{"id":287749,"date":"2023-08-25T08:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287749"},"modified":"2023-08-25T08:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:34:04","slug":"wwe-superstar-bray-wyatt-dies-aged-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/wwe\/wwe-superstar-bray-wyatt-dies-aged-36\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE superstar Bray Wyatt dies aged 36"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bray Wyatt during his first WWE-title run<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>WWE superstar Bray Wyatt has died at the age of 36, the professional wrestling company has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, had been dealing with an undisclosed health problem in recent months, and he had not competed since February. WWE wrestler-turned-executive Triple H announced Rotunda\u2019s death on Thursday (24 August).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda &#8211; also known as Bray Wyatt &#8211; unexpectedly passed earlier today,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The death of Rotunda, a former multi-time WWE champion, was announced one day after the passing of WWE legend Terry Funk.<\/p>\n<p>Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson paid tribute, writing on X: \u201cI\u2019m heartbroken over the news of Bray Wyatt\u2019s passing. Always had tremendous respect and love for him and the Rotunda family. Loved his presence, promos, in ring work and connection with @wwe universe.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/08\/24\/01\/GettyImages-587852012.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/08\/21\/14\/Wrestlemania_Tickets_47686.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/10\/22\/13\/newFile-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling. Still processing losing the goat [greatest of all time] Terry Funk yesterday and now Bray today. My love, light, strength &#038; mana to the Rotunda family and Funk family during this tough, heartbreaking time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, WWE legend Mick Foley wrote: \u201cRIP BRAY WYATT. This is awful news, just terribly sad for his family, friends and fans. I thought so highly of Bray Wyatt, and was so flattered when he started using the mandible claw for his finisher. He was a true visionary; one of the most compelling presences that wrestling has ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/general\/wwe-mma-wrestling\/bray-wyatt-dead-wwe-death-cause-b2399252.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bray Wyatt during his first WWE-title run Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email WWE superstar Bray Wyatt has died at the age of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WWE superstar Bray Wyatt dies aged 36 - 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