Bray Wyatt was undoubtedly one of the memorable characters in trendy WWE historical past, from the early days of the Wyatt household by way of his 2022 return to the corporate. Talking on “ARN,” former WWE producer Arn Anderson mentioned what he feels helped encourage the late Windham Rotunda whereas creating the Wyatt character.
“That is a 300-pound Charles Manson,” Anderson mentioned, explaining why Wyatt acquired such a robust push upon his most important roster debut. “That is what I get from that character.” The previous WWE star additionally in contrast Wyatt’s means of chatting with the fictional Max Cady, portrayed by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 movie “Cape Worry.” Cady was creepy however charismatic and has a murderous streak within the film.
“[Wyatt was a] nice athlete beneath that 300 kilos,” Anderson continued. “He may transfer round that ring. And the character — he had it so down. Once more, that is one other a kind of guys — very Terry Funk-ish.” Slightly earlier within the podcast, Anderson talked extra concerning the unique genesis of the character, together with how the late Windham Rotunda deserves extra reward for his contributions.
“After they shut the Nexus down and all people form of went their very own means, … Bray Wyatt’s [character] was not created in a reserving assembly,” Anderson mentioned. “He created all that, you already know? And I do not suppose he will get sufficient credit score for the truth that he created that character. I am positive he had loads to do with [Erick Rowan’s] and [Luke Harper’s] character improvement.”
Rotunda died on August 24, 2023, resulting from a coronary heart assault. After making his WWE return final yr as Wyatt, Rotunda was taken off WWE programming earlier this yr resulting from a reported sickness. Upon his loss of life, it was revealed that Rotunda skilled a COVID-19 an infection that worsened an already-existing coronary heart situation.
