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Before I begin I just want to clarify that I'm doing this thread with the hope that I can help open some eyes onto the mystery of a very complicated character, and hopefully provide an easier understanding, and more enjoyment.

To begin, let me highlight the misconceptions on his character.

On the surface, Bray Wyatt and his Wyatt family seem to be not much more than Duck Dynasty castoffs, Backwoods hicks, or Wyatt as a Max Cady (Cape Fear) or Waylon Mercy ripoff...

However, Underneath the surface, just like what Bray would tell you, "There's something else inside..." of him.

I believe his character is that of a cult leader possessed by a demon.The promos I attached below explain it perfectly. In the second one he even says something like,

"I guess there's no sense in waiting any longer....Samael, he's all yours (talking about his vessel)..Hey you wanna see something really scary.."



Now, Samael, when I first heard that mention I didn't really think much of it, until that is, I researched it a bit! Here's what I found:



After reading that I'm certain that my gatherings are correct and the Bray Wyatt character is actually possessed by The Prince of All Demons, The Archangel Samael.

I think his catchphases "Follow the buzzards" and "Eater of Worlds" make sense as well, since Samael, in Christian and Jewish lore, was bent on the destruction of all humans, and buzzards usually flock to death, and I believe Bray Wyatt is a new walking corpse, only his is possessed by a Demon.



In conclusion, I believe, if handled right this could be a more realistic take on the new Undertaker type character WWE sorely needs. Exorcisms and possession are finally becoming more present in our society with the Vatican performing exorcisms lately, and the media eating it all up. I think a walking dead man (Taker) is a pretty tough sell but the gimmick still made him a legend, and I think Wyatt's will do the same for him, and is actually much more believable than it would seem, in our new more realistic era.

Thoughts?

EDIT: Here`s some more coal to throw on the fire ;)

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Re: Bray Wyatt: The eater of worlds is coming

 
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Re: Bray Wyatt: The eater of worlds is coming

I know others have said it, but i feel I need to:

How much credit does Husky deserve, eh? Not only did he bounce back after being sent back to FCW, but to come up with a completely new gimmick AS WELL as a direction to YAKE that gimmick--you just don't see a lot of young talent these days do both. They can't envision where they want a character to go if they even come up with one. Not to mention a stable to go with it! If you look at the great stars in wrestling, they know how to be organic and create themselves something as well as CHANGE IT to help it evolve. Rotunda has done that, and if history is any indication, we are in for something special.

It's such a rarity that a talent is able to create something like this. Please, if you're a wrestling fan, appreciate how special it is what you're about to watch. :)
 
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Based on that Raw promo alone, you have three guys with an excellent character, charisma, a good look and perfect music (in my opinion)

In other words... WWE Creative has a near complete package to work with here... just waiting for them to wrestle on Raw.

So... what could go wrong????? :)
 
#373 ·
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Based on that Raw promo alone, you have three guys with an excellent character, charisma, a good look and perfect music (in my opinion)

In other words... WWE Creative has a near complete package to work with here... just waiting for them to wrestle on Raw.

So... what could go wrong????? :)
It's WWE Creative we're talking about, wait 6 months and you'll probably have your answer.
 
#447 ·
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For those complaining that Wyatt is a rehash of Mercy, wasn't Flair an almost complete copy of Buddy Rogers?
Did Buddy Rogers have the "Woooooo" thing?

Did he have the "Limousine-riding, Jet-flying, kiss-stealing, wheeling-and-dealing sonofagun" thing?


Did he have the strut?




Okay, maybe I see your point in that perhaps....PERHAPS Big Country Nelson...err, I mean Wyatt...can do a better version of that gimmick(Waylon Mercy gimmick). But frankly, from the video I saw, while it looks interesting, they seem more like a modern-day Godwins(remember them?) except they act all goofy and wear those sheep masks.. All they need is the slop.
 
#442 ·
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IWC: Moan about there being the same old stale guys in the top slots

WWE: Debut loads of new guys that the IWC rave about

IWC: Moans about new guys.
Nobody ever raved about Michael McGillicutty, that's horseshit. Virtually all of the IWC loves The Shield and Bray Wyatt and have stayed that way. Anybody in here who's complaining about Wyatt is a SMALL IWC minority.
 
#452 ·
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I'm just so hyped for this. One of the most interesting gimmicks in the last decade.

