The Wyatt Family
They debuted on the main roster in July 2013 and terrorized wrestlers such as Kane, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, and The Shield, among others.The original incarnation of the group began to go their separate ways in September 2014, after Wyatt announced he was "setting Harper and Rowan free".In late 2016, with the addition of Randy Orton, the Wyatt Family won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, holding it under the Freebird Rule.Wyatt was portrayed as an evil cult leader who believed himself to be more monster than human,[1][2][3] with his character drawing comparisons to Charles Manson and fellow wrestler Waylon Mercy, as well as Max Cady from the 1991 remake of Cape Fear.[5] The character of Bray Wyatt debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in April 2012 and initially associated himself with Eli Cottonwood.[13] Following a win over Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty in the semi-finals with Wyatt's interference,[14] Luke Harper and Erick Rowan were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey.[19] On the May 2 episode of NXT, while Wyatt was defeated by six-time world champion Chris Jericho, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan won a triple threat elimination tag team match by last pinning Neville to earn a shot at the championship.[32] The Wyatt Family continued their attacks on wrestlers like R-Truth, Justin Gabriel and 3MB (Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal), while sending cryptic messages to Kane telling him to "follow the buzzards".[55] On the April 8 episode of Main Event, the Wyatt Family was defeated by The Shield in another six-man tag team match to end the feud.[56] Between January and February, the Wyatt Family also cost John Cena his WWE World Heavyweight Championship matches against Randy Orton.[67] At the 2014 Money in the Bank event on June 29, all three members of the Wyatt Family failed to win championships in their respective matches.[68] The Wyatt Family also lost at Battleground on July 20, as The Usos successfully defended their WWE Tag Team Championship against Harper and Rowan.[94] On the June 19 episode of Superstars, Harper and Rowan defeated Los Matadores and The Ascension in a triple threat tag team match.[96] On the June 23 episode of Main Event, Harper returned to singles competition when he defeated Cesaro, but not before cutting a promo where he said losing his tag team partner has only made him more dangerous.[111] All four members of the Wyatt Family entered the 2016 Royal Rumble match on January 24 which was the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line and the group cumulatively eliminated seven wrestlers, including Brock Lesnar.[117] On the April 4 episode of Raw, the Wyatt Family started a brief feud with The League of Nations by attacking the villainous faction.[118][119] On April 13 during a singles match against Reigns at a live event in Italy, Wyatt suffered an injury to his right calf and was thus pulled off WWE's European tour.[133] On the November 1 episode of SmackDown Live, Wyatt and Harper helped Orton win in his respective match against Kane, thus confirming his allegiance to the group.[136] They went on to challenge and defeat Heath Slater and Rhyno on December 4 at TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs for the tag team titles, Wyatt Family's first championship in WWE's main roster.[148] On the April 25 episode of SmackDown Live, Rowan (still being referred to as a member of the Wyatt Family) competed in the main event against Orton in a no disqualification match which he lost.[162][163] On December 30, Rowan appeared on AEW's memorial show, the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life, holding up a sign dedicated to Harper that read, "Goodbye for now, my brother.At the end of the episode, various photos of Harper were shown, including several real-life moments shared with his Wyatt Family partners.[168] In mid-2024, Wyatt's real-life brother Bo Dallas (as his alter ego Uncle Howdy) began leading a heroic faction called The Wyatt Sicks alongside Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, and Nikki Cross to feud with the villainous American Made stable led by Chad Gable alongside The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile.
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