Bray Wyatt once wanted to ‘main event’ WWE WrestleMania with CM Punk

CM Punk has recalled a heartfelt conversation with Bray Wyatt from several years ago.

Over a decade ago, in 2011, long before WWE star Windham Rotunda embraced the persona of Bray Wyatt, he performed under the name Husky Harris as part of the faction. Initially aligned with Wade Barrett’s Nexus, he later joined CM Punk’s version of the group after Punk assumed leadership. However, shortly before Punk’s rivalry against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 27, the veteran lost several of it’s members. Husky Harris was relegated back to NXT. Recently, speaking on WWE Break it Down, CM Punk recalled his hearfelt conversation with Wyatt following the group’s dissolution.

“I was upset for Bray because he was being sent back down to developmental, and he was in high spirits.”

Punk noted that Wyatt wanted to figure himself out before expressing his desire to main-event a WWE WrestleMania with CM Punk.

“He said ‘Hey don’t worry man, I’m gonna go back down there I’m gonna figure myself out and I’m gonna come back up here and someday me and you are gonna main event WrestleMania and I thought that was really cool.”

Bray Wyatt went on to become one of the most beloved and creative performers in WWE history. Tragically, the wrestling world lost one of its brightest minds in 2023.