“Hats Off to Everyone”: AEW Stars Praise WWE for Doing Justice to Bray Wyatt After His Untimely Demise

Just as the entire world was awaiting Bray Wyatt‘s return to the ring, a devastating tragedy struck the wrestling industry as fate stole a precious gem from the Stamford-based promotion. The devastating news of Wyatt’s untimely demise has traumatized the WWE Universe.

That said, this week on SmackDown, WWE organized a special tribute for one of its greatest talents. The entire memorable ceremony was so special and heartwarming that even stars from its rival company, AEW, came forward to praise WWE for their efforts and appreciated them for doing justice to Wyatt’s legacy.

WWE pays homage to Bray Wyatt

This week’s Friday night episode was dedicated to the wrestling icon, Bray Wyatt. WWE paid its tribute to the late star in not one but multiple ways. All the ways were so unique and thoughtful that even AEW stars like Renee Paquette and Matt Hardy were full of praise for the sports entertainment giant.

The show began with WWE commemorating Wyatt and the late legend Terry Funk, who died a day before Wyatt. The promotion honored the two departed souls with a traditional 10-bell salute at the beginning of the show. A montage of Wyatt’s WWE career was also shown on the jumbotron as the entire SmackDown roster stood at the ramp.

WWE capped off the kickoff homage segment by leaving Wyatt’s iconic chair in the spotlight, which made the WWE Universe teary-eyed. Throughout the show, WWE and its stars made some meaningful gestures that show how much they valued and respected the presence of Wyatt in the promotion.

WWE superstars feel a hole in their hearts

Wyatt had a heel persona for most of his WWE career. That is why he had little to no on-screen friends. But in real life, everyone loved him. During a match against Grayson Waller, WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio paid homage to Wyatt in a very classy way. He used Wyatt’s signature clothesline and senton bomb against his opponent.

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Cody Rhodes is a Raw superstar, but he postponed an autograph signing session and appeared on SmackDown this week to honor the dead star. During the kickoff segment, he attended the tribute ceremony WWE held for Wyatt and Funk.

In honor of the late star, Bayley and Iyo Sky wore clothes to show their affection for Wyatt. During another segment, Street Profits shouted, “He’s got the whole world in his hands,” as a sign of showing their immense respect for Wyatt.

Before his match with Finn Balor in the main event of the show, even LA Knight had a few words to honor the dead. Maintaining kayfabe, he credited Wyatt for pushing his boundaries and forcing him to become a better wrestler. The last feud Wyatt had was against LA Knight, where he beat Knight at the 2023 Royal Rumble event.

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