WWE Credit: WWE.com. Bray Wyatt was releasedWWE has released the Fiend Bray Wyatt after 12 years. This is reportedly due budget cuts. This is the shocking latest release by WWE of a high-profile WWE Superstar. It follows a recent wave that saw Aleister Black and Braun Strowman being cut. Black currently competes in AEW under the name Malakai Black.Wyatt's shock release sent shockwaves through the wrestling world. The former WWE and Universal champion has been trending worldwide and receiving a flood of support, love, and even grief from peers and fans. Wyatt was undoubtedly one of the most innovative minds on the WWE roster. His Bray Wyatt, a genre-bending character that embodied the WWE's best, showed great promise as a perennial champion for many years to come.Wyatt's dark and gritty characters include his cult leader form, his childrens TV host gimmick, and The Fiend, which Wyatt hoped to replace as WWEs next big character-based attraction. The Firefly Fun House toys quickly became a hit after Wyatt created excitement around the character.Wyatt's WWE career has been one of the most shocking casualties in a new era of sports entertainment.April 8, 2019As fans speculated about Bray Wyatt's return, creepy toy vignettes started airing on WWE Raw after Wrestlemania 35. Wyatt was absent from Wrestlemania 35. This was Wyatt's first appearance on Wrestlemania since he introduced his New Face of Fear persona. An ominous bird puppet emerged from a box and began to laugh maniacally on this particular week.April 22, 2019After weeks of toy vignettes Bray Wyatt finally made his return on April 22nd with the official debut of the Firefly Funhouse.Despite the creepy and dark visuals that hinted at Wyatt's return, Firefly Fun House was actually upbeat and cheerful as Wyatt assumed the role of a happy-go lucky childrens television host, much like Mister Rodgers.We are so glad to have you as our friend. This friendship will never end. sang a female voiceover during opening jingle. Given Wyatt's July 31 release, the lyrics turned out to be ironic. Wyatt introduced the world Mercy the Buzzard, Abby the Witch, and his Yowie Wowie! catchphrase which became a popular chant among live audiences.Despite the Firefly Fun House's playful nature, Wyatt used a chainsaw to end the segment.May 13, 2019Wyatt shared a dark secret during an episode of The Firefly Fun House.This old brain still has a lot of darkness. This time, however, is different. It was a learning experience. It is possible to control it. What do you think? Wyatt said, "You wanna see my secret?" before introducing The Fiend to the world.Wyatt's mask-wearing, invincible alter ego, The Fiend was Wyatt's Fiend. This would be Wyatts in-ring version.July 15, 2019Bray Wyatt made an official return to WWE Raw on June 15, 2019, in person to take aim at Finn Balor, former Universal champion. Balors music began to fade quickly after a loss to Samoa Joe.This resulted in Wyatt's dramatic return as The Fiend. He put Balor to sleep with Sister Abigail. The Uniondale, New York crowd welcomed Wyatt's new creation with open arms.With the Mandible Claw, the Fiend would continue to attack legends like Kurt Angle, Jerry Lawler, and Kane.August 11, 2019The Fiend's now-iconic debut against Finn Balor was at SummerSlam 2019. The Fiend made his greatest entrance at SummerSlam 2019, when he was seen with a star entrance. This performance instantly made him a household name at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Fiends' theme music was a remixed version Bray Wyatts popular Live in Fear song.The squash match was won by Balor, who had been on a two year pilgrimage in NXT. Chants of Yowie Wowie! Balor was recently reintroduced to the main roster during the July 16 broadcast on Smackdown.A YouTube clip of The Fiends's impressive entrance (4.2 million views) as well as his full-length match against Balor (5.2 million), The Fiends impressive rolling out has almost 10 million total YouTube views. The character quickly became a viral sensation.FORBES WWE SummerSlam 2019 Results Bray Wyatt and The Winners And Losers of Toronto PPVSeptember 15, 2019After a Rollins