Windham Rotunda, a former World Wrestling Entertainment champion and a third-generation skilled wrestler generally known as Bray Wyatt, died on Thursday on the age of 36, the corporate introduced.
Mr. Rotunda’s dying was introduced by WWE’s chief content material officer, Paul Levesque, the previous wrestler generally known as Triple H, on X, previously generally known as Twitter. WWE additionally confirmed the dying in an announcement on its web site.
“Known for his captivating performances and incredible in-ring presence, Wyatt was a defining Superstar of his generation and accomplished many feats in WWE, including becoming WWE Champion in 2017,” the assertion stated.
Mr. Rotunda was the brother of Taylor Rotunda, generally known as Bo Dallas; a son of the Hall of Fame wrestler Mike Rotunda; and a grandson of Robert Windham, generally known as Blackjack Mulligan.
Tributes from followers and wrestling colleagues flooded social media on Thursday night.
Dwayne Johnson, the actor and former WWE wrestler who carried out as “The Rock,” stated on social media that Mr. Wyatt had a “very unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling.”
Mr. Rotunda is survived by his accomplice, Joseann Offerman, a former WWE announcer, and his youngsters, stated Chris Legentil, a WWE spokesman.
Source: www.nytimes.com