Top 5 WWE gimmicks based on real people

#3 Bray Wyatt based on Charles Manson

What is it with wrestlers and serial killers?

When Husky Harris debuted as part of The Nexus, no one really paid him much attention, as he was just seen as one of Wade Barrett’s cronies. But, it was after he was written off WWE’s main roster programming and went back to developmental that a new gimmick emerged. One that would get over with the fans instantly.

When Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family made the jump over from NXT to the main roster, people could not stop talking about the similarities of the leader of the family and two very particular characters.

The first, Max Cady from the film Cape Fear, and the second, real life serial killer, Charles Manson, who is still in prison today. Wyatt and Manson’s mannerisms are eerily similar and even the way the former WWE Champion talks is extremely similar to the infamous criminal.