Bray Wyatt’s father, Mike Rotunda, explains heartwarming reason why his son won’t be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year following his death in August

Bray Wyatt’s father has explained why the WWE legend will not be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.

The wrestling world was shocked when Wyatt, who was still an active performer in the company, passed away after a heart attack last year.

WWE as a company and the stars who work for it have continued to pay tribute to the star ever since, and he will be honored with a new documentary titled: ‘Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal’ later this year.

Many thought he would be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the first opportunity, with the ceremony taking place in just over a week during WrestleMania weekend.

However, that will not be the case, and Wyatt’s father, who will also be included, has detailed WWE’s decision to delay the process.

“I think WWE reevaluated things and thought it was too early to go there with our family and the reactions and the stress on us,” Mike Rotunda said. sportskeeda. ‘We got a call from WWE and (they) said Hunter (WWE boss Triple H) wants to do a Zoom call. “We were thinking that they were going to tell us what was going to happen at WrestleMania.”

Instead, Triple H told Rotunda that he, along with his brother Barry Windham, would be inducted as The US Express.

They will join the Hall of Fame alongside Bill Nakano, Thunderbolt Patterson, Muhammad Ali and manager Paul Heyman.

“Hunter said, ‘You guys will be included. You and Barry were part of the first show (WrestleMania),” Rotunda continued. “It’s obviously very flattering and actually less stressful for us because of all the things we had to go through with Windham’s death, just the ability mental”.

“With Windham’s death, I thought they were going to immediately put Windham in the Hall of Fame, where he will be at some point.”

“Obviously, it’s a great honor because you’re being rewarded for what you put in for 40 years.”

The ceremony will take place on Friday, April 5, one night before the first night of WrestleMania in Philadelphia.

It will take place after the SmackDown homecoming show, and will be attended by several past and present WWE stars.

Wyatt, who was 36 years old when he died, had his last match in WWE at the 2023 Royal Rumble, when he defeated LA Knight in a Mountain Dew black match.