Bray Wyatt, a professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, died on Thursday. He was 36 years old.
Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died “unexpectedly,” according to an article on the WWE website .
“WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, at age 36,” WWE said. “WWE extends its condolences to Rotunda´s family, friends and fans.”
Who was Bray Wyatt?
Windham Lawrence Rotunda, widely known as Bray Wyatt, was born on May 23, 1987, in Brooksville, Florida.
Bray was the son of WWE Hall of Famer, Mike Rotunda, and the grandson of the professional wrestler and football player, Blackjack Mulligan.
In 2009, Bray debuted at the Florida Championship Wrestling beating Brian Jossie.
Throughout his career, Bray competed in various WWE events including Smackdown! and SummerSlam.
In 2014, Bray went against legendary wrestler, John Cena in what was named the match of the year.
In 2019, Bray took home the Male Wrestler of the Year award at the WWE Year-End Awards.
On August 24, 2023, Triple H broke the news on X, formally known as Twitter, that the famed wrestler unexpectedly passed away.
Bray Wyatt cause of death
Details have emerged after the shock death of WWE superstar Bray Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, aged just 36.
He passed away on Thursday having been out of action since February due to a mystery illness.
He died of a heart attack, according to Fightful. It is reported he had heart issues which were exacerbated after he caught COVID, but there was positive progress in his recovery prior to his death.
In the statement announcing his passing, WWE chief content officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levasque, revealed that his death was “unexpected”. He wrote on social media:
“Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda – also known as Bray Wyatt – unexpectedly passed earlier today. Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their privacy at this time.”
When is Bray Wyatt funeral?
As of now, the funeral arrangement of the late Bray Wyatt has not been disclosed by his family.
Having said that, we are still following up on his death, we will update you as soon as we get important information about Bray Wyatt funeral service.
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