The sinister Wyatt family, which had in Bray Wyatt an evil cult leader who believed he was more monster than human. The villainous faction began by holding its own in NXT before terrorizing everyone and everything on the WWE main roster .
After emerging in NXT , where Luke Harper and Erick Rowan became tag team champions, the group debuted on Raw during the July 8, 2013 episode, attacking Kane. In the following weeks, he also attacked R-Truth, Justin Gabriel and 3MB (Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal).
Between September 2014 and July 2015, Harper and Rowan lived separately from Wyatt, but they not only resumed the trio but also recruited the giant Braun Strowman , who left the stable after the July 2016 draft . to remain together until the April 2017 draft .
Over this four-year journey, Daniel Bryan and then Randy Orton became part of the faction. It’s therefore worth remembering The Wyatt Family’s ten best matches in WWE, in chronological order.
Survivor Series 2013
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)
Since the Wyatt Family debuted on the main roster in July, the faction has attacked several fighters, such as Kane, Kofi Kingston and The Miz , just to exalt the ideas of leader Bray Wyatt.
On the October 28 episode of Raw , the Wyatt Family attacked Daniel Bryan backstage and CM Punk in the ring.
In the following weeks, Punk and Bryan helped each other and showed resistance during the altercations that took place with the Wyatt Family on both Raw and SmackDown , which led to the scheduling of a tag team match for Survivor Series .
Elimination Chamber 2014
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
It all started in a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber 2014, in which Randy Orton ‘s WWE World Heavyweight Championship would be at stake , between the three members of The Shield and the team of John Cena , Daniel Bryan and Sheamus.
During this feud, The Wyatt Family interfered, causing The Shield to be disqualified and Bryan , Cena and Sheamus to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match . In retaliation, The Shield demanded to face the Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber .
Monday Night Raw (March 3, 2014)
The Shield ( Dean Ambrose , Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins ) vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)
At Elimination Chamber, The Wyatt Family beat The Shield after Bray Wyatt’s Sister Abigail on Roman Reigns. On the following night’s episode of Raw , Bray Wyatt beat Roman Reigns by disqualification after interference from Dean Ambrose , which led to a brawl between the two factions at the end of the match.
Given this scenario, another match between The Shield and The Wyatt Family was scheduled for the following week.
WWE Main Event (April 8, 2014)
The Shield ( Dean Ambrose , Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins ) vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)
After the Wyatt Family achieved another victory over The Shield on Raw on March 3, the two factions followed opposite paths on the road to WrestleMania XXX : The Wyatt Family focused on the match between Bray Wyatt and John Cena , in which Cena got the better of it; while The Shield faced and beat Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg). However, two days after the biggest event of the year, a match between The Shield and the Wyatt Family was scheduled for the weekly Main Event program .
Money in the Bank 2014
WWE Tag Team Championship :
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) vs. The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)
At a time when Bray Wyatt and John Cena were involved in a rivalry in which Erick Rowan and Luke Harper were constantly helping Wyatt during his matches, The Usos, who at the time were tag team champions, interceded and allied themselves with John Cena , allowing Cena to beat Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match at Payback .
With the feud between Cena and Wyatt over, Harper and Rowan focused on the Usos , defeating them in a non-title match on the June 2 episode of Raw . Thanks to this victory, Rowan and Harper received a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championship at Money in the Bank .
Battleground 2014
Two-out-of-Three falls match for the WWE Tag Team Championship :
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) vs. The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)
At Money in the Bank, The Usos beat The Wyatt Family to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship .
However, the rivalry between the two pairs continued. On the June 30 episode of Raw , The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) beat The Usos and Sheamus. A week later, Harper and Rowan defeated The Usos , which led to a best-of-three title match between the two teams being scheduled at Battleground .
SummerSlam 2015
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper) vs. Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns
On the May 21 episode of SmackDown , Roman Reigns helped Dean Ambrose beat Bray Wyatt by interfering in the match to hit Wyatt with a Superman Punch . A week and a half later, on Raw , Reigns defeated Wyatt to retain his place in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at Money in the Bank , but Wyatt got revenge on pay-per-view by attacking Reigns as he was preparing to win the Money in the Bank suitcase.
Also during this event , a match between Reigns and Wyatt was scheduled for Battleground . At Battleground, Wyatt beat Reigns after interference from Luke Harper, who attacked Reigns and completed the Wyatt Family reunion. On the July 20 episode of Raw , Dean Ambrose accompanied Roman Reigns to a victory over Harper via disqualification. Nearly two weeks later, Reigns challenged Wyatt to a tag team match at SummerSlam and Wyatt accepted.
Night of Champions 2015
The Wyatt Family ( Braun Strowman , Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper) vs. Chris Jericho , Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns
At SummerSlam, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper . On the August 24 episode of Raw , in a rematch between both teams, Braun Strowman made his WWE debut, teaming up with Wyatt and Harper to attack Reigns and Ambrose.
A week later, Strowman debuted in the ring, having beaten Ambrose via disqualification. However, a six-man tag team match was scheduled for Night of Champions , with Wyatt, Harper and Strowman on one side and Reigns , Ambrose and a partner of their choosing on the other. Although immediately before the match, Chris Jericho was revealed as Reigns and Ambrose ‘s partner .
Survivor Series 2015
The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker ) vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper)
At Hell in a Cell, The Wyatt Family attacked The Undertaker after he was defeated by Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match and carried him out of the arena . On the following night’s Raw , Kane confronted the Wyatt Family, but was also attacked and carried out of the arena. On the November 9 episode of Raw , Undertaker and Kane returned and attacked the Wyatt Family. Three days later on SmackDown , Bray Wyatt challenged the Brothers of Destruction to a tag team match at Survivor Series .
Battleground 2016
The Wyatt Family ( Braun Strowman , Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
On the June 20 episode of Raw , The Wyatt Family returned to action and were interrupted by the WWE tag team champions The New Day. In the following weeks, the two factions addressed each other through promos . On the July 4 episode of Raw , The Wyatt Family invited The New Day to their family compound, and The New Day accepted. The following week, The New Day appeared at the Wyatt Family compound and the two teams engaged in a brawl until The New Day fled. A day after that meeting, a six-man tag team match between the two teams was scheduled for Battleground .