Figure Four Weekly 2/13/2017: Bray Wyatt’s overdue WWE Championship win

From nearly the moment The Wyatt Family debuted on the main roster, Bray Wyatt’s place as a future WWE Champion seemed almost certain.

The only surprising thing about Wyatt capturing the title is that it took until Sunday night at the Elimination Chamber, where he was finally presented as the force that WWE has all too often failed to portray him as over the last three-plus years.

Despite almost always being featured in feuds that have gotten significant television time, Wyatt’s booking has usually failed to match his character. And he’s never gotten the top-level protection that a gimmick like his requires.

There were the WrestleMania losses to John Cena and The Undertaker that stagnated Wyatt’s forward momentum. And while those didn’t necessarily hurt his status in a vacuum, they typified the issues that he’s had for his entire WWE run. He was never allowed to win the biggest matches that would have established him as a legitimate star.

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