Tonight WWE held its annual Extreme Rules live event in Philadelphia. The matches themselves received a mixed reaction from fans; some bouts, like the title fight between Bianca Belair and Bayley, are being highly praised by fans. Other matches, however, fell a bit flat.
There was one overarching theme that captured fans' minds tonight more than any bout did, though: the mystery of the White Rabbit and the potential return of Bray Wyatt. For the past few weeks, the WWE has been dropping cryptic hints during episodes of Raw and Smackdown hinting at the identity of the White Rabbit figure. Fan speculation ran wild on social media. Some thought that the clues may be hinting at a return for Elias, while others believed it was hinting at a gimmick change for Karrion Kross.
Tonight the mystery was finally solved.
The World Eater Returns To WWE
Tonight's main event saw Seth Rollins take on Riddle in a fight pit match. Riddle came away from the bout victorious after Seth Rollins tapped out to a triangle choke. As the two exited the pit and headed up the entrance ramp, the lights went out and the audience erupted, knowing what was about to happen.
A deep, familiar voice boomed throughout the arena, "he's got the whole world... in his hands..."
Throughout the audience, life-sized versions of the puppets from Firefly Funhouse appeared. The camera then showed a wooden door on the entrance ramp. A brief video package played, showing the abandoned set of the Firefly Funhouse. Then a new, horrifying masked figure appeared.
That same masked man walked through the door on the entrance ramp with a familiar lantern in hand. He stepped forward and slowly removed the mask from his face.
Bray Wyatt is back. The only question now is how much havoc he will wreak.
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