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[@johngallagher72]

I thought it was very well done. Almost cinema level quality production and storytelling.

[@bigcally5567]

The interview segment was phenomenal. Talent obviously runs in the family

[@humblecannabian8257]

I think Bray's spirit is part of the lantern now.

[@Questionsleepp]

I never understood why everyone said Chad Gable looked like he was shot in the head. A blunt trauma impact wound would look like that and they had a hammer.

[@darrellgrant7615]

Yeah my first thought was did these 2 even pay attention ? The biggest dude is carrying a friggen hammer.

[@dominicmorales619]

​@@darrellgrant7615I think it's just a fun joke amongst fans saying that he got shot

[@caesar3909]

This was good shit, excellent performance from Bo. I'm willing to suspend belief & go with this wherever it all goes

[@patrickboian8545]

I thought it was hilarious the wyatt six communicates with vhs tapes. Michael Cole explaining what a vhs is was funny then he makes a Yoko Ono reference at the end.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Cole's explanation of what a VHS was had me hearing a child STILL asking what a VHS was 😂

[@wwmoggy]

I heard a woman explain what a penny was today to a young boy in a store I am in Canada we do not use them any more just round up or down to the nearest Nickle.

[@KnoxHarringtonTheVideoArtist]

@@wwmoggy someone is getting the left over change

[@muzman486]

Cole called it a VHS player… you’d think he’d remember it was called a VCR…

[@DeadWirePromotions]

Sick6*

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

Bischoff always says story is the most important thing. Do you need conventional wrestling heat if something is just interesting and compelling?

[@fightsports66]

But a story has to go somewhere.

[@LetThemIn]

We made them remember.

[@BJMcClellan]

Yes we did.

[@manuelmoreno8374]

​@@BJMcClellani was just about to say the same thing

[@LuisDiaz-il3ms]

Look at this mark 😂

[@Questionsleepp]

I think the psychology of the monster characters, isn't that they are heels that the fans hate but the baby face overcomes an unstoppable force when they win which gets the fans behind them. Different approach to get the same ends.

[@markabboud4855]

I was at WM 31 and got to see Wyatt vs Undertaker. That intro and match made me a fan

[@crispycruiser4654]

It was a pretty good match. Undertaker looked a lot healthier than his match a year before with Brock (and the full head of hair and full goatie was a much better look). He and Bray put on a 15 minute, 3 star match and people liked Taker getting the win.

[@michaell7102]

Off topic, I don't know what James was watching but no one was rooting for the Terminator back in '84 with the original, and '91 Arnold was protecting Sarah/John Connor, no one was rooting for T-1000. Where do you get this info?

[@TruckerJenkins82]

Ahh mate, I was there in 84' when Sarah said "You're terminated, f#cker" and everyone booed in the cinema, threw popcorn at the screen and walked out in disgust before the credits rolled. Biggest letdown in film history.

[@DanlowMusic]

I agree 100%

[@darrellgrant7615]

I’m an 80s kid and me and my friends were never rooting for the terminator. I’ve never even heard of anyone wanting the terminator to win.

[@brianhatcher2799]

Yeah he lost me when he said that 🙄

[@N1IA-4]

I agree with Dutch. It is hard to predict where they are going with this. But love what they are doing so far.

[@ThailandDantotherescue]

I would pay good money just to see these stories... Just like Sting looking down from the rafters. Sometimes its not about a wrestling match.

[@alexubel]

In the wrestling industry, it always has to pay off in the ring in the end. Sting's gimmick/story always ended with a match against whoever was talking shit about him.

[@papboybrooklyn77]

I’m so glad Dutch is enjoying. The Wyatt sicks because we all know he’s old-school unfortunately can’t say the same for Jim Cornette who didn’t like it at all

[@dalegribble49]

Cornette is a cranky old douchebag.

[@easter_sunday]

I wouldn't have much hope for this storyline or group under Vince McMahon's WWE. But we're in the Triple H era. And people are way into this storyline.

[@donaldbenjamin8342]

What storyline?😂

[@carlitocool8393]

I wonder if they could do an angle with Uncle Howdy and LA Knight (Bray's last opponent) and/or Randy Orton, one of Bray's more memorable feuds.

