Bray Wyatt Talks WrestleMania, Harper And Rowan, How He Felt About Undertaker's Streak Ending
Bray Wyatt spoke to the Sporting News about this weekend's WrestleMania, and his ultimate dream match with The Undertaker. You can read the highlights below, or check out the full video above:
* Bray Wyatt says the WrestleMania match with Undertaker was his dream match from early on in his career, not just since he got to the main roster.
* Wyatt thinks their similarities is what draws himself and the Undertaker together.
* He's asked about the Streak ending, and he talks about the silence and how unexpected it was. He said he was a little upset because he wanted to be the man to do it.
* Wyatt says he finally realized the match was really happening when the chair angle happened on Raw. He felt like he was taking shots in the dark before that.
* He doesn't feel any pressure, it's more about anticipation.
* Wyatt says that he didn't think Undertaker was going to come back after last year's match. He said there's no more pressure of the streak, it's just Bray vs. Undertaker.
* Bray says that people can sympathize with him because he's honest, whether they like it or not.
* He says he goes to the ring with a point in mind, but sometimes his brain and tongue get off the same pace.
* Wyatt calls his WrestleMania debut last year "euphoric." He talks about how different John Cena and Undertaker are as heroes. He says he didn't have fear last year, he had confidence, but it didn't work out for him.
* Wyatt says it doesn't bother him that he hasn't been in the ring much to lead up to this match.
* Wyatt calls NXT his home. He says NXT was basically composed of The Shield and The Wyatts. He said that he is proud of what NXT is accomplishments. He says they're the ECW Originals, and the new guys are Orlando Jordan.
* Bray is asked about Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, and he says they'll always be Wyatts but he has to do this on his own. He leaves a door open for a return. He says they started the destruction of the Shield.
* Wyatt talks about how happy he was with the matches with The Shield, and how nobody was able to follow them.
* Wyatt says 2015 is his year, and he wants to spend another 20 years in wrestling.
* Wyatt is asked who he wants to wrestle next, and he says Sting or Triple H. He doesn't care if it's in the ring or outside of a Waffle House.
* Wyatt says that he's sure Roman Reigns will earn the fans' respect after WrestleMania. He said he could tell Reigns was a star as soon as he saw him.
* Wyatt is asked about Vince McMahon saying he was one of the guys reaching for the brass ring. Wyatt said they didn't notice it at first, and he had to grab them by the throat and scream at them.
* Wyatt wants to be in WWE forever, he doesn't want to be a movie star or rock star.