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Bray Wyatt has become one of WWE’s most talked-about Superstars since he returned to television in April 2019 as the host of ‘Firefly Fun House’.
The entertaining segments initially portrayed Wyatt as a changed man following his villainous run as “The Eater of Worlds” between 2012 and 2018, but the light-hearted weekly skits took a dark turn in May after the introduction of a new alter-ego.
At SummerSlam, fans witnessed the creepy character, known as "The Fiend", in a WWE match for the first time, as he carried a severed head as a lantern and entered the ring to a remix of Wyatt’s old music, “Live In Fear”, before defeating Finn Balor via pinfall with a Mandible Claw.
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Although fans have had plenty to discuss regarding Wyatt’s on-screen antics over the last four months, the one-time WWE Champion has also made headlines with his cryptic posts on social media, which have included several apologies to fellow Superstars.
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In this article, let’s take a look at six people who the former Wyatt Family leader has issued apologies to (and the reasons why).
#6 and #5 Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
Bray Wyatt’s string of apologies began on May 14 when he informed Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins that he is “SUPER SORRY” for all the atrocities that he has committed against the former Shield members over the last few years.
With Jon Moxley (fka Dean Ambrose) now gone from WWE, he also offered to replace “The Lunatic Fringe” as a member of The Shield if Reigns and Rollins ever decide to add a new Superstar to the legendary faction.
Now, we could be here all day if we listed every villainous act that Wyatt has committed against “The Big Dog” and “The Beastslayer”, but the first notable incident took place in January 2014 when The Wyatt Family interfered in a six-man tag team match on Raw which ultimately prevented all three Shield members from earning a WWE Championship opportunity at Elimination Chamber.
Since then, Reigns has been the victim of many dastardly Wyatt deeds, including in June 2015 when “The Eater of Worlds” attacked the four-time WrestleMania main-eventer to cost him from winning the Money In The Bank ladder match.
#4 Chris Jericho
Following on from his apology to Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt expressed his regret at what he put Chris Jericho and his family through during their rivalry in 2014.
“The Eater of Worlds” also thanked his former rival for the memories they shared together, while he offered to be friends forever with the nine-time Intercontinental Champion.
As Reigns and Rollins did not reply to his earlier message, Wyatt went on to send a cryptic follow-up tweet to Jericho, asking him to tell them that he is “worried sick” and he is anxiously waiting for their reply.
Looking back at the Wyatt vs. Jericho storyline, the two men traded victories in one-on-one matches at two pay-per-views (Battleground 2014 and SummerSlam 2014), but their most memorable encounter came on Raw in September 2014 when Wyatt won a Steel Cage match in which Y2J leaped from the top of the structure.
#3 Fandango
One of the most peculiar Bray Wyatt tweets from the last few months came on July 20 when he issued a formal apology to Fandango due to a largely forgettable incident which took place on SmackDown in November 2015.
The Wyatt Family kicked off the episode in the middle of the ring, with “The Eater of Worlds” issuing a challenge to The Undertaker & Kane to face him and another member of his faction in a tag team match at Survivor Series later that month.
Following the advertisements, Fandango made his way to the ring and he was forced to take on the monstrous Braun Strowman, who was preparing to compete in his first singles match on SmackDown.
“The Black Sheep” then rag-dolled his flamboyant opponent around the ring before quickly making him submit, bringing an end to the one-sided encounter after just 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
#2 Mick Foley
One week after Bray Wyatt’s “Fiend” debuted and attacked Finn Balor, the creepy character made another surprise appearance on the Raw Reunion episode of Monday Night Raw on July 22.
The in-ring segment was all set up to allow Mick Foley to reminisce about his favourite moment in the history of the show, but Wyatt brought an end to the trip down memory lane by locking in the Mandible Claw – Foley’s old move – on the WWE Hall of Famer.
Two days later, Wyatt took to Twitter to issue yet another apology, this time simply saying “I’m sorry” and “thank you” to the man who he attacked on Raw’s special episode.
As it turned out, the one-time WWE Champion has gone on to use the Mandible Claw as his finishing move in matches, as he showed at SummerSlam against Finn Balor, so perhaps that is why he decided to thank Foley in his tweet.
#1 Kurt Angle
Six days before SummerSlam 2019, Kurt Angle was due to referee a match between Cedric Alexander and long-term rival Drew McIntyre in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the August 5 episode of Raw.
However, sadly for the Olympic Gold medallist, his moment in the spotlight was cut short when the arena lights went out and Bray Wyatt’s “Fiend” appeared in the middle of the ring to, once again, lock in the Mandible Claw on a WWE Hall of Famer.
Later that week, Wyatt described Angle as his “idol” and issued an apology for his actions on Raw. While the reasoning behind the attack on Foley seemed clear – Wyatt stole his finishing move – it is still not known exactly why “The Fiend” targeted Angle.
Wyatt’s new character appears to be torn whether to commit villainous acts, hence the word “hurt” on his gloves, or whether to “heal” (i.e. issue apologies and try to make amends with people he has wronged).
Regardless of the reason, “The Fiend” went on to defeat Finn Balor at SummerSlam in one of the most impactful debuts of all time, and the WWE Universe is eagerly awaiting the next appearance from Wyatt on television!
