Kurt Angle: Bray Wyatt ‘revolutionized the business’

Kurt Angle praised Bray Wyatt’s contributions to the wrestling industry during a recent interview with ESPN. 

While Angle and Wyatt never wrestled one another, they did take part in a couple of segments together on WWE programming, including when Angle was the GM of Raw in 2017. Wyatt’s Fiend character also attacked Angle in the build-up to SummerSlam 2019. 

Angle told Marc Raimondi that Wyatt “revolutionized the business” with his creativity. 

“He was really creative. He came up with some incredible characters that were really fun to watch. He was really exciting, he was smart, he was athletic. We’re going to miss a very special person,” Angle said. 

“This kid revolutionized the business, he really did. He had some amazing ideas and concepts that he did. He always kept the fans entertained and we’re going to sorely miss Bray Wyatt.” 

Angle also spoke about the rate of premature deaths in pro wrestling’s history during the interview. 

“One thing about pro wrestling is if you look at its history, the entertainers tend to pass away at a lot younger ages than the average person,” Angle said. “I’m not sure if it’s because you take a toll on your body and for 20-30 years you’re doing pro wrestling and you’re bumping in that ring the whole time and you’re traveling every day. There’s just so many unhealthy issues in pro wrestling that probably are the reason why you’re seeing a lot of younger deaths in the sport.”

The wrestling world continues to react to the news of Bray Wyatt’s passing yesterday at the age of 36. John Cena paid tribute to his two-time WrestleMania opponent earlier today as well, writing that Wyatt always “brought out the best” in him.