Bo Dallas reveals inspiration behind The Wyatt Sicks
Bo Dallas has revealed one of his inspirations behind the creation of The Wyatt Sicks. While the group was the brainchild of the late great Bray Wyatt, his real-life brother had some input behind it and was influenced by Stephen King.
King is considered 'The King of Horror' for writing some of the scariest books in history, such as 'Carrie', 'The Shining', 'The Green Mile', 'The Shawshank Redemption', 'The Mist', and 'It'. His books have been turned into successful films and television shows over the years.
Speaking to Chris McPherson of Collider, Bo Dallas was asked about the influences of his and Bray Wyatt's creativity. Dallas named King's 'The Stand' as one of the biggest inspirations for The Wyatt Sicks. It was published in 1978 and was adapted into a television show in 1994 and 2020.
"Growing up, me and Windham were obsessed with horror movies...One of our biggest influences was the '90s version of 'The Stand' by Stephen King. We both loved that, and it's funny because when we were coming up with ideas for characters, we both independently decided to draw inspiration from Randall Flagg without even realizing the other was doing it," Dallas said.
'The Stand' was about a flu that nearly wiped out humanity, while Randall Flagg was the book's main antagonist. Flagg had supernatural powers and wanted to bring down the world using conflict and total destruction.
WWE initially refused Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt to work together
In an interview with Shak Wrestling last week, Bo Dallas revealed that he has always wanted to work with his brother. They had the opportunity to do it when WWE brought them back, but the company initially didn't want them together.
"If we were coming back, we were gonna come back as a team. So initially that was the idea, and then we started talking to the company, and some things happened, and we kind of signed around the same time, but we kind of got word that maybe they didn't want us to be together," Dallas said. [From 6:04 - 6:20]
Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt were able to convince WWE's top brass to put them together, leading to the debut of the Uncle Howdy character. They were able to work briefly before Wyatt was sidelined with health issues in early 2023. He passed away in August of that same year.