{"id":124094,"date":"2021-07-31T12:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=124094"},"modified":"2021-07-31T12:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T17:15:51","slug":"bray-wyatt-released-by-wwe-ending-the-run-of-the-fiend-and-firefly-funhouse-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/31\/bray-wyatt-released-by-wwe-ending-the-run-of-the-fiend-and-firefly-funhouse-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Bray Wyatt released by WWE, ending the run of The Fiend and Firefly Funhouse character"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-177102514\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE announced the release of Bray Wyatt (Windham Lawrence Rotunda) today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-body\" data-wname=\"entity_field\" data-pos=\"1\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<blockquote><p>WWE has come to terms on the release of Bray Wyatt. We wish him the best in all his future endeavors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He had been absent from TV since WrestleMania where he lost a short, anti-climactic match against Randy Orton. The plans for the match were changed at the last moment, apparently related to Wyatt&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<p>He and former WWE interviewer JoJo Offerman had a daughter together in May 2020. Wyatt told SkySports that Braun Strowman is the child&#8217;s godfather. Strowman was also released in a surprise decision earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt joined WWE developmental in 2009 and joined the main roster the next year as Husky Harris. He became Bray Wyatt in 2012, and introduced &#8220;The Fiend&#8221; alter-ago in 2019. It was a merchandising juggernaut. 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WWE has come to terms on the release of Bray Wyatt. We wish him the best in all his future endeavors. 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