pinfall win over Braun Strowman, the Fiend attack Universal champion Seth Rollins was given a Clash of Champions. The sudden Fiends attack indicated that the hot character, Seth Rollins, was being fast-tracked to become a world champion just months after his debut.October 6, 2019MORE FROM FORBES WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 Results - Fans Chant "AEW", "Refunds" For Fiend Vs. Seth Rollins main eventThe undefeated Fiend was unable to win the WWE Universal Championship in Hell in a Cell in one of the most famous finishes in WWE history.The match ended bizarrely with referee stopping. A furious crowd from Sacramento, eager to see The Fiend rise to the Universal Championship, chanted refunds, AEW, and a variety of anti-WWE chants in protest. The Fiends momentum would be severely slowed by this costly finish, despite being projected as WWEs next major superstar. The character would never again be the same.October 31, 2019The Fiend won The Universal Championship in a classic case of too little too late. This victory came just three weeks after the famous referee stoppage at Hell in a Cell. Seth Rollins' defeat at Crown Jewel, Saudi Arabia by The Fiend was one of Rollins last days as a top babyface. He then launched into his current hit or miss heel form.Although The Fiend was clearly damaged, Bray Wyatt would try his best to save the character after a fitting championship win on Halloween.February 27, 2020The Fiend lost to Goldberg at WWE Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia after 118 days as Universal champion. This loss was used to create a Spear vs. Spear matches pitting Goldberg against Roman Reigns during Wrestlemania 36. This match was canceled due to Reigns' immunocompromised decision to not attend Wrestlemania 36 in the empty arena.WWE's most hated YouTube video was the Fiends' loss to Goldberg in 2020.April 5, 2020MORE FROM FORBES WWE Wrestlemania 36 Night 2 Results: Polarizing Firefly FUN House Match References Jon MoxleyBray Wyatt beat John Cena in an entertaining, bizarre, and all-around enjoyable cinematic segment. Cena was able to relive his SmackDown debut against Kurt Angle in an alternate universe. He pumped weights with Bray Wyatt, and even joined the New World Order, before eventually being defeated by The Fiend.Even though the match was at Firefly Fun House, Jon Moxleys did an inside-baseball impression of Vince McMahon on Talk is Jericho's scorched-earth episode of This is good [expletive]!December 20, 2020A Firefly Inferno Match was part of a controversial feud that saw The Fiend seemingly end up dead. After setting The Fiend on fire, Randy Orton won the match and used an RKO to set The Fiend ablaze. Bray Wyatt would continue to appear on The Firefly Fun House, despite Ortons arson. He would then go on to wrestle his final match, which was just a few months later at Wrestlemania 37.April 11, 2021The Fiend, once an invincible force nature, was defeated by Randy Orton at Wrestlemania 37.Alexa Bliss and the Fiend had just formed an alliance. However, Alexa betrayed her character by distracting him and then removing a black liquid from his face. Due to an RKO, the Fiend lost in just minutes. Fans at Raymond James Stadium cheered loudly as WWE returned to limited-capacity audiences.Alexa Biloss has kept the character alive with the Alexa Bliss playground and Lilly doll.Bray Wyatt Fresh Start | April 12, 2021Wyatt, who suffered a devastating loss to Randy Orton on the WWE Raw following Wrestlemania 37, promised a new start on an episode of Firefly Fun House, April 12, 2021.All will be well, ladies and gentlemen! He will return! Wyatt exclaimed, "He shall return!" in a fiery promo that sounded like a Baptist pastor.These were his last words after a 12-year stint in WWE. Wyatt was released three months later.July 31, 2021Bray Wyatt was released by WWE. WWE has reached an agreement on Bray Wyatt's release. According to a WWE.com article, we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. This has prompted reactions from WWE wrestlers, as one of the most iconic stars of WWE's current generation was reportedly fired due to budget cuts.
