On Monday Night RAW, WWE provided a video recap of the events from the previous edition of The Pat McAfee Show. The energetic commentator was given a new VHS tape by the Wyatt Sicks. This time it was revealed to be Erick Rowan, who would be the center of attraction on the tape. In front of the camera, an emotional Rowan recalled losing his two brothers, Luke Harper, better known as Brodie Lee and Bray Wyatt. This caused him to choke up and truly touch the heartstrings of the fans.

Until he arrived and became a part of the Wyatt Sicks, he had no incentive to move on, as he had lost his family. However, Howdy arrived and helped raise him back to his feet, as he extended his hand of help. Howdy gave him a mission to aid those who were similar to him. With this, Rowan promised himself that he would restore the light as he looked at his sheep’s mask. However, according to a WWE legend, the segment still missed a major element. Something that truly would’ve made it stand out and cause a greater reaction among fans. But what was it that was missing?

Bully Ray laments the fact that Erick Rowan didn’t shed tears in his emotional confession

Well, according to pro wrestling veteran Bully Ray, the only thing that was missing from the promo were the tears. On the Busted Open Podcast, Bully Ray sat down with host Dave LaGreca to talk about the latest Wyatt Sicks6 segment. Ray revealed that the segment had almost moved him to tears. The way Rowan talked about the passing of his brothers felt real. However, it could’ve been better if he shed some tears, as emotions took over.

He said, “One of the things I don’t like is, and this is not just for Rowan, but this goes for anybody in wrestling: if you’re going to cry, cry. If I see you get choked up, if I see you get welled up, I need to see the eyes get glazed. I need to see a tear come out. I truly believe that he got choked up last night, but I didn’t see any tears. So don’t hold them back; let them flow.”

He further added, “People will sympathize with you a lot more; people empathize with you a lot more. Eric Rowan is like six feet five. He’s huge. 300 pounds, I can tell you—that is a big mother trucker. I have shared the ring with him on many occasions. You see a man that looks like a real-life Viking right in front of you. You see a guy like that cry; you’re like, Whoa. You see a different side of them.”

Well, he isn’t wrong there. Fans are aware of the strong bond that Rowan shared with Brodie Lee and Bray Wyatt. Going as far as being a part of AEW’s Brodie Lee tribute show. So it would truly make it harder for fans to not tear up when they see a monster like him let his emotions out through his eyes. But do you know that Rowan didn’t always get along with Lee?

When Rowan confessed that for a while he didn’t get along with Brodie Lee

Erick Rowan had forged a strong bond with Brodie Lee and Bray Wyatt because of his membership in The Wyatt Family. It would be common to think that, by working together so frequently, superstars get along well. But as confirmed by Rowan, this was not always the case.

In a conversation with Insight, Erick Rowan revealed that he didn’t begin to have a deep respect for Brodie Lee until the stories of The Wyatt Family and The Bludgeon Brothers ended. He said, “Each journey is different for everybody. There are some wrestlers who can’t stand each other outside the ring. Of course, me and Jon [Huber] went through that stage earlier on. It’s well-publicized that there was friction between us, and it wasn’t until towards the end of The Wyatts stuff and Bludgeon Brothers [that] we just had this mutual respect for each other. The more time we spent together, the more we gelled as a team and as friends. Windham [Bray Wyatt] was no different. He was always there.”

Sadly, for both Erick Rowan and wrestling fans, Brodie Lee passed away on December 26, 2020, because of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, while Bray Wyatt died on August 24 of this year from a heart attack. Rowan was present at the tributes that AEW and WWE paid to their wrestlers, respectively.