Wyatt Family: A Brief Biography
The Wyatt Family was a wrestling stable in WWE. The team consisted of Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman. Harper and Rowan are former WWE NXT Tag Team Champions.
Professional Wrestling Career
The Wyatt Family (2013-2017)
The Wyatt Family was created in NXT. The Wyatt Family comprised of Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan. In May, Harper and Rowan won the NXT Tag Team Championship. In July, they lost the title to Adrian Neville and Corey Graves. The stable made their main roster debut by attacking Kane. At SummerSlam, Bray Wyatt defeated Kane with the help of Harper and Rowan. The stable began feuding with Daniel Bryan and CM Punk. At Survivor Series, Bryan and Punk defeated Harper and Rowan. At TLC, The Wyatt Family defeated Daniel Bryan.
In 2014, Daniel Bryan joined the group for a while before turning on Wyatt. At Royal Rumble, Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan. Later, the stable attacked John Cena. At Elimination Chamber, The Wyatt Family defeated The Shield. At WrestleMania XXX, Bray Wyatt lost to John Cena. The stable feuded with Cena for a few months. After the feud, Rowan and Harper took time off from the group, while Wyatt feuded with Dean Ambrose. Harper and Rowan feuded with The Usos but failed to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
In November, Harper defeated Dolph Ziggler to win the Intercontinental Championship. At Survivor Series, Harper joined Team Authority and Rowan joined Team Cena. Team Cena defeated Team Authority with the help of Sting. At TLC, Harper lost the championship to Ziggler. Rowan feuded with Big Show and lost. In 2015, the stable reunited and began feuding with The Undertaker. After Mania, they feuded with Ambrose and Reigns, where they introduced Braun Strowman as their newest member. At Survivor Series, the stable lost to The Brothers of Destruction.
In 2016, the stable feuded with Brock Lesnar. However, Bray couldn't face Lesnar due to his injury. At WrestleMania 32, the stable was attacked by The Rock and John Cena. After Mania, the stable feuded with The New Day and won. During the draft, they separated Braun Strowman from the stable. The stable moved to SmackDown, where they added Randy Orton and won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The stable ended after Erick Rowan got injured, Luke Harper was kicked out of the stable, and Orton and Wyatt feuded with each other for the WWE Championship.