Bray Wyatt is the man that everyone is talking about right now. Wyatt won the WWE Title at Elimination Chamber and he successfully defended the belt a few days later on SmackDown Live.
After years of working his way up the card, Bray Wyatt is now set to walk into WrestleMania 33 as the WWE Champion. WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross commented on Bray Wyatt’s big title win in his latest blog, and he noted that the win was strategic. Ross has been saying for quite some time now that he thinks Bray Wyatt could make a great babyface and it seems that he still feels that way.
“Bray Wyatt winning the WWE Title was strategic for sure. Wyatt is a significant, character baby face in the making IMO and the fans at the live events in the arenas seem to agree. The entertaining and memorable Fire Fly entrance is pure ‘face and let’s not forget that Wyatt’s grandfather, Blackjack Mulligan was one of the great character ‘faces of all time as was Bray’s mentor Dusty Rhodes. Bray has worked hard on his in ring game, promos and his physique and conditioning which is admirable. He hasn’t been afraid to try new material and he doesn’t have the same match every outing on TV as many of his peers often times do. Bray Wyatt is a timeless talent who would be a star in any era that I have been a part of the past 40 years.”
Bray Wyatt is positioned as a heel at the moment, but in this day and age it’s the fans that decide which side of the fence these characters fall on. Judging from the “you deserve it” chants we heard on SmackDown this week, the fans are fully behind Bray Wyatt.
Commentary tables in the WWE seem awfully crowded nowadays as Raw has a three man announce team and SmackDown has a four man announce team. Although some fans might feel that the SmackDown Live commentary table is overcrowded, Jim Ross praised the team for finding a way to work together.
“Even though many fans seemingly don’t like the four man announce team on SD Live I think that the quartet does a good job managing the traffic as it is challenging to accomplish. The on camera chemistry for the SD Live broadcast team is a unique one and doesn’t deserve the consternation that they receive. Broadcasting the product in WWE isn’t a walk in the park but the best things in life often times aren’t easy.”
The SmackDown Live announce team certainly has their work cut out for them, that’s for sure.
As for Bray Wyatt, Royal Rumble winner Randy Orton recently declared on SmackDown that he does not want to challenge Wyatt for the title at WrestleMania. Wyatt and Orton have been expected to clash at WrestleMania, but WWE seems to be swerving fans at the moment as Daniel Bryan has announced that a battle royal will be held on SmackDown to determine Bray’s new opponent for WrestleMania 33.
Related: WWE Title To Be Defended In A Triple Threat At WrestleMania? IC Title Plans
AJ Styles has come a long way since making his WWE debut. He’s a former WWE Champion and he’s feuded with big names such as Roman Reigns and John Cena, but is AJ being buried? Some people out there seem to think so and we’re talking about it on this week’s episode of Still Real Radio which you can listen to below or on iTunes by clicking here.