[@barndude5562]

Take all the time in the world building this! Maybe have Uncle Howdy interview each member... Ask them similar questions... Do you feel forgotten??

[@billyvincentjr3747]

Have a feud with thebloodline

[@thorjustin95]

Dutch has the viewpoint of an old school you have to have baby face and heal, you have to have an angle to create a match, you gotta get heat, etc... What Bray and now Bo are doing is creating entertainment in another way. During Brays time it was going after both baby face and heal people in a psychological way to break down their character and all their flaws. A unique way to approach a match and also a way to get others involved that would normally just be sitting in the back.

[@barrone71]

Did this guy watch a Sweeded version of Terminator? When did anyone root for the Terminator to kill John and Sarah Connor in T1, T2, T3 or even Salvation? Anything after Salvation was hit trash so maybe that’s the reference?

[@alexubel]

To be honest everything past the first movie was differing levels of bad.

[@KnoxHarringtonTheVideoArtist]

"Yes we did!"

[@jimmygialelis5708]

A really strong character never has to win titles to get over. They will sell merchandise strongly. Mission accomplished all around.

[@losganns3674]

Bray had the type of character where he'd come out and attack someone, then give a story on why he chose that person and thats his rival for the next few weeks. After it was over hed repeat the same thing. Thats how he did Daniel Bryan, Undertaker, Randy Orton and Cena. And he stayed relevant. Hell we didn't care who he chose as long as he was on the show.

[@garymaidman625]

They keep saying the Fiend, Dutch is clearly mistaken.

[@dannystaton5386]

Love this stuff 😂

[@donkeygat93]

He brought up a good point, there are five of them. How do they spread that around?

[@troysmith5749]

This is how the Undertaker finally gets his revenge on Mankind.

[@PhoenixNoKiseki]

I’m not sure I entirely agree that because the story is being told slowly, that means they don’t know where they’re going with it. You don’t put in this much effort to not have a goal in mind. They’ll have beats they want to hit, with an eventual end point. And that end point may end up being in a different place from where you envisioned, but that’s part of the creative process. It still might fall flat on its ass, I hope not, but for now it’s compelling.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

I said pretty much the same as Dutch. After decimating security, officials (and Chad)😂 with only FIVE people, one being a very small woman, how do you go into run of the mill in ring matches after that? And be beaten in ring in a month or two 😂

[@patrickboian8545]

I don't see this going past this year.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

​@@patrickboian8545 it's really not aimed at me (I would assume?) I'm 41 years old now. If I was maybe 8 or 9 whatever age I was when Papa Shango was doing his stuff, Undertaker, Warrior etc I'm sure I'd lap it up. I think it will end up short lived as you say though. All Bray's ideas seemed to end that way.

[@jeffmendez02]

​@MarcoNegrisEye When its about supernatural acts, people always bring up Undertaker, Kane, Mankind, Papa Shango. The difference is Undertaker segments and storylines weren't drag, the direction was on point and any could follow it. But Wyatt 6 stuff is confusing for viewers itz direction very bizzare takes a lot of time their story always long time to reach a point. Undertaker could take losses and he could win and elevate talents, but Wyatt stuff doesn't elevate, it drags. I hope I am proven wrong but Wyatt under HHH failed before his demise so I am skeptical.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@jeffmendez02 I'm just meaning if I was around 8 years old again I would probably be well into it. Shango in particular wasn't a straightforward character to suss out when I was a kid. I legit thought he was making people bleed black liquid 😂

[@cmoneytheman]

This is already a classic amazing by bo and howdy bo never was known to be legendary on the mic he now has bray in him

[@bryanwines3319]

It’s uncle howdy not the fiend the fiend was the character bray played

[@freeworldyon543]

It’s Uncle Howdy not The Fiend. I hate when the co-host is not aware enough to correct them

[@john-murraynewman-scotch6567]

Dude I just started watching and wondered if this old coot thought Bo was going to come out as the Fiend.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

It was Uncle Howdy, not The Fiend, if anything, I think they are keeping Bray involved, but as the unseen force that Sister Abigale was before, and that is fitting and why this will work.

[@williesimpkins-wr8er]

Bray being the fiend and his kids tv version was genius. Easily beat as one incarnation and impervious in another. Think theyll do the same with Bo.

