2023-08-25 05:31:00
(CNN) — Bray Wyatt, professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, passed away this Thursday, the company announced. He was 36 years old.
WWE did not immediately release the location or cause of death, but said it was unexpected.
Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, was the son of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Mike Rotunda.
“Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect his privacy at this time,” Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s chief content officer, said. on social networks.
Wyatt became WWE Champion in 2017 and wrestled as multiple personas during his career, including as a member of The Wyatt Family and as a nightmarish masked alter ego called The Fiend.
“I am heartbroken by the news of the passing of Bray Wyatt”, said actor and ex-wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on social media. “I always had enormous respect and love for him and the Rotunda family.”
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