Former WWE & TNA writer Vince Russo published a new blog entry on CSRWrestling where he talks about how WWE has failed miserably with Bray Wyatt.
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
There are no excuses here, folks. Bray Wyatt is far and away the most gifted talent that has commanded a wrestling ring since the days of the Attitude Era, and WWE Creative have failed him miserably. That includes Vince, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and anybody else who has had anything to do with the growth of his career. The very first time I ever saw Bray Wyatt walk to the ring, with that mesmerizing music, and that brilliant entrance—I knew this guy was absolutely unique. He was special . . . there was nobody else like him. Having worked with him for many years, there’s no way that you couldn’t compare him to Taker. The only thing that was missing was that physical presence, and that was clearly replaced by a personality and a look that was created by a genius . . . Bray Wyatt.
The night that Bray surprised Chris Jericho upon his return to the WWE, which now seems like decades ago, I thought that this unique icon was well on his way to becoming a cornerstone in the Fed for years to come. It was all there, right in their grubby, little hands, all they had to do was dot the Is and cross the Ts. Whatever you gave this guy was going to be gold. But, who would have thought for a second that the brain trust leading WWE Creative would have dotted the Ts and crossed the Is instead. In what seemed impossible to do . . . they failed Bray Wyatt miserably.
From dropping Harper and Rowan for no reason, to a missed opportunity that had all the potential in the world between a magnificent hologram and the mystery behind Dean Ambrose’s father, WWE Creative was just absent in trying to build on Wyatt’s natural ability. The Ambrose/Wyatt feud was the first feud I ever witnessed in wrestling where there was just no finish. Nobody got over. Both guy’s ended up at the same spot before the story even started. It did nothing for nobody–not Ambrose, and not Wyatt. At the end . . . it was just a total waste of everybody’s time. The angle came down to how high of a ladder could Dean Ambrose jump off of tonight. Laughable.
And from there it only got worse. One word . . . Ryback. I don’t even know what that was. Wait I do . . . the most forgettable program in WWE history. I don’t get it. Unless Bray did something terribly wrong within the eyes of WWE management—I’m talking sleeping with Stephanie McMahon and getting caught wrong, then anybody who has had anything to do with the development of Bray Wyatt should be fired the minute they show up to work this morning. There are just no excuses.
Then you wonder why I question the Zayn’s and the Owen’s of the world? I question them because while these “not ready for prime-time players” are debuting on RAW—Hunter’s Boys—Bray Wyatt is somewhere back in the dressing room picking his nose. We see Mercury and Noble for 30 minutes and we don’t see Bray Wyatt? That’s like benching Bryce Harper for a little leaguer—the two aren’t even in the same galaxy let alone playing field.
Honestly, I have zero desire to work for the WWE these days–none—but, I would give my left spaulding to have the opportunity to work with somebody as talented as Bray Wyatt. That would be an absolute gift to any writer, or anyone with a creative mind for that matter. The potential is absolutely limitless . . . the guy is an absolute gift to sports entertainment, a once in a lifetime character. How could they be failing so miserably.
Outside of Stephanie giving birth to Bray Jr. . . . I guess we’ll never know.
What a shame.
You can read the full entry here.