WWE RAW had a lot of good this week, including Bayley's heel turn, which I did not personally see coming at all. But all of that paled when compared to the magnificence that was the Firefly Fun House segment, in my opinion.
To me, the segment was pure gold, because of the hints that were strewn all throughout, aside from the various hints that we were given. In this article, I shall focus on a few that you may have potentially missed out on, understandably.
Feel free to leave a comment and let me know your take on this week's show and in particular, this segment. Did you think it was any good at all?
Did you happen to catch any other hint in the segment that I may have missed out on?
#5 Ramblin' Rabbit still needs our help
Ramblin' Rabbit has had a very interesting life, dying and coming back to life on multiple occasions. He's even told us on several occasions that something is amiss in the Firefly Fun House, but before he has a chance to spill the beans, Bray Wyatt puts a lid on the revelations almost at once. Even this week, when the puppets emerged, Ramblin' Rabbit came out with a plea of help, as you can see in the image above, making me wonder what's next.
There's obviously a big longterm plan that's playing out, and because everything in WWE happens on the fly, this is a departure from the norm. Bray Wyatt probably has the next few months mapped out in his head and it'll be very interesting to see how and in what manner, Ramblin' Rabbit chooses to tell us the secret of the Firefly Funhouse someday. Knowing Bray Wyatt, this will not be a loose thread at all.
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#4 The Hell in a Cell Rumors were leaked by the WWE machine
In this age of dirt sheets and websites claiming to know the backstage machinations of a place like WWE, a lot is spoiled before it ever happens.
So when there was a leak of sorts and the venue that would host Hell in a Cell jumped the gun by mentioning that The Fiend would take on either Braun Strowman or Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship, everyone dubbed it a mistake. Instead, it was a masterstroke from WWE that we all just played into.
The fact that Vince McMahon seemed upset that the news had surfaced was a great parody of the whole thing, orchestrated undoubtedly by Wyatt himself. So now, we're excited about a Hell in a Cell match (probably) months in advance. It already seems like a huge deal, at a pay-per-view which is not necessarily the biggest one WWE does!
#3 Money can shut the boss up for good
So we touched upon Vince McMahon's protestations about Bray Wyatt being in the main event of Hell in a Cell 2019 through the extremely creative skit. But then, Bray Wyatt unleashed a whole wad of cash from his pocket and stuffed it down his boss' throat.
In a lot of ways, this is symbolic of the fact that Bray Wyatt's new gimmick is money and the money in itself is a symbol of just how quickly Bray Wyatt's merchandise has been selling. It is also indicative of the fact that if you make enough cash, you can shut the boss up!
This was genuinely a playful take on the whole thing if you consider the fact that Vince has been known to be a fan of the Firefly Funhouse segments and this was probably passed by him, before it aired. Vince McMahon knows money when he sees it!
#2 Building a new Wyatt Family with new members?
Towards the end of this video, Bray Wyatt makes a proclamation and it could be a sign of the things to come. I think it's almost a certainty if you read between the lines. This is what he has to say, in a nutshell:
I've learned to embrace the virtue of teamwork. See. Yowie Wowie! My team, they help me cope with the pain!
An ominous pentagram runs across the screen when Bray Wyatt says the following and the signs are pretty clear. A new Wyatt Family is in the works, and it could have the following members- Luke Harper, Liv Morgan, and Bo Dallas, if my hunches are right. It may have none of them, but these are the contenders I'd pick.
And this will be a welcome faction that can feud with the likes of The OC and The New Day. Maybe even The Undisputed ERA down the line someday.
#1 Bray Wyatt knows what The Fiend is up to, but is still sorry
I think anyone who visits the site saw Bray Wyatt take on Finn Balor at SummerSlam, in what was one of the most talked-about matches from the show. The Fiend's getup, entrance, and eventual performance left people chanting 'that was awesome' in unison.
But before Bray Wyatt began with the Firefly Fun House this week, he had a few words for Finn Balor. He said the following:
Before the fun starts today, I...Finn Balor, I think what The Fiend did to you was super duper rude!
This shows that there's a sense of awareness of The Fiend, in Wyatt's case, and it's not two entirely separate personalities that don't know what they're doing, which has been a wrestling trope for years now. Wyatt has also been making apologies on social media lately.
Where's all of this leading to, I wonder?