After weeks of teases, Bray Wyatt finally made his in-ring debut at Monday Night RAW.
The July 15 episode of RAW saw the return of Wyatt after the match between Samoa Joe and Finn Balor. Joe won the match, but Balor got his heat back when he took out Samoa Joe after he went to give him more of a beatdown.
While Finn celebrated, the lights went in and out and Wyatt in his "Fiend" getup appears in the middle of the ring with Balor and hits him with the Sister Abigail.
Check out Bray's return below.
Bray returns to television in April with pre-taped segments called Firefly Fun House. This new gimmick transformed Wyatt into a host of a children's show but each episode had evil and creepy undertones.
There were nine episodes in total, and the Firefly Fun House introduced not just Bray's new persona but also "The Fiend," a manifestation of Wyatt's hatred and anger. The Fun House also introduced puppets that embodied Bray's past gimmicks and moments of his career.
Abby the Witch, Ramblin' Rabbit, Mercy the Buzzard, Huskus the Pig and even a puppet that looks like Mr. McMahon with devil horns were regular guests on the Firefly Fun House.
After the final episode of Firefly Fun House, Abby, Mercy, Huskus and Ramblin' Rabbit began appearing backstage at Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live. They would appear less and less frequently in the weeks leading to this episode of RAW.
Bray Wyatt and Finn Balor feuded back in 2017. In the build, Wyatt supposedly unleashed the power of Sister Abigail and was set to take on Demon Balor at TLC that year. However, Bray Wyatt came down with a sickness which led to an impromptu match between Balor and AJ Styles.
Wyatt's feud with Balor would end there, but Bray would then get into a program with Broken Matt Hardy which led to the much-lauded "Ultimate Deletion."
Hardy would eventually win their feud and Wyatt would return at WrestleMania 34's Andre the Giant Battle Royal to help Matt win. This is where the two wrestlers started to team as the Deleter of Worlds.
Matt's real life injury forced the team to split after dropping the RAW Tag Team Championships to the B-Team and Wyatt was put off television.
What do you think of Wyatt's return? Are you happy he is taking on Balor first? Let us know in the comments section below.
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