The Religion of Wrestling
Displays of Religion in the WWE & Associated Companies
BRAY WYATT

Bray Wyatt has got to be the creepiest guy on the WWE roster at the moment. I'd personally even rank him above the infamous Undertaker on the creepy-dude scale, and the dead man has been spooking me since I was in pre-school.
Bray is the leader of this weird cult that is referred to as The Wyatt Family (Madison 2015). I say weird because they are weird. They're bizarre. Totally totally bizarre. He's followed around and aided in his most gruelling matches by Eric Rowan; a bald, bearded guy in coveralls who wears this unnerving
sheep mask, Luke Harper; a rather hairy man who hasn't changed his wife beater in at least six months, and has most recently been joined by Braun Strowman; another hairy, bearded dude with disturbing sweat stains, combat boots, and a pot belly. All of these guys seriously look like they've been living in the woods for years, feasting on fattened boars. Without utensils. Rolling around in moss. And that's all part of the gimmick. The vignette that aired a few weeks before their debut showed The Wyatts standing in a forest clearing, all with arms outstretched, reminisent of both Jesus' position on the cross, and the motions a priest makes as he consecrates the bread and wine at a Christian Eucharist.
The Wyatt Family are loyal to someone called "Sister Abigail" who we never actually see or get much elaboration on. Bray talks about her a lot in his promos, however, and his signature move is named explicitly after her. Before he administers the Sister Abigail, Bray will kiss his victim on the forehead, which has to be a million times more frightening than the actual beating. After the ritual kiss, Bray will sometimes look to the sky like he's speaking to Sister Abigail, and will complete reverse swinging face buster he named after her in her honour. Bray kicks the living daylights out of his opponents ritually or in her honour like Christians celebrate the Eucharist in honour and remembrance of Jesus.

The Wyatt Family process into the ring in darkness, by the light of only cellphones and a latern carried by Bray himself. His followers seem very blank and thoughtless, and Bray almost always does most of the speaking himself. Strowman, Harper and Rowan almost seem brainwashed, like they have no thoughts of their own. In Bray's promos, he very often quotes Biblical scripture (extremely out of context, of course) and speaks with a rhythm that is very similar to Biblical readings. Bray will often show up in the ring from seemingly nowhere. The ring will go black, and when the lights come back on, there he is. Already sweating profusely after doing absolutely nothing, and staring you down. This guy is just insane.
All in all, The Wyatt Family is so creepy I wouldn't blame you if you didn't even read this far. If you have made it to this point, have a look at his debut video below. If you want to look into them further, take no responsibility for any subsequent nightmares. The symbolism Bray Wyatt uses is absolutely astouding. He definitely has one of the most well developed gimmicks on the current roster. However I personally hate him. *Shudder*