5 movie/TV show references that inspired Bray Wyatt's WWE characters 

#3 Mr. Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001)

'Fun House' Bray Wyatt (left) and Fred Rogers (right)

Mike Rotunda, the father of Bray Wyatt, spoke with Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast after being let go from WWE due to a series of company-wide cutbacks in 2020.

Rotunda talked about the inspiration behind Bray Wyatt's new Firefly Fun House gimmick as well:

"I think it was playing off the Mr. Rogers deal even before Mr. Rogers was redone."

Fred Rogers, popularly known as Mr. Rogers, was the creator, showrunner, and host of the popular children's television series, 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'. He was an influential role model who showed how to use television and the media to be helpful to kids and families.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood has been parodied a number of times in popular culture, so it was no surprise that WWE fans started to draw comparisons between 'Fun House' Bray Wyatt and Mr. Rogers when the former debuted his own show called 'Firefly Fun House'. In the Fun House, an optimistic version of Bray Wyatt talked to his 'fireflies' along with recurring appearances by puppets like Abby The Witch, and Ramblin' Rabbit.

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Mr. Rogers' legacy has seen a resurgence thanks to a documentary and a biopic starring Tom Hanks, and WWE has acknowledged these comparisons between Rogers and Wyatt across TV and social media as well.