[@whydoesthisexistpod]

How is the podcast not sponsored by HP? That's a lot of money on the table for all that product placement!

[@crispycruiser4654]

They are not exploiting his legacy at all. Do you think Windham would've wanted his passing to be the end of all things Bray Wyatt, Uncle Howdy, and beyond? Or do you think he would've rather his brother be featured prominently on TV every week, making more money (possibly winning a championship in the future), alongside some of his best friends, as they carry the baton and tell the story they were starting to tell before he got sick?

[@junioralsept9335]

The mask reminds me of a Guy Fawks in the movie Vendetta...

[@TruthBomber73]

I agree with Dutch that Bo looks a lot like Brey with the beard, but recently I've gone back to rewatch the beginnings of NXT and, when he was Husky Harris, you can see the family resemblance to Bo even without the beard! You should check it out, it's kind of uncanny!

[@dogshenshealth]

There you are

[@alexubel]

The IWC said Chad was shot. WWE never once made this claim. He could have easily just been hit in the head and knocked unconscious. In fact, WWE hasn't even declared any of the "victims" as being dead.

[@jasoneaton9477]

All the strange stuff with nikki cross makes sense now

[@jmiyagi12345]

They even asked Bo whether he was exploiting Bray’s legacy. I tend to agree with Dutch, but where does he get that the creative team doesn’t know where to take it? Seems like projection. Just say “hey, I don’t know where to take it, and I’m not interested in it” (or “but I’m looking forward to seeing where they take it.”)

[@AvertedVision]

Dutch cant say shit when he loved Kanes persona with Undertaker.

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

Bray was the person Undertaker wanted to loss the streak to.

[@Chris.Davis.2]

Beats Abdullah the Butcher rolled down to the ring in a large present box and poping out to attack an unsuspecting mark.

[@GoodBeardDay]

A lot of these ex older wrestlers and managers overthink sht. Dutch is trying to figure out what's going where, meanwhile the Wyatt Sicks debut is ar 3.1 million views. Just sit back and let it play out.

[@JL10196]

They’re going to stench it out all the way to summerslam for Uncle Howdy or Wyatt 6 to have a match.

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

I see The Wyatt 6 as a Love Letter 💌 to Bray from Bo and all of the WWE. In my opinion.

[@TruckerJenkins82]

Bo Dallas has got IT. I hope he makes a megastar out of himself. All the tools are there. I pray this whole schtick isn't ruined, it could so easily be ruined. I'm sure both he and the team producing him will crack it.

[@RobHiggard]

I'm sure this new regime in WWE has direction for them, but even if they don't, it'll still be interesting to see play out each week. It'll likely be a trainwreck, but they might prove everyone wrong.

[@InYourHeadChangedMan]

The Terminator analogy is a terrible one, in the first film people did not want to see the Terminator kill Sarah Conor he was a heel he murdered a load of innocent people, in Terminator 2 he was a face and people didn't want to see him die at the end

[@mattywilkinson1948]

You can have a great hell or baby face . But if the booking is shxt. Then things don’t get over . Vince in his later years booked bad . With HHH it’s different now

[@EnthusiasticIcyComet-yq2bv]

Bray Wyatt at his best was before he debuted and they were teasing every week on Raw these little promos where Bray spoke like a cult leader and wasn't magical

[@wndowpayne]

WWE doesnt care about length of this ...just the merch sales..if it doesnt work they will just change direction...And you have to make them faces.." Sting"ish if you will

[@Nnyanzero1]

uncle howdy was interviewing Taylor... another level. promo level = REAL. the way he talks... his facial expressions, thats pure pain deep down mentally. tearing up while i type this as i lost my other half a few months before bray's passing. Cant put it to words but watching wyatt sicks somehow heals me mentally. Its something no product has done without butchering it. rip hun. have fun with bray up there in the firefly funhouse!

[@QCS_AdamCole]

That interview was outstanding! The storytelling here is just superb! Vince could NEVER do what Hunter's doing... His EGO wouldn't allow it!

