tells LA Knight to just do it now and punish Bray Wyatt.
Howdy also warns LA Knight that the door is closing
LA Knight fully believes that Uncle Howdy is just Bray Wyatt, so he leaves the ring
and goes to the back to find him
LA Knight enters a locker-room that has a Bray Wyatt shirt up on a hanger and once he
turns around, the lights go out and an individual with Bray’s new mask appears right before
him
Smackdown cut to a commercial break immediately after that moment and they never picked back
up again with that story for the rest of the night, so it was left on a cliffhanger
We’ll likely see what happened to LA Knight during the following weeks
But the individual wearing Bray’s new mask opened up an entire new discussion with only
their few seconds on the screen
Some people thought it was simply Bray Wyatt under the mask, some think it was Bo Dallas,
some think it can be an entirely different person
The other big clue that was spotted was the color of the eyes behind the mask
The individual behind the mask this time around had blue eyes
This is a big deal because when we would see the mask appear during Uncle Howdy’s promos,
the individual behind the mask has red eyes during those video packages
So we have now seen both red and blue eyes behind Bray Wyatt’s new mask
Fans also brought back up the old trademarks that WWE has filed for from back in October
WWE had filed for the rights to Uncle Howdy and Uncle Harper
Uncle Howdy was almost instantly introduced in the weeks that followed the trademark filings,
but the character we haven’t met yet is Uncle Harper
Uncle Harper’s name is obviously meant to be an Easter Egg and paying homage to the
late, great Luke Harper, A.K.A.
Brodie Lee
But we still haven’t met that character yet, but everyone has known since October
that we’ll eventually be introduced to Harper
So going off the fact that the red eyes behind the mask was most definitely Uncle Howdy,
that sort of implies that the blue eyes belong to someone else who may just be wearing the
same mask
So fans are wondering if the person that LA Knight ran into backstage in the locker room
could actually be Uncle Harper rather than Howdy or Bray
Of course at this point, we know nothing about Uncle Harper, but can we assume that maybe
he’s maybe less evil than Howdy?
Uncle Howdy seems to be a full blown evil character.
He wants Bray to do horrible things to people again.
And now Howdy is even encouraging other superstars to punish Bray Wyatt and make him suffer
So what if Harper was the polar opposite of Howdy?
What if Harper is actually more reasonable and understanding?
Of course given their eye colors, red usually represents the concept of evil, while blue
usually represents the good side
So could that also be what they’re going for here?
Could Howdy and Harper both be behind the same mask but with different intentions and
mindsets?
That’s an interesting idea
Everyone thinks that LA Knight must’ve been brutally attacked after they cut to that commercial
break, but what if he ran into the “good” version of the individual behind the mask?
Bray Wyatt himself was also seen backstage, but only for a cameo appearance during Kurt
Angle’s birthday party celebration
Bray was standing by the door way and leaning out to talk to someone, but of course the
camera angle can’t see who he’s talking to
That’s now the second time that Bray Wyatt was seen talking to someone, but the other
individual he’s talking to is not shown on camera
Leading many fans to wonder if Bray Wyatt is talking to himself, or if there actually
is someone there that we just can’t see
But those teasers of Bray Wyatt talking to someone, adds more fuel to the fire that he
isn’t alone
Uncle Howdy’s warning to LA Knight was about how he needs to strike on Bray Wyatt now because
“the door is closing”
That gives off the impression that Howdy is basically saying that once this door of opportunity
closes, Bray Wyatt will probably be untouchable and bad things will happen to LA Knight
That’s why Howdy advised him to strike now because Bray is about to turn everything all
the way up and you won’t have that opportunity again
So that’s another discussion right there, what is Uncle Howdy referring to or planning?
He clearly knows something that we all don’t know
He can be referring to Bray putting the mask back on, he can even be referring to Alexa
Bliss coming over and getting their entire band back together, or anything else along
those lines
So that could be what he’s referring to as well.
Maybe he’s saying that once Bray Wyatt just gives in to his thoughts and is surrounded
by people like potentially Alexa Bliss and Bo Dallas, you won’t be able to touch him
once all that is established
So the story is definitely picking up immensely and only gets more and more interesting by
the day
The main roster doesn’t have any premium live events until the end of January with
the Royal Rumble, so the big pay-offs and reveals of Uncle Harper, Alexa Bliss, Bo Dallas,
and even Bray Wyatt fully turning evil again, could all potentially take place on Smackdown
in the coming month and a half
So it’s been such a great ride so far.
It’s amazing what they reestablished within Bray Wyatt’s universe without him even needing
to step in the ring for a match
So hopefully it keeps going at this great pace and the great theories and reveals continue
to roll in as well
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories with Bray Wyatt?
Do you think there could be two completely separate individuals behind Bray Wyatt’s
new mask?
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