How did Bray Wyatt die?
WWE fans were left devastated by the news of Bray Wyatt’s death in August 2023.
The American professional wrestler passed away when he was just 36 years old.
How did Bray Wyatt die?
Bray Wyatt is reported to have died from a heart attack, though this is still to be officially confirmed by his family.
TMZ reports that members of the late star’s immediate family have confirmed that the WWE star had COVID in March 2023.
This is then said to have led to heart complications and a weaker lower heart.
Doctors reportedly advised Wyatt to wear an external heart defibrillator, designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.
The wrestler was not wearing the device when he died, officials have revealed, and it was later found it in his car.
Police records show that, on the day of his death, Wyatts fiancée JoJo Offerman raised the alarm after the star went to take a nap and didn’t wake up despite his alarm going off for more than an hour.
Offerman then called 911 while her mother attempted CPR on Wyatt.
Wyatt’s death was confirmed on August 25, 2023.
The WWE said in a statement: “WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, at age 36.”
What was Bray Wyatt’s real name?
Bray Wyatt’s real name was Windham Rotunda.
He was the son of Mike Rotunda, grandson of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan, and brother of Taylor Rotunda, who also performed in the WWE under the name Bo Dallas.
Was Bray Wyatt married and did he have children?
At the time of his death, Wyatt was in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler JoJo Offerman.
The couple shared two children; son Knash Sixx, born in May 2019, and Hyrie Von, who was born in 2020.
Previously, Wyatt was married to his childhood sweetheart, real estate agent Samantha Rotunda.
The couple welcomed two daughters, Cadyn and Kendyl Rotunda, during their relationship but split in 2017.
WWE confirmed in a statement that all the proceeds from Wyatt’s merchandise sales would go to his family following his death.
The statement read: “In the wake of Bray Wyatt’s death, WWE will donate all net proceeds to support JoJo Offerman and his children.”
What was Bray Wyatt’s wrestling record?
Wyatt had an impressive 247 WWE wins to his name, with 12 draws and 469 losses.
Throughout his career, Wyatt participated in 1077 wrestling matches overall.
This number includes WWE, FCW and NXT bouts.
Out of those, 427 were wins, 637 were losses and 13 were draws, according to the Internet Wrestling Database.