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Two things hurt Bray Wyatt John Cena and The undertaker at wrestlemania yeah the feed Bray Wyatt beat John Cena but the first match hurt him

[@duckofalltrades]

I sincerely believe this will be different from the Fiend storyline…I love Bray, but he had a lot of creative control and one of his issues is he spun his wheels without going anywhere. My gut feeling is the creative team has a very clear direction and a plan for the Wyatt Sicks. They won’t be supernatural, but very more mental, that will make a huge difference! And the story will go somewhere.

[@john-murraynewman-scotch6567]

Does this guy think Uncle Howdy and the Fiend are the same character?

[@kcnugfan]

Who cares! Both characters suck!

[@WeNeedMorePositivityInTheWorld]

​@@kcnugfanwatch something you like.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

About in ring. I still remember a clip , captioned Brock Lesnar kills Bo Dallas and Brock german supexed him like 20 times 😂

[@acelarson911]

I may be in the minority, but I always thought that Bo was just as...if not more talented than Bray, just booked like a goof under Vinnie Mac

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Great 1st 2 segments. It seems they are here to write wrongs. So I think they will be faces.

[@chalkbodyoutline]

I hate horror and hated Wyatt Sicks intro, but the Bo Dallas interview was great, A+

[@user-tn4le7uf3u]

The can do a lot

[@stephenrogers4537]

The only problem I have with Wyatt's sick is that it is not WRESTLING, good sports entertainment, yes but not wrestling, and I'm old school. I've missed the PRO wrestling, but they are talented performers💯👍

[@gene_takovic57]

Watch AEW for wrestling.

[@Dragonwolfworm]

I recommend NJPW or AEW for you then because WWE hasn't been about the RASSLIN since the mid 80s.

[@DJ_Big_Bear1]

I would love to join the Bray Storyline, somehow, as a "forgotten brother", i think i got the juice to make it a great program. I got the beard and the look. I can talk (too much, sometimes. lol.) I would do Bray proud. Only problem is i got 0 Wrestling Exp. I'd wanna only be a Manager, anyways. But, you still need years of exp., to get on the biggest stage.

[@NickHail2245]

Haven't listened to Dutch recently. Ive seen a lot of the Austin early days recollection stuff. This comes off as an old time booker not getting it. No shade but I didn't enjoy the breakdown.

[@MrRonhastings]

They should have used Ricochet instead of Gables

[@jasonthompson9851]

I'm trying to stay open minded.. but Raw is long enough as it is, this debut/return/coming-out party of this group has been buildup for so long and prolonged for so long for obvious reasons, and now we finally get them on TV and instead of giving us action we get the goth chick delivering VHS tapes of content that was clearly shot recently of an interview with uncle bad-touch.. by the time any of these guys do anything in-ring or in an angle I think it'll fall short. We've waited a long time already and at this point it's becoming grueling to watch Raw and these segments even more so.

[@jefferyorton1723]

Ots Ahh-mige

[@eddienicholsonjr6080]

I wanna hear Dutch. On the Biden & trump debt lol 😂

[@shakycameratheater]

Covid claimed Bray. He is not coming down the isle. This is a mistake by TKO. I am not going to believe the Rock or Paul Heyman if this continues. Keep the costume play acting away from Smackdown.

[@virtualdavey1527]

On rare occasions they should use someone with the same size and build to come down from the rafters as the Fiend to help the Wyatt sicks win a match or help them if they're being beat down. As though he's come back from the dead to help his family. Then immediately disappear for a few months until he's needed again.

[@DeadWirePromotions]

Y would he come down from the rafters?

[@TheJohnold]

Dutch clearly isnt aware of all of the stroy telling that has been done already through those QR Codes, so i dont fault him for not being up to speed. From what ive seen so far, ive been amazed by what has been going on, and how they have been able to salvage what was a dead angle, despite the main character not being there. And the way they used his real death as part of the story is awesome to me, because you cant ignore it.

[@kalanikiaaina7636]

What story telling

[@kcnugfan]

You're so wrong. I find it to be very easy to ignore the stupidest thing I have ever seen the WWE do. This whole angle is dumb and I will not watch any of it.

[@TheJohnold]

@@kcnugfan im "wrong" for being interested in something that you are not? I dont think that makes me "wrong", but ok.

