Former WWE champion Bray Wyatt dies at age 36

RIP Bray Wyatt (1987-2023): Former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt no more, said goodbye to the world at the age of 36. WWE’s Chief Content Officer Triple H gave this information on social media. Wyatt is a one-time WWE Champion and two-time Universal Champion. He has also won the tag team title.

Windham Rotunda, who wrestled in WWE under the names of Bray Wyatt and The Fiend, has passed away. He was only 36 years old. Wyatt had been battling serious health problems for some time. This was not disclosed. He was away from the ring and television due to illness, but the family described today’s death as unexpected and sudden. Rotunda was a third generation wrestler, the son of Mike Rotunda and the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan. In WWE, he was featured as the leader of the Wyatt Family.

Triple H tweeted

Triple H tweeted the death of Bray Wyatt. He wrote – Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda, who informed us of the sad news that a lifelong member of our WWE family, Windham Rotunda, also known as Brey Wyatt, passed away unexpectedly today. Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect his privacy at this time.

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How was Bray Wyatt’s career

He first signed with WWE in 2009, wrestling in developmental promotions FCW and NXT before getting promoted to the main roster in 2012.

Bray Wyatt has been a two-time WWE Universal Champion and a one-time WWE Champion. He has also won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once with Matt Hardy. At the same time, in 2019, Wyatt was chosen as the WWE Male Wrestler of the Year.

Rotunda and his ex-wife, Samantha, married in 2012. He has two daughters. In 2017, the two decided to separate. During this, Rotunda and WWE ring announcer JoJo were revealed to be together. Jojo gave birth to a son in 2019 and a son in 2020. JoJo and Rotunda got engaged last year.

What was the cause of the death of Bray Wyatt?
Windham Lawrence Rotunda popularly known as Bray Wyatt sadly passed on Thursday, 24th August 2023. The cause of death at the moment is unknown.

Although the cause of death has not been confirmed yet, Sean Ross Sapp of Fighful.com in a tweet revealed that Windham (Bray Wyatt) died of heart issues.

According to him, Bray’s heart condition got worse after he had contracted COVID-19. He added that the former WWE Champion was recovering well but unfortunately, he had a heart attack and passed away.

“I was given permission to reveal that earlier this year Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) got COVID that exacerbated a heart issues. There was a lot of positive progress towards a return and his recovery. Unfortunately today he suffered a heart attack and passed away,” Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com tweeted

What was the net worth of Bray Wyatt?

American professional wrestler Bray Wyatt Net Worth is estimated to be $2 Million as of 2023. Bray Wyatt was born on 23 May 1987 in Brooksville, Florida, United States. He is a famous wrestler in the wrestling industry who has won championships. He has signed his contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc, and currently, he is performing with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. He earned an annual salary of $1 million as a professional wrestler.

He serves on SmackDown as Bray Wyatt. He belongs to a wrestling family where most family members are involved in the writing. His grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, his father, Mike Rotunda, has also performed as a wrestler, and his uncles, Barry and Kendall Windham. He has also held the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship two times and developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling.

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