Backstage news on Bray Wyatt's WWE return
Added 2022-10-09 21:59:02 +0000 UTCAs if there was any doubt, Bray Wyatt's return worked out very well.
WWE sources that we spoke with said that Wyatt's return was very well received, and that they were very happy with the buzz created in the weeks leading up to WWE Extreme Rules with the QR codes and cryptic videos. Several WWE sources had been playing up Extreme Rules as a "big night" to media ahead of the weekend.
As early as one week after Vince McMahon's retirement, members of the new WWE regime told Fightful they felt optimistic about Wyatt's return. A full month before Wyatt returned to WWE, one WWE source was completely convinced that Wyatt was back with WWE and heading back. Several that are usually in the know were kept out of the loop about the context of the White Rabbit videos until this past week. Some of the references had to be approved, but standard WWE creative were largely hands off.
It's worth noting that the returning Bray Wyatt has a very good relationship with WWE's new Director of Longterm Creative, Rob Fee. Fee had even pitched a Fiend movie directly to Nick Khan last year before Wyatt's release.
Comments
You’re sweet. You just made my day.
Cale Koprowski
2022-10-10 12:26:03 +0000 UTCIt makes me angry how dumb your comments are Cale
2022-10-10 12:22:03 +0000 UTCGlad to hear he’s back Bray has one of the most creative minds & while in ring he may be average with the right presentation & opponent he can put on a good match. For me the three most important things in wrestling in no particular order are Character Wrestling & storylines
Matt Hennessy
2022-10-10 10:07:51 +0000 UTCMan, you're being strange
Fightful Select
2022-10-10 03:59:30 +0000 UTCAh. So the guy that made the mask is lazy. Got it.
Cale Koprowski
2022-10-10 02:22:56 +0000 UTCI don’t.
Cale Koprowski
2022-10-10 02:22:34 +0000 UTCThe Black Phone mask was literally made by the same guy that made the Fiend mask(s) before..
Nam Le
2022-10-10 00:31:21 +0000 UTCActually if you follow “wrestle features” on Twitter they asked the same thing and Jason baker commented under it that he made both masks. He’s been doing this for Wyatt for awhile now
thaddperkins
2022-10-09 23:26:16 +0000 UTCAny mention how they 100% stole the Black Phone mask?
Cale Koprowski
2022-10-09 23:03:24 +0000 UTCA Wyatt for a wrong
2022-10-09 22:36:58 +0000 UTCFinally! The way Creative failed him time and time again just to have him released was a travesty!, Just another one on the long old man's list I suppose. I am really curious to finally see his full creative potential in this new non-creative dry WWE.
2022-10-09 22:27:18 +0000 UTCIf he wasn’t released, we would have never got that greatness
2022-10-09 22:19:54 +0000 UTCIt was easily the best return they've had in a long time.. and that's counting Dexter's (due to how it played out) and Gargano's (with how quick/surprising it was), which were my favorites.
Trenton
2022-10-09 22:18:27 +0000 UTCThat makes sense
Alex
2022-10-09 22:12:02 +0000 UTCI would imagine earlier than that. I think they’ll end up on Biancas survivor series wargames team
Ethan Carpenter
2022-10-09 22:08:19 +0000 UTCSasha and Naomi are the only ones left now. What do you yall think? Royal Rumble?
Alex
2022-10-09 22:07:18 +0000 UTCIt initially reminded me of the Jericho return with the “break the code” videos and clues. Keeps the people guessing. Although it’s harder to pull those types of things off now with social media and technology but the commitment to it that sold me. Better than the “veer is coming” for 100 weeks even though he was already on raw prior.
thaddperkins
2022-10-09 22:06:23 +0000 UTCAnother wrong that’s been righted
Magan Yusuf
2022-10-09 22:05:22 +0000 UTCWas excellently done and great to see him back in WWE, he never should have been released!
Daniel Lee
2022-10-09 22:05:01 +0000 UTC
