There have been countless wrestlers who have included spooky, undead, or horror imagery into their personas, but no one has ever done it quite like Windham "Bray Wyatt" Rotunda, who tragically passed away at the age of 36. It's impossible to overstate the brilliance Rotunda brought to the ring as Wyatt, elevating the art of wrestling to that of horror cinema. His character work was unmatched and he took risks that often felt impossible in a company known for its micromanaging and supervillain leadership. He shot for the moon and even if the gimmick didn't land right away, he never gave up on figuring out how to make it work. Few of his peers were that brave, ever. Over the course of his career in WWE, Bray Wyatt truly became the new face of fear, and incorporated horror into the world of wrestling in a way that no one before him ever could.
- 8/25/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
WWE.com
Over the years, professional wrestling has seen many a bizarre, crazy gimmick. In general, it’s pretty much an anything-goes industry. However, just because anything goes doesn’t mean that anything works.
From farmers to aerobics instructors, teachers to dentists, along with cowboys, fairies, millionaires, bodyguards, garbage men, plumbers, race car drivers, truck drivers, bikers, Mortal Kombat characters (or close facsimiles thereof), rednecks, rappers, country singers, supermodels, and so on, many gimmicks simply beggar belief.
In other cases, there are those gimmicks which just seem so strange, so out there that it feels like there is no way the audience could ever invest themselves in someone wearing the persona of a particular gimmick. And yet, despite all the odds to the contrary, they not only manage to survive… they manage to thrive as well.
Of course, many of these don’t tend to go very far. In some cases,...
Over the years, professional wrestling has seen many a bizarre, crazy gimmick. In general, it’s pretty much an anything-goes industry. However, just because anything goes doesn’t mean that anything works.
From farmers to aerobics instructors, teachers to dentists, along with cowboys, fairies, millionaires, bodyguards, garbage men, plumbers, race car drivers, truck drivers, bikers, Mortal Kombat characters (or close facsimiles thereof), rednecks, rappers, country singers, supermodels, and so on, many gimmicks simply beggar belief.
In other cases, there are those gimmicks which just seem so strange, so out there that it feels like there is no way the audience could ever invest themselves in someone wearing the persona of a particular gimmick. And yet, despite all the odds to the contrary, they not only manage to survive… they manage to thrive as well.
Of course, many of these don’t tend to go very far. In some cases,...
- 9/14/2014
- by David Oxford
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
WWE.com
The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
WWE.com
The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
- 4/14/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
As Fcw is rebranded as Nxt who will be the breakout stars that make it big in WWE?
If like us you’ve been enjoying watching Nxt (formerly Florida Championship Wrestling) more than the WWE main roster’s TV show’s – Raw and Smackdown – then you’ll probably be wondering which stars are going to be getting that main roster call up and when, and just how successful they will be during their time in the spotlight.
Nxt the TV show has created stars in Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett and Aj Lee but it has also been the undoing of some established talents such as Low Ki. What fate awaits the current roster remains to be seen, but here’s our pick of the crop for who we expect to see on Raw/Smackdown and just how successful they will be.
6. Bray Wyatt
Remember Waylan Mercy? Well, Bray Wyatt is...
If like us you’ve been enjoying watching Nxt (formerly Florida Championship Wrestling) more than the WWE main roster’s TV show’s – Raw and Smackdown – then you’ll probably be wondering which stars are going to be getting that main roster call up and when, and just how successful they will be during their time in the spotlight.
Nxt the TV show has created stars in Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett and Aj Lee but it has also been the undoing of some established talents such as Low Ki. What fate awaits the current roster remains to be seen, but here’s our pick of the crop for who we expect to see on Raw/Smackdown and just how successful they will be.
6. Bray Wyatt
Remember Waylan Mercy? Well, Bray Wyatt is...
- 9/24/2012
- by Matt Aspin
- Obsessed with Film
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