Bray Wyatt’s story took several new twists and turns this week, so let’s go over the
latest new fan theories and go over the actual events themselves
Smackdown kicks off with Bray Wyatt and he tells us some similar words that we’ve been
used to hearing over the last few months
Bray is still having this back and forth conflict choosing between good and evil
He recently attacked an innocent cameraman on Smackdown and that was the most violent
version of Bray Wyatt that we’ve seen since he returned
Bray has been taking a few moments to sit back and think through his decisions in recent
weeks, but he didn’t do that in the case of the cameraman
It was this instant attack that gave off similar vibes to some of The Fiend’s attacks on
his victims
After the cameraman was dragged out of the ring, Bray just stood there staring into the
distance like if he was in a trance
So we follow that moment up with this promo from Bray Wyatt and he’s extremely regretful
what he did and he’s asking for the cameraman’s forgiveness
But Bray gets cut off by LA Knight
LA Knight says that he still doesn’t believe that Howdy and Bray are two different people
His theory is that Bray paid off someone backstage just to put on the costume just to mess with
his head
LA Knight also addressed one of the little things about Bray’s new character that has
gone unnoticed by some fans
And that’s the fact that Bray Wyatt is stuttering more often, he always seem nervous, he always
seems unsure about everything he’s saying
And like LA Knight mentioned, it’s hard for Bray Wyatt to even complete a single sentence
Now obviously, the stuttering and nervousness is just a part of Bray Wyatt’s new character
If you ever seen Bray’s old work, you already know that he never even made one single mistake
while he’s talking, truly one of the best on the mic
So this regression in his speech is not the talent’s regression, it’s strictly a new
character trait for this new story
Bray Wyatt, the character, is so disturbed and in such a rough space right now that he
just can’t function
And that’s what LA Knight points out, he mentions how Bray Wyatt used to be this massive
force and now he’s the biggest shell of himself
LA Knight mentions how it’ll be his first Royal Rumble and how he wants it to be special,
so he challenges Bray Wyatt to a match at the event
Bray Wyatt says that he got something to prove and how he has to show everyone how he’s
still capable of being cruel when he absolutely needs to be
So Bray accepts the match for the Royal Rumble
Uncle Howdy jumps on the big screen and drops a little line where he says “Embrace the
dark”
Uncle Howdy’s music plays and outcomes Howdy himself down the ramp and into the ring
Uncle Howdy stands side by side with Bray Wyatt for a quick moment before taking Bray
Wyatt out with his own Sister Abigail move
LA Knight rolls out of the ring and seems more confused than ever while Howdy makes
his way up the ramp again
So there was a lot to fully digest here in this moment
Obviously, Howdy’s message before he came out of ‘Embrace The Dark’, could have
several different meanings
Maybe Howdy is referring to how Bray Wyatt needs to embrace his dark side again, or Howdy
could’ve literally been referring to the idea behind the Pitch Black match
The rumored Pitch Black match was made official shortly after this segment was completed
It will in fact be Bray Wyatt versus LA Knight in the first ever Pitch Black match at the
Royal Rumble
Now even though the match has been confirmed, we still don’t have much info on how the
match will actually work, but this segment here from the December 30th edition of Smackdown
might have given us a few teasers and hints about the new stipulation
Well the arena lighting for the Pitch Black match may be similar to the lighting that
we saw during Uncle Howdy’s entire recent appearance
The second Howdy came out, the lighting in the arena was at a very bare minimal
You were still able to see Howdy, Bray, and LA Knight in the ring and see what was happening,
but the lighting was so minimal that it was impossible to actually see their faces
So it’s quite possible that the Pitch Black match will have that same sort of lighting
that we saw during Howdy’s attack on Bray Wyatt
And like we mentioned before when this stipulation was first rumored, it sounds like we’ll
be able to get a lot surprises and reveals in this match
Since the lighting will be limited, maybe we find out that Bray and Howdy aren’t alone
and how maybe there’s a third family member that appears during this match and attacks
LA Knight
It definitely seems like the sort of stipulation that will really push Bray’s story forward,
so there’s a lot to look forward to there
And there’s also a lot of questions and theories surrounding the overall story that
Bray Wyatt is currently going through
This individual that showed up and attacked Bray Wyatt on Smackdown was officially labeled
as “Uncle Howdy” by WWE, so everyone naturally went with that
But when you compare the December 30th Uncle Howdy to the December 16th Uncle Howdy, it’s
night and day
It’s two obvious different individuals
The first Uncle Howdy appeared to be a bit more heavy-set, shorter hair, and wore the
Uncle Howdy face mask
The second Uncle Howdy was way more slim, had a different walk, longer hair, and he
wore Bray Wyatt’s mask from Extreme Rules with the bottom half cut out
So the differences between the two Uncle Howdys was a popular topic of discussion
Now there’s a good shot that the December 16th edition of Uncle Howdy was simply just
a placeholder so that’s why they didn’t do much and get physical
But considering the December 30th edition of Uncle Howdy got in the ring and performed
the Sister Abigail, chances are that who ever is under that mask is going to be the permanent
Uncle Howdy
But fans are also discussing if it could be two separate individuals even within the storyline
What if the first Howdy was the real Uncle Howdy and the one that attacked Bray Wyatt
is actually the long awaited Uncle Harper character?
That’s a theory that’s also going around.
Everyone is calling him Howdy, but what if that was Uncle Harper after all?
As far as the reasoning behind why Howdy attacked Bray Wyatt, that’s something that fans are
also trying to figure out
It was clear straight from Howdy’s first appearance that he wasn’t exactly on Bray
Wyatt’s side
That’s why we talked about how LA Knight is Bray’s current opponent, but the much
larger over arching villain in his story is clearly Uncle Howdy
Uncle Howdy has lost his patience and understandably so
Howdy has been begging Bray Wyatt to embrace his old ways since back in October and Bray
still hasn’t listened to him
Howdy gave Bray numerous amount of chances and ways for them to fix their relationship
with each other time and time again
He told Bray to just put the mask back on and forget what everyone thinks, and to just
be himself again, but Bray didn’t listen
Then when everything started going down with LA Knight, Bray was getting embarrassed by
LA Knight and refused to do anything to LA Knight
That’s when Howdy took matters into his own hands and laid down several backstage
attacks on LA Knight
Those attacks on LA Knight from Howdy was basically a direct message from Howdy to Bray,
basically saying “if you’re not gonna hurt him, I’m gonna do it.
This is how things should be done.”
But Bray still didn’t budge and give in to Uncle Howdy’s requests
So when Howdy sees Bray once again apologizing and asking for forgiveness from the cameraman,
that was basically the last straw and last shot that he was giving Bray Wyatt
Almost three months of Bray not listening to him, so Bray left Howdy with no other choice
but to attack Bray himself
So that could be what’s going on here, but we don’t know the full intentions behind
the attack
Is Howdy just trying to awaken that darkness in Bray Wyatt?
Will he be friendly again with Bray Wyatt if Bray goes back to his old ways or is Howdy
completely done with Bray Wyatt?
Well considering the fact that Uncle Howdy basically has no other choice but to stay
involved in Bray’s story, there’s a strong possibility that things could get resolved
between him and Bray as long as Bray gives him what he wants
So Bray Wyatt’s story continues to be one of the most intriguing stories in WWE and
we’ll have to see where it all goes after the Pitch Black match
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