Former WWE champion Bray Wyatt dies aged 36 from heart attack

A shocking day for wrestling fans came as Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque revealed the news on Twitter, confirming the loss of former WWE champion Bray Wyatt at the age of 36 due to cardiac arrest. Notably, Wyatt, also known as Windham Rotunda, disappeared from WWE TV in February and has been missing owing to some illness. In addition, according to the sources, the great star was about to make his in-ring return.

“Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda — also known as Bray Wyatt – unexpectedly passed earlier today. “Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their privacy at this time,” Levesque wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Bray Wyatt has followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and father

Moreover, some sources claim that the 36-year-old was out of the games for an extended period owing to some health issues. Furthermore, speaking about his journey, the 36-year-old made his wrestling debut in the Florida Championship Wrestling in 2009. Notably, the great wrestler has followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, Blackjack Mulligan, and his father, Mike Rotunda, who was known as IRS in the wrestling world. Following that, the US-born wrestler joined his brother, Bo Dallas, and won the FCW tag team title.

Moreover, speaking about his personal life, Rotunda got hitched to JoJo Offerman in 2017, who is a former WWE ring announcer. In addition, the couple had two children. Furthermore, the great wrestler also has children with his previous partner.

Meanwhile, Hollywood star and former WWE wrestler Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson tweeted “I’m heartbroken over the news of Bray Wyatt’s passing. Always had tremendous respect and love for him and the Rotunda family. Loved his presence, promos, in ring work and connection with @wwe universe. Very unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling. Still processing losing the goat, Terry Funk yesterday and now Bray today. My love, light, strength & mana to the Rotunda family and Funk family during this tough, heartbreaking time. As always, ‘thank you for the house’,” Johnson tweeted.