Fans pay tributes as wrestling star, Bray Wyatt, passed away from life threatening illness as cause of death

Fans pay tributes as wrestling star, Bray Wyatt, passed away from life threatening illness as cause of death. 

CAUSE OF DEATH: Many tabloid confirmed that Bray Wyatt was battling with life threatening illness.

Bray Wyatt is reportedly nearing a return to WWE seven months since his last appearance after overcoming a life-threatening illness away from the sport.

Wyatt, a three-time WWE world champion, has not competed since his win over LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match at the Royal Rumble back in January.

One thing Wyatt hasn’t done much of in this WWE run is wrestle. The Pitch Black match, which was widely panned for being overbooked, has been his only televised match in this run, though Wyatt did work some house show dates against Jinder Mahal and Knight.

Wyatt was planned for a WrestleMania 39 bout against Bobby Lashley, but it was shelved when he got sick (and Lashley notably didn’t receive a replacement opponent). There are undoubtedly many who would love to see him back in action, but even more who are glad his health is getting better after what sounds like a legitimate scare.

And according to Fightful Select, via Wrestling Inc, the 36-year-old has been battling a long-term illness which has kept him out of the ring for the past seven months.

According to the report, the Florida-born star’s outlook has improved significantly, meaning the company is already mapping out creative plans for the former WWE champion.

September has been pinpointed as a potential return date, however nothing is set in stone as of yet.

Wyatt, known as The Fiend, was set to ignite a feud with Bobby Lashley before going on his hiatus in early 2023.

His mysterious Uncle Howdy, as well as Eric Young and Alexa Bliss were in line to be involved in the feud, but Young has since left the company and Bliss is currently out on maternity leave

For the best part of a decade Wyatt has proven one of WWE’s most polarizing figures. 

His journey with the company has been somewhat of a rollercoaster, too, after he was released in 2021 as part of a cost-cutting move.

He eventually returned last October at Extreme Rules with a slightly-altered gimmick combining his previous ‘Fiend’ and ‘Eater of Word’ characters. 

Rotunda worked in WWE from 2009 to 2021, when he was released. He returned to the company a year later, to much fanfare, at the Extreme Rules premium live event, where he began performing an intricate storyline involving a character called Uncle Howdy (portrayed by his brother, former WWE star Bo Dallas) and Alexa Bliss. The story was apparently tabled, however, following Rotunda’s match with LA Knight at the 2023 Royal Rumble. Afterward, Rotunda, began a feud with Bobby Lashley prior to WrestleMania 39, but was removed from television due to an undisclosed illness. As recently as August 10, wrestling media outlets were reporting that Wyatt was recovering and moving in the direction of being medically cleared to return.