[@TheJohnold]

@@kalanikiaaina7636 the therapist, Bray nightmares coming to life, the identities of the puppets, the fact that they are using wrestlers that didnt have anything going for them. The leader of said group dying IRL, and now that being brought into the fiction. Look I know if it's not spponfed, then most people won't get it, obviously, and thats cool. But it's 2024, and you don't have to do all the QR code and anagram work to find out about the story, because there are multiple KZbin channels that have already done the work. But most people don't even wanna look for the spoon.

[@MrDrokkul]

Bo needs to tag with Joe Hendry. "It's Bo-lieve and Joe Hendry! _Clap, Clap_ !"

[@Mike-kf2dc]

Ya well.vince is gone

[@TheDeadlyTikka]

yep, this is really cool story telling, however its hard to bring it back to wrestling

[@acaron20]

It's easy.... remember Bray. They ride it. When their losing that's the reminder. They become animals. They need to be held safe for a long time. Keep them winning but not often. Have them hit both sides. The good guy to break them. The bad to humble them.

[@robertstapleton4394]

There should be Aunt Doody with Uncle Howdy.

[@fightsports66]

I think that was just a mistake by the makeup department. They were supposed to put blood on Chad Gable and make it look like a cut but they messed up and made it look like he had been shot in the head.

[@benjamindesanti7899]

Vince McMahon booking

[@kcnugfan]

I will never care for this stupid ass crap. This is so short sighted and the lamest thing WWE has done since Vince left. It will go nowhere and will never make any sense, but I'm sure they will sell a bunch of merch. Good for them, but i am not watching one second of this crap.

[@juanluis2855]

Bray cheated a lot. When he was in the worst situation he had the Wyatts there. That stable should be heel. They attacked innocent people and put there the concept of take the reputation of Bray Wyatt

[@michaelspencer3081]

Dutch has a perdy mouth

[@williamkrieger7932]

I dont think Bo was Howdy in the interview segment. I think it was the prop master guy that was in the Bray documentary.

[@wintermute1]

I suspect that the gimmick will peter out. With people shouting Taylor Rotunda's real name shows that there's no suspension of disbelief. It's gonna be a clusterflop

[@pnut2552]

I never assumed Gable got shot, though it did kinda look that way... Lol.. I took it as they bashed his head off a table, or maybe hit with a mallet... 🤔

[@user-mn5du9te4j]

We didn't care for it at all. So bo went out and found some Guy and said sit there with My costume on, and ask me these Questions...?

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

You do know they were both Bo? 😂

[@user-mn5du9te4j]

@@MarcoNegrisEye yes, that was my point lol

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@user-mn5du9te4j I wasn't sure. You can't take anything for granted in KZbin comment sections 😂

[@jasongeorge6085]

Uncle Howdy looks like a killer from the horror series "Slasher". Maybe that is where it belongs, not pro-wrestling. It will end up becoming goofy. This type of sinister character should be hunting and stalking his victims out in the woods, taking you by surprise.....and not settling his differences in a wrestling ring. Just daft!

[@Dragonwolfworm]

I guess you missed out when Undertaker was putting people on crosses and using lighting to break a wrestling ring.

[@jasongeorge6085]

@@Dragonwolfworm I guess you missed my whole point...

[@Dragonwolfworm]

@@jasongeorge6085 No I got it. Just saying sinister characters in sports entertainment are fine so long as there is a good story and it is making money. Pro-wrestling, particularly in the west, has always been silly at it's core and carny fun. What sells tickets isn't the "why are these fighting in a ring" so much as it's "WHO is fighting in a ring."

[@jasongeorge6085]

@@Dragonwolfworm again, you missed my point. As soon as you mentioned the word RING, that was it!

[@jd6473]

Let me help them all out. First explain WHY all these people have come togethet to honor Bray Wyatt so it makes sense. Could have had them show up at Bray's grave to show they had pledged themselves to his legacy, vowing to destroy all his enemies

[@DF12]

This whole thing blows. As soon as the bell rings, it's over and done.

[@tomsimmons7673]

This is why I didn't watch wrestling for 20 years. This is nonsense.

[@jd6473]

A story requires a change event then complications! If "creative" does not understand this they need to be fired!

[@raumyurena5693]

This is a horrible gimmick..

[@noname-wz5ww]

James, no one was rooting for the terminator...not even close my man...nice try