On a side note, I've noticed that some people around here take the the comparison with the Max Cady character from Cape Fear a little bit too far. Of course, there are some similarities between Cady and Wyatt (the Southern hillybilly background, the rambling manner of speech, the penchant for mysticism,... the Hawaii shirts), but there are also notable differences - Wyatt is not an ex-convict whose prime motivation is personal revenge; he's not a born-again christian; unlike the loner Cady, Wyatt recruits followers; and I highly doubt that WWE would go so far as to portray Wyatt as a rapist and/or a pedophile.

Wyatt's character draws on urban middle-class fears of the Southern 'White trash' and esoteric cults, which has a long tradition of cultural depictions (Deliverance and Cape Fear being just two examples) - however, I still think that we should appreciate his character in itself and not reduce him to a mere copy.
 
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I'm just so hyped for this. One of the most interesting gimmicks in the last decade.

On a side note, I've noticed that some people around here take the the comparison with the Max Cady character from Cape Fear a little bit too far. Of course, there are some similarities between Cady and Wyatt (the Southern hillybilly background, the rambling manner of speech, the penchant for mysticism,... the Hawaii shirts), but there are also notable differences - Wyatt is not an ex-convict whose prime motivation is personal revenge; he's not a born-again christian; unlike the loner Cady, Wyatt recruits followers; and I highly doubt that WWE would go so far as to portray Wyatt as a rapist and/or a pedophile.

Wyatt's character draws on urban middle-class fears of the Southern 'White trash' and esoteric cults, which has a long tradition of cultural depictions (Deliverance and Cape Fear being just two examples) - however, I still think that we should appreciate his character in itself and not reduce him to a mere copy.
Folks comparing him to Max Cady are folks who watched him debut in NXT with Eli Cottonwood as his muscle.



The character has evolved since then.
 
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Also, people, stop pretending you knew who Waylon Mercy was before someone said it and you looked it up. Most people here were not watching in the short time he was around.
Agreed with that.

Most people who say how he was a "terrible wrestler" and "worker" along with having lesser-mic skills than Bray obviously were either :

1.) Too young to remember

or

2.) Too young to care


(I think it's more the latter than the former. lol. :D )

I saw Waylon Mercy and his entire run in the WWF and while he wasn't exactly going to be mistaken for Daniel Bryan and his workrate, back then almost EVERYONE were a bunch of lumbering big men who were more about THE CHARACTER than the actual wrestling.

And I'm sorry if I offend the Wyatt brigade here but Spivey was better(and before you all tell me to go watch a Promo that Wyatt does, I already did and still he's not of the same level as Dan Spivey's Waylon-Mercy character. Sorry but that's the way it is).
 
#515 ·
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Of the current developmentals I think Bayley would be the best fit, with a Miss Congeniality gimmick that Lita used while in ECW. Or if there is a mysterious muse/siren woman only seen in the vignettes that's fine as well. It would need to be the right woman - if couldn't be just anyone (Ie a repackaged Aksana or something ridiculous). Wyatt should be given a lot of say in his whole stable.
 
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So after seeing the newest clip last night on Raw there claiming there monsters from the line that Husky Harris said about monsters being real WTF seriously get the fuck off my tv. Kane is the real monster, these guys are nothing but greasy, fat losers who need to be released
 
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Re: Bray Wyatt V.S. Zack Ryder Looks Impressive

I absolutely love Wyatt's savage style of wrestling. Not only does it fit with his amazing gimmick but it fits with his look too. From the few matches I've watched from him, he always keeps this style. Hope it continues this way. It compliments him so well.

This guy is just perfect.
 
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Re: Bray Wyatt V.S. Zack Ryder Looks Impressive

I absolutely love Wyatt's savage style of wrestling. Not only does it fit with his amazing gimmick but it fits with his look too. From the few matches I've watched from him, he always keeps this style. Hope it continues this way. It compliments him so well.

This guy is just perfect.
He reminds of me of Cactus Jack WCW era.

The thing I mostly enjoyed in that vid was how shit Zack Ryders offense looked. How much air does he give in the knee to the face and the dropkick. Looks terrible.
 
#710 ·
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He was tweeting #RAW months before his vignette's even started airing on TV, so I won't read into it, it'll just be hype, I don't see him debuting at all tonight.
 
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