{"id":2012126,"date":"2023-08-25T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-36\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:34:57","slug":"wwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-36\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Champion&#8217;s Unexpected Death at 36"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-36%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Tragic Passing of Windham Rotunda, aka Bray Wyatt<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espns-stephen-a-smith-turns-nfl-players-bizarre-food-habit-into-a-racial-issue-i-knew-he-had-to-be-white\/\" title=\"Stephen A. Smith makes race assumption about NFL player's unusual food preference\">sports entertainment world<\/a> was left \u200din shock and mourning at the abrupt news \u200dof the death of Windham Rotunda on Thursday \u2062night.<\/p>\n<p>The news was broken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fight-fan-trump-reveals-favorite-fighter-entrances-wwe-legend-undertaker-right-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Wrestling Entertainment<\/a> chief content officer Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news \u2062that our WWE family \u2064member for life Windham Rotunda \u2013 also known as Bray \u200cWyatt \u2013 unexpectedly passed earlier today,\u201d Levesque posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with his family\u200c and we \u2062ask that everyone respect their privacy at\u2063 this time,\u201d he\u2063 said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just received a call from\u2062 WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news\u200b that our WWE family \u200cmember for \u2064life Windham Rotunda \u2013 also \u2064known \u2063as Bray Wyatt \u2013 unexpectedly passed earlier today. Our thoughts are with his family and we\u200d ask that everyone \u2064respect \u2064their\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/1694840084091023529?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fightful reporter \u200bSean Ross Sapp reported \u2064that Rotunda\u2019s \u200cdeath was a \u2062heart-related issue exacerbated by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was given permission to reveal \u2064that\u2063 earlier this year \u200dWindham Rotunda (Bray\u2062 Wyatt) got COVID that\u2064 exacerbated\u200b a heart issues,\u201d Sapp said in a post on\u2062 X. \u201cThere\u2063 was a lot of positive\u2064 progress towards a\u200c return and his \u200brecovery. Unfortunately today he suffered a heart attack and passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was given permission to reveal that earlier this year Windham \u2062Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) got COVID that exacerbated a heart issues.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of positive\u2062 progress towards a return and his recovery.\u200c Unfortunately today \u2064he suffered \u2062a heart attack and \u200bpassed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Ross Sapp of\u200b Fightful.com \u2064(@SeanRossSapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanRossSapp\/status\/1694865077621359086?\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rotunda, 36, had debuted on WWE\u2019s \u2064main roster \u2064programming in 2010 as \u201cHusky \u200bHarris,\u201d a fairly nondescript character\u200b who was known more for his girth (hence the name) than\u2064 anything else.<\/p>\n<p>He was repackaged into the far more popular and successful \u201cBray Wyatt\u201d character in 2012.\u2063 The Wyatt character was a creepy, dark swamp cult leader and vividly different from\u200b the\u200c more kid-friendly offerings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wwe-boss-vince-mcmahon-raided-federal-agents-announces-indefinite-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a>, immediately endearing\u200c Wyatt \u200dto WWE\u2019s older\u200d fans.<\/p>\n<p>When Bray and his \u201cWyatt Family\u201d \u200dfaction eventually dissolved, Rotunda\u2062 was\u200b again repackaged, this time reaching\u200c deeper into the dark and macabre.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he returned \u200cto the WWE after a brief absence as \u201cThe Fiend,\u201d a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-36\/\" title=\"WWE Champion's Unexpected Death at 36\">horror movie monster alter-ego<\/a> to Wyatt\u2019s new\u200b \u201cMr. Rogers\u201d\u200d personality. Wyatt would split time as both the horrific \u201cFiend\u201d and the host of the \u201cFirefly Funhouse,\u201d\u200b a twisted parody of \u201cMr. \u200cRogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u201d (right down to \u2063the talking puppets).<\/p>\n<p>You can see \u200dWyatt \u2064dressed as \u201cThe Fiend\u201d below in a tribute post\u200d from fellow wrestler Alexa Bliss:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: Some viewers may find the following image to be disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m just in shock. Extremely heart broken And at a loss for words. What I can say is what\u2064 an amazing human being Windham \u2062is. An Amazing &#038; kind friend.\u200d one of the most creative minds to ever walk this earth. Windham, you\u2019ve \u2062brought so much joy and happiness to everyone around you.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QELzyKKkNI\">pic.twitter.com\/QELzyKKkNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE\/status\/1694861988479091050?\">August \u206324, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Again, this new persona resonated with \u2062audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2064Rotunda also left an impression on his \u2063peers.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow wrestlers from the past and present expressed shock and sorrow at his sudden death.<\/p>\n<p>Posts from luminaries such as Dwayne \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dwayne-rock-johnsons-mom-involved-scary-car-crash-angels-mercy-watched-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rock<\/a>\u201d Johnson and Ric Flair showed just how far Rotunda\u2019s influence \u2062ran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Im heartbroken\u2063 over the \u2063news 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?\">@wwe<\/a> universe.<br \/>\nVery unique, cool and rare character, which is\u200c hard to create in our crazy\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9zlbJIOL3\">pic.twitter.com\/i9zlbJIOL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dwayne Johnson\u2063 (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/1694857108033089666?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Flair\u2063 also noted that the wrestling world lost another great mind, Terry Funk, this week, in \u2064addition to Rotunda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Your Great Friend And Someone Your Son\u2019s Age Dies Within\u200c 2 Days, It Really Makes Me Reflect &#038; Think About Life! Don\u2019t Take Any\u2062 Second For Granted! Rest\u2064 In Peace Terry Funk\u2064 &#038; Bray Wyatt! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2FpzeibmY\">pic.twitter.com\/U2FpzeibmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ric Flair\u00ae (@RicFlairNatrBoy) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy\/status\/1694856558121738272?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rotunda, a three-time WWE champion, \u200dis\u200b survived by his wife and four children. His wife, Jojo Offerman, was a former WWE ring announcer, \u200band he has two children with her. He had two kids in a previous marriage\u2063 as well.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wwe-champion-dies-unexpectedly-age-36\/\">WWE \u200cChampion Dies\u2063 &#8216;Unexpectedly&#8217; at \u2062Age 36<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>death of his son, Windham Rotunda. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Rotunda family during this difficult time. Windham&#8217;s contributions to the sports entertainment industry will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Windham.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2012127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}