Windham Rotunda looks like he might be ready to return to pro wrestling soon.
The 35-year-old wrestler, best known as Bray Wyatt and then The Fiend during his time in WWE, offered several tweets Tuesday that made it sound like a comeback is imminent.
Everything good that’s ever happened to me, first came a period horrible suffering. I never ask why, I just wait for the rough part to end. I was chosen for whatever reason. And I’ve got shit to do. It doesn’t hurt anymore, it burns.
I’m ready now⭕️
— WYATT 6 (@Windham6) May 31, 2022
I’m tired of watching. Tired of hearing irrelevant clowns speculate how I’ll be perceived. Tired of hearing about my greed, my desire questioned. Wherever and whenever I decide to return, I’ll remind everyone why they know my name. Again. And again.
Believe in me.#IFoundIt— WYATT 6 (@Windham6) May 31, 2022
Patience. It’s almost time
— WYATT 6 (@Windham6) May 31, 2022
Rotunda has been inactive since his release from WWE on July 31, 2021, a move that caught many fans off-guard since his Fiend persona had been very popular and seemingly sold plenty of merchandise as well. It’s not an exaggeration to call the Fiend’s mask iconic, even if it only had a two-year run.
As Wyatt/The Fiend, Rotunda won the WWE Universal Championship (two times) and WWE Championship (once), as well as the tag team titles from both Raw and SmackDown. His final WWE feud with Randy Orton was memorable since it featured Orton setting him on fire, then returning in a new, burnt incarnation for his final match for the company at WrestleMania 37.
Reports at the time suggested that Rotunda was told that budget cuts were the reason for his release, though debates over whether he was booked properly were almost a cottage industry of their own during his WWE tenure. Rotunda has been free to sign with another promotion since last fall when his non-compete clause expired, but he has taken his time instead of rushing back into wrestling at the first opportunity.
Now that time appears to be over. Perhaps not surprisingly, Rotunda’s tweets were full of replies from fans asking him to sign with specific companies, including AEW and Impact Wrestling. It’s certainly worth noting that AEW is coming off Double or Nothing and looking to kickstart some new storylines, and the arrival of Rotunda on Dynamite would be a good way to keep people talking.
Expect the speculation about where and when Rotunda might show up to stay hot until he appears somewhere, potentially very soon.
