When WWE first announced that Bray Wyatt would be at their big annual Boxing Day house show at Madison Square Garden, many assumed he would simply cut a promo. However, he would actually wrestle his first match in almost two years when he defeated Jinder Mahal. And while this is newsworthy on its own, the fact that he paid tribute to former Wyatt Family member Luke Harper makes it more significant. Fan-filmed footage of this can be viewed below.
Making the tribute all the more poignant was that this was the painful second anniversary of Harper’s passing. With the former WWE and AEW star having died due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis aged just 41, precisely two years ago. He had been hospitalized in the proceeding months, with doctors unsure what was wrong with him and, thus, what treatment was required. He is survived by his wife Amanda and two young sons, plus an entire generation of wrestling fans who will never forget him for his work.
