Bray Wyatt, one of the strangest Universal Champions in WWE history, is not yet booked for a title match at WWE TLC 2019. The following will predict three possible opponents for the Universal Champion on a PPV that is surely not well known for tender loving care.
Bray Wyatt has created a lot of buzz for the WWE in recent months. In addition to his Firefly Funhouse segments, he has an alter ego called “The Fiend” whose entrance, features, and aura ooze chills down the spines of the many WWE fans who gaze their eyes at him with curiosity and wonder week after week.
Now, after defeating Seth Rollins at WWE Crown’s Jewel on a special Halloween holiday, he is the Universal Champion. With the whole universe in his hands and the red lights beaming in every championship match he partakes in, Bray Wyatt seeks revenge on all the superstars who wronged him in the past.
Many may see his attacks as random, but they are actually very calculated. In fact, his attack on Daniel Bryan last month was a sign that he did not forget their history in 2013-2014. Wyatt successfully retained his Universal Championship against Bryan at Survivor Series 2019.
Now that we are on the road to WWE TLC 2019 and everyone has taken their minds off the brand war, there will be many superstars eyeing the Universal Championship. The following will identify and pontificate three potential opponents for Bray Wyatt at WWE TLC 2019.
3.) Daniel Bryan
At Survivor Series 2019, Daniel Bryan tried his very best to match the mental instability of Bray Wyatt. Unfortunately, his passionate attempt at thinking like Bray Wyatt was not enough.
Months ago, Bryan assured everyone that he will not go back to ‘Yes’ chants, but Wyatt teased that Bryan would eventually give in. In fact, Bryan did give in during his match with Wyatt at Survivor Series.
This was Bryan’s mistake, for – by Wyatt’s logic – it showed that he was weak and needed the ‘Yes’ chants to defeat Wyatt. Ironically, those ‘Yes’ chants led to his demise as he soon passed out to The Fiend’s Mandible Claw.
However, it is known that Bryan does not let his past failures dictate his future dreams. He will scratch and claw until his very last breath to defy any obstacles put in front of him.
It is this perseverance that helped him make a huge comeback to WWE’s main roster at SummerSlam 2010 despite getting eliminated from NXT. It is this perseverance that helped him prevail in his quest to become the WWE Champion for the first time against John Cena at SummerSlam 2013. It is this perseverance that helped him become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion against Randy Orton and Batista in the main event of WrestleMania 30.
It would be remiss to count out Daniel Bryan’s chances of challenging Bray Wyatt at WWE TLC 2019 after only one loss. Bryan’s heart and soul shows in that squared circle, and he will strategize and find a way to extend his feud with Bray in the most interesting way possible that will inevitably gauge the investment and engagement of the WWE fans.
2.) The Miz
If someone says The Miz and Daniel Bryan in the same sentence during a constructive or destructive debate, there was probably some beef that was elaborately discussed. Just like The Miz was heavily involved in Daniel Bryan’s NXT rookie career, The Miz is now heavily involved in Bryan’s feud with Bray Wyatt.
Other than their heated Miz TV segment two weeks ago when they addressed The Fiend’s attack and their match last week on SmackDown Live, The Miz actually approached Daniel Bryan backstage during Survivor Series to give Bryan advice about defeating Bray Wyatt. Evidently, Bryan saw Miz’s advice as condescending and dismissed it, just like he did during his NXT career with him as his pro.
However, Miz’s advice could actually work this time around. He is well known for finding tremendously cunning ways to win matches and maybe those ways are the only ways to defeat the unstoppable Fiend.
Don’t be surprised if Miz finds a way into a Universal Championship match with Bray Wyatt. It probably won’t be a one-on-one, but would make more sense for it to be a triple threat with Bryan.
His ways of winning could catch Bray Wyatt off guard and decrease Wyatt’s chances of retaining the championship, especially in a triple threat match where Wyatt does not have to even be pinned to lose the championship.
The only way Bryan and Miz could screw this up is by getting heated with each other like they always do and eventually cost each other the match against Wyatt.
Considering that Wyatt doesn’t look like he’ll lose the championship anytime soon, that will most likely be the case. Nonetheless, there’s no doubt that The Miz will be a beneficial and exciting addition to the dynamics of the World Title picture despite his poor booking in recent months.
1.) Roman Reigns
At Survivor Series 2019, Roman Reigns was the sole survivor for the Men’s Survivor Series Match. Considering that he has been out of the Universal title picture for over a year now, this victory could propel him back into the title picture where he belongs.
He has been out of the Universal Title picture for so long because he was forced to relinquish the Universal Championship in October 2018 due to leukemia. Thankfully, he is in remission and he still has not received his championship rematch for the title he never lost.
This could be a compelling story for Reigns on the road to WrestleMania. Just like Finn Balor, Reigns needs to win back the title he never lost and Bray Wyatt thereby has to be his next target.
Due to the disagreements and tension that stirred up on Team SmackDown at Survivor Series, there is a slight chance Reigns continues and culminates his feud with King Corbin at WWE TLC 2019. However, if this is not the case, there is no question that Reigns has to contend for Bray Wyatt’s Universal Championship, whether it be at WWE TLC 2019 or WrestleMania 36.
Since Reigns is the first draft pick as well as the sole survivor for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series, it would be sensible to stall this match-up until WrestleMania 36. That stage is exactly the big fight field necessary for the reignition of a feud that occurred in 2015 and a fulfilled journey for a cancer survivor who scratches and claws to win his championship back in an inspiring performance.
However, if it happened at TLC 2019, it’ll give the creative team a sufficient amount of time to build up a compelling long-term story between these two main event caliber Superstars on the road to WrestleMania 36.