Bray Wyatt was a third-generation wrestler, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and two uncles
By Kehinde Okeowo
A professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Windham Rotunda, better known as Bray Wyatt, has passed away.
The news of his death was confirmed via a post on the company’s verified Facebook page on Friday morning, stating that the wrestler died on Thursday, August 24, at the age of 36.
In the now-viral statement, the WWE went on to console his immediate and extended family, friends and fans.
The post read: “WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, at age 36.
“WWE extends its condolences to Rotunda’s family, friends and fans”.
Although the company failed to reveal details of the unfortunate incident, it was gathered that the wrestler died due to a heart attack.
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Bray Wyatt was a third-generation professional wrestler, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, his father Mike Rotunda, and two of his uncles – Barry and Kendall Windham.
Alongside his brother, Taylor Rotunda, he held the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice while in WWE’s then-developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
In 2010, Bray Wyatt briefly wrestled on WWE’s main roster under the ring name Husky Harris, most notably as a member of ‘The Nexus’.
He later became a three-time world champion in WWE, holding the WWE Championship once and the Universal Championship twice. He also held the SmackDown Tag Team Championship and the Raw Tag Team Championship once each.
He was released from WWE in July 2021 but returned in October 2022, with a new character that claimed to be his “real-life” self but gradually re-incorporated his multiple personalities in addition to some new ones.
