Backstage note on Bray Wyatt's (Windham Rotunda) alleged demand for in-ring return
Windham Rotunda (f.k.a. Bray Wyatt) is reportedly demanding a "very high" price for an in-ring return, be it in WWE or AEW.
The Fiend's last in-ring appearance came at WrestleMania 37 when he lost to Randy Orton. The Fiend was released by WWE on July 31st.
Taking to Twitter, Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer shared an interesting note about Wyatt.
Meltzer wrote that WWE would be interested in AEW's top stars at the moment, and vice versa. A fan responded to the journalist and asked him if either of the two promotions wanted to sign the former Universal Champion.
Dave Meltzer stated in his response that Wyatt's asking price is very high.
Check out the exchange below:
I know it's my site, but WWE would be interested in almost any top AEW act right now. Also, AEW would be interested in virtually any WWE top act right now. twitter.com/RobViper/statu…
His asking price is very high. twitter.com/champdapug/sta…
Bray Wyatt was a major attraction during his WWE run
Windham Rotunda's "Bray Wyatt" character made his main roster debut in 2013 and targeted WWE Hall of Famer Kane. The Wyatt Family, comprising of the man himself, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan, ran roughshod through a long list of top babyfaces for months on end.
During this run, the Wyatt Family head won the WWE Championship on one occasion in 2017. Unfortunately, his reign only lasted a few weeks, and he lost the title to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33.
Wyatt went through a major character change in mid-2019 and debuted the gimmick of The Fiend. This sinister entity possessed supernatural powers and was quickly pushed as a major star. Rotunda won the first of his two Universal Championships at Crown Jewel 2019 with a victory over Seth Rollins.
'The Fiend' has regained what he lost.
The winner AND NEWW @WWE Universal Champion: @WWEBrayWyatt! #SummerSlam https://t.co/Lln9395Bkv
His run with the title ended when WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg beat him at Super ShowDown 2020. The Fiend won the gold again at SummerSlam 2020 by defeating Braun Strowman. This reign lasted only seven days, with Roman Reigns winning the championship at WWE Payback.
During his WWE run, Rotunda was a big merchandise mover. In late 2019, Wyatt surpassed the likes of Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch in terms of merchandise sales. The former Universal Champion's merchandise sales were a big reason fans didn't anticipate his release from the company.
In November of last year, Wyatt was reported to be working on a Hollywood project alongside Jason Baker.
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