WASHINGTON — Bray Wyatt, a three-time WWE world champion, passed away at the age of 36.The wrestler had been sidelined from the arena since February due to an undisclosed health problem, but his family described his death as abrupt.
WWE content officer Triple H broke the news on social media, writing that Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, has "unexpectedly passed".
The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, and other people paid respect to the celebrity.
Johnson said he was "heartbroken" and had "always had tremendous respect and love" for the wrestler in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
I loved his presence, promos, in-ring work, and connection with the WWE universe," he added. Character that is extremely unusual, cool, and difficult to produce in the pro wrestling industry.
Mick Foley, a WWE analyst, continued, "I thought so highly of Bray Wyatt... He was a real visionary and one of wrestling's most alluring figures ever.
Wyatt came from a wrestling family that included his father, Mike Rotunda, his grandpa, Blackjack Mulligan, and his younger brother, Bo Dallas.
Due to his persona as a tax collector from Washington, DC, who hounded wrestlers and fans as "tax cheats," Rotunda was a legendary figure in the world of professional wrestling. He was also known by the ring name IRS.
Wyatt was a state wrestling champion in high school and received a football scholarship to Troy University. He was born on May 23, 1987, in Brooksville, Florida.
However, he dropped out of school before receiving his diploma to pursue a career as a professional wrestler, making his debut in 2009.
He competed as Husky Harris, Alex Rotunda, Duke Rotundo, and The Fiend, among other aliases.
He co-starred as Bray Wyatt, the evil head of the Wyatt family cult, with Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, and the late Luke Harper (also known as Brodie Lee).
He made a long-awaited reappearance at the pay-per-view Extreme Rules event in October, where he introduced a new iteration of his character after being fired from WWE in 2021.
According to Wrestling News, he had lately missed several months due to illness but was just about to join the WWE again.
Wyatt broke character last year to talk about how he dealt with his mental health issues, saying, "I lost my job. I stopped feeling confident. Two people who were incredibly close to me passed away. I became lost.
"And I came to the conclusion that everything I had ever done, whether it was here or elsewhere, had no meaning. Nobody has ever cared about anything I've ever done. And I was mistaken.
"Once I stopped feeling sorry for myself, I made the decision to venture back out into society and find... people who would say, 'Thank you, Bray, man, he added. When are you returning home?
Additionally, "every now and then, I would meet someone who would be truly remarkable."
Triple H, whose true name is Paul Levesque, claimed his father had told him about Rotunda's passing.
"Our WWE family member for life, Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, unexpectedly passed away earlier today," he posted. I just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda," he added.
"Our thoughts are with his family, and we ask that everyone respect their right to privacy at this time."
Following a run-in with COVID that aggravated pre-existing heart issues, wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp subsequently claimed that the 36-year-old had passed away from a heart attack.
He added that there had been "a lot of good progress" in his recovery and comeback. "Unfortunately, he had a heart attack today and died."
Former WWE ring announcer Joseann Offerman, Wyatt's fiancée, their two children, Wyatt's two children from a previous marriage, brother Bo Dallas (Taylor Rotunda), and sister Mika are the ones left behind.
