Bray Wyatt was unexpectantly released by WWE on July 31, just eight days before he was set to return to television. The reported reason was budgetary cuts, but some knowledgeable people, including Sean Waltman, have called that into question. Regardless of the reason, Wyatt needs to start over as he cannot use The Fiend character going forward because it is legally WWE’s intellectual property. However, he is clearly already working on something else as he has posted a creepy image on social media captioned with “You can’t kill it.“
Due to his 90-day non-compete clause, Wyatt cannot sign with another wrestling company until October 29. Although speculation is already building that AEW could be his next destination, and with their Full Gear pay-per-view taking place November 6 in St. Louis, Missouri, it would seem the most opportune time for him to debut as this new character.
Wyatt faces a considerable challenge to create a character that can get over as much as The Fiend did in WWE. Still, with words like genius and artist regularly used when describing him, this fresh start will allow him to demonstrate that to his doubters.
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