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Bray Wyatt has been one of the most prominent Superstars on WWE programming ever since he returned to the main roster with fellow Wyatt Family members Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in 2013.
Prior to that, “The Eater of Worlds” performed as a very different character – Husky Harris – between 2010 and 2012, but his main-roster run only lasted a few months before he rejoined the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental system.
Once he formed The Wyatt Family in NXT and made it back to RAW and SmackDown, Bray Wyatt quickly cemented his status as one of the top guys on the roster.
Despite his villainous antics, the cult leader gimmick was a compelling character and it was clear from the very beginning of his re-debut that the repackaged Bray Wyatt was going to achieve great things.
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Over the next few years, Bray Wyatt had many ups and downs in WWE, including mixed WrestleMania experiences and short-lived title reigns, but he has become one of the company’s most popular Superstars again following the introduction of “The Fiend” in 2019.
In this article, let’s take a look at 10 pictures that define Bray Wyatt’s journey from developmental talent to main-event Superstar.
#10 Bray Wyatt competes in NXT Season 2
Competing under various different names, including Tank Mulligan and Duke Rutondo, Bray Wyatt debuted in FCW in February 2009 and went on to win the FCW Florida Tag Team titles with his brother, Bo Dallas (fka Bo Rutondo), five months later.
In 2010, Bray Wyatt was a participant in the second season of the NXT game show. It was during this time that he became known as Husky Harris.
The former NXT rookie, who had Cody Rhodes as his mentor on the show, finished in fourth place, behind Alex Riley, Curtis Axel (fka Michael McGillicutty) and Kaval.
#9 Bray Wyatt joins The Nexus
The Nexus made one of the most impactful debuts in WWE history when seven members of the faction attacked John Cena and destroyed the ringside area on a June 2010 episode of RAW.
Four months later, the group had started to fall apart, largely due to their defeat against Cena’s Team WWE at SummerSlam 2010, but the storyline continued for several months.
This included a four-month stint where Bray Wyatt, still competing as Husky Harris, joined The Nexus with Michael McGillicutty between October 2010 and January 2011.
Bray Wyatt later said that the Husky Harris character was “a shell of a man that never really existed at all”.
#8 The Bray Wyatt character is born
Returning to a WWE developmental system after four months on the main roster could be seen as a huge demotion, but Bray Wyatt took full advantage of the opportunity that was presented to him.
He continued to hone his skills as an in-ring performer in FCW in 2011 and 2012, winning the Tag Team titles with Bo Dallas for the second time, while he introduced his new Bray Wyatt character in April 2012.
“The Eater of Worlds” proved to be one of the biggest success stories in the early days of the NXT system, and the future appeared to be very bright for the leader of The Wyatt Family.
#7 Bray Wyatt debuts on RAW
With Luke Harper and Erick Rowan by his side, Bray Wyatt made an instant impact after his re-debut on the main roster by defeating Kane in an inferno match at SummerSlam 2013.
WWE used Bray Wyatt very strategically during his first few months on RAW and SmackDown, with the Wyatt Family leader often watching on as Harper and Rowan did his dirty work for him.
A compelling storyline with Daniel Bryan followed, while all three members of The Wyatt Family feuded with WWE’s other dominant three-man group at the time, The Shield, in early 2014.
#6 Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena
Bray Wyatt proved just how great he is as an in-ring performer when he defeated Daniel Bryan in one of the best matches of the year at the 2014 Royal Rumble.
Two months later, he walked into his WrestleMania 30 match against John Cena with a ton of momentum – so much so that it genuinely looked as though he could beat “Big Match John” on WWE’s biggest stage.
However, in an outcome that would go on to be debated for the next six years, Cena refused to join The Wyatt Family and ended up defeating Bray Wyatt in a 22-minute match.
#5 Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker
Much like the previous year, WrestleMania 31 felt like another opportunity to give Bray Wyatt a high-profile match – and potentially even a victory – against one of WWE’s top names.
But, unfortunately for Bray Wyatt’s fans, the end result turned out the same as the year before.
The Undertaker, who had not appeared in WWE since losing ‘The Streak’ against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30, won their 15-minute encounter, but it is worth remembering that Bray Wyatt suffered an ankle injury while preparing for the show earlier in the day.
#4 Braun Strowman joins The Wyatt Family
The Wyatt Family has had a few temporary members over the years, notably Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton, but Braun Strowman is the only person who had a prolonged spell in the group alongside Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.
In August 2015, “The Monster Among Men” debuted the night after SummerSlam and joined forces with The Wyatt Family in their rivalry with former Shield members Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.
Looking back, the four-man group actually had minimal success, with their standout moment coming at the 2016 Royal Rumble when they worked together to eliminate Brock Lesnar.
#3 Bray Wyatt’s career takes a turn
Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship from John Cena at Elimination Chamber 2017 and went on to lose the title just 49 days later against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33.
That short-lived title reign kick-started a disappointing couple of years for Bray Wyatt, who took an eight-month absence from WWE television after his brief alliance with Matt Hardy as The Deleters of Worlds in 2018.
Many fans had become tired of seeing the same “Eater of Worlds” character on television every week, so the eight-month break gave Bray Wyatt time to reinvent himself.
#2 “Firefly Fun House” Bray Wyatt
In April 2019, Bray Wyatt returned to WWE television as the host of what appeared to be a weekly children’s show – “Firefly Fun House” – featuring appearances from various puppets, as well as expressionless children.
It soon became clear that Bray Wyatt’s fun character also had a very dark side. Not only would he hang pictures of his victims on a wall behind him, but “Firefly Fun House” Bray Wyatt took great joy in trying to kill one of his puppets, Ramblin’ Rabbit, on multiple occasions.
That, needless to say, is nothing compared to his alter-ego…
#1 “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
One of the darkest WWE Superstars in years, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt debuted at SummerSlam 2019 with a victory over Finn Balor.
Within two months, he picked up another statement-making win over Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel to become the new Universal Champion – a title he held for four months before a controversial defeat to Goldberg at Super ShowDown.
Both versions of Bray Wyatt’s character appeared at WrestleMania 36, where he defeated John Cena in a unique Fun House match to finally exact revenge for the loss he suffered back at WrestleMania 30.
