5 highs and lows of "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt's debut year

The Fiend Bray Wyatt
The Fiend Bray Wyatt

#2 Low - "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell 2019

This was a misfire of epic proportions
This was a misfire of epic proportions

Hell in a Cell 2019 will go down as one of the most infamous events in recent memory. The event began with one of the best HIAC matches between Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch. However, it ended with one of the most controversial bouts in WWE history. The set-up for Seth Rollins vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt was as confusing as their match itself.

Before WWE could officially announce the match, the official social media page of The Golden One Centre accidentally revealed the bout as the main event of the show. Initially brushed off as miscommunication between WWE and the arena, fans were in for a surprise when the company would later confirm the same.

Corey Graves deleted his Tweet! More details HERE.

After successfully defending the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman at Clash of Champions, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt attacked Rollins and laid him out with a Sister Abigail to close the show.

Rollins was starting to get booed during the build-up to his match against The Fiend. Right from the beginning, the contest had an ominous vibe to it, with the red lighting becoming a major eyesore for the fans in the arena.

What transpired next can best be described as one of the worst pieces of booking in wrestling history. The match began with Bray Wyatt and Rollins kicking out of each other's finishers. It would then turn into a Curb Stomp fest, with Rollins hitting the move on Wyatt repeatedly.

But, Bray Wyatt would kick out every single time. Every time Rollins would hit a Stomp, the crowd would boo him. The finish of the match saw the referee calling the contest off after Rollins hit Wyatt with a Sledgehammer.

Following the match, chants of "refund" and "AEW" began reverberating throughout the arena. A group of unruly fans confronted Seth Rollins afterwards and a clip of the confrontation went viral on social media.

Many believe this match to be the death knell for Rollins as a babyface. The bout not only broke his babyface persona, but was also the burial of his finishing move, the Curb Stomp. Rollins commented on it, saying that he was dead in the water following his encounter with "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt at Hell In A Cell.

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