Bray Wyatt's journey in WWE

Windham Lawrence Rotunda was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Bray Wyatt.

He made his in-ring debut in dark match on the February 5, 2009 episode of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).Rotunda made his television debut in April 2009, using the name Alex Rotundo. In June 2009, he began teaming with his brother Bo Dallas

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In April 2012, Rotunda was repackaged as Bray Wyatt, who initially associated himself with Eli Cottonwood in FCW. When WWE rebranded FCW into NXT Wrestling, Bray Wyatt debuted on the July 11, 2012 episode of the rebooted NXT

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Wyatt continued to appear on NXT, founding a faction known as The Wyatt Family in November, with Luke Harper as his first "son" and Erick Rowan as his second.

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Wyatt's character from 2013 to 2018 was a villainous cult leader who believed himself to be the "nagging conscience of an immoral world" .

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Rotunda died at age 36 on August 24, 2023 of a heart attack.Rotunda's death was announced by WWE chief content creator and former wrestler Triple H on Twitter.

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