That song is wrecking Wyatt for me

[John Cena's Sweatbands]

I love Bray Wyatt, the character is so fresh, something we have not seen in a long time in WWE.

But this "Whole World In His Hands" song is really starting to put me off him. And it's not his fault. No doubt creative are telling him to do it at every opportunity.

Why do WWE feel the need to take everything to far and shove it down everyone's throats? They did it with "Fandangoing" too. Anytime something shows the slightest sign of getting over, they over use it to the point where it starts to get annoying. I think one exception to the rule is the whole "YES" chant, although they've tried their hardest to run that into the ground as well.

Bray has enough different character traits to get over, by focussing so much on this one thing, they will end up making people not want to sing along. The smart fan in attendance will probably recognise this and rebel against the WWE machine and boo the shit out the song if it keeps getting shoved down their throats.

I think sometimes WWE are so grateful when something gets a good reaction from the crowd then can't help themselves and just overdo it badly.

Anyone else have any thoughts?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

It's overused, for sure. I've felt the same for weeks now. Same with the kiss before his finisher, it often seems too forced for something that'd be quite unesttling if used infrequently.

This is why I doubt Wyatt's longevity, I think the gimmick will be driven into the ground before any changes are made and by then it'll be too late to recover.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Bray Wyatt has been on the main roster for about a year now, and I have still seen NOTHING from him that impresses me. His character is a goofy parody of a B-movie cult leader, his in-ring ability is sorely lacking, his promos are repetitive and boring, the song and child are already played out, and his companions are even worse than him. How this gimmick has lasted so long on the main roster is a total mystery to me. Bray Wyatt is one of the least impressive acts I've seen in the last 15 years.

 

[ilapierre]

It's the people who get up real early in the morning, the slaves Wyatt laughs about, who type up the dumbest shit eh. The only thing I agree with on this whole thread is the OP's opening line about loving Wyatt's character and finding it refreshing. If it's so 'refreshing' then what's the beef? The 'whole world is in my hands' song he keeps referencing? First off, he is a heel. A cult leader. He is asked to draw heat. Second, it puts some of us off when he does the 'kiss' too? So what's so refreshing about this character if you don't like anything he does anymore?? The only shred of truth about this knitpicking is that Wyatt is being pushed to do more week after week. I love their 15 minutes each week but I find that maybe to sustain this great angle and to preserve Bray himself from becoming stale to morons is to have the family only show up every second week. Make them a little more unpredictable. I used to love the days in WCW when NWO Hogan would be off TV for a week or two and it would be announced he'd be back in week 3 to defend the belt. Or on Superstars back in the day when you'd anticipate someone showing up in a few weeks. Now WWE takes all their stars and puts them into predictable time slots each and every week. When some of these characters 'take off', it can come across as overkill at times for some fans. I say limit Bray's appearances. Like Brock Lesnar. The guy is fn worth it.

 

[laodaron]

I'm already completely out on Bray Wyatt. His song, his inane ramblings, the inbred type lackeys. The only thing keeping him afloat right now is the mixed reactions for John Cena. The song is bad, but it's not as bad as his promos. I mean, really, what he says is just a garble of words. Much like a pseudo intellectual on Facebook discussing the merits of Locke's Two Treatises of Government, it's almost painful to listen to/watch it unfold.

I get it, he's supposed to be creepy. I also get it, the smarks in the world LOVE him because he doesn't make sense, and he's an ironic superstar because he doesn't have the look, the skills, the ability, or even the attire to be a professional wrestler. But, as much as someone might love him, please stop pretending like he's good. Hell, I mark out when someone like Kevin Nash does something, and he hasn't been good since ever.

 

[L@RISANO]

It's the people who get up real early in the morning, the slaves Wyatt laughs about, who type up the dumbest shit eh. The only thing I agree with on this whole thread is the OP's opening line about loving Wyatt's character and finding it refreshing. If it's so 'refreshing' then what's the beef? The 'whole world is in my hands' song he keeps referencing? First off, he is a heel. A cult leader. He is asked to draw heat. Second, it puts some of us off when he does the 'kiss' too? So what's so refreshing about this character if you don't like anything he does anymore?? The only shred of truth about this knitpicking is that Wyatt is being pushed to do more week after week. I love their 15 minutes each week but I find that maybe to sustain this great angle and to preserve Bray himself from becoming stale to morons is to have the family only show up every second week. Make them a little more unpredictable. I used to love the days in WCW when NWO Hogan would be off TV for a week or two and it would be announced he'd be back in week 3 to defend the belt. Or on Superstars back in the day when you'd anticipate someone showing up in a few weeks. Now WWE takes all their stars and puts them into predictable time slots each and every week. When some of these characters 'take off', it can come across as overkill at times for some fans. I say limit Bray's appearances. Like Brock Lesnar. The guy is fn worth it.

Essentially, to keep the Wyatts fresh...keeping them as a Special Attraction type is needed if it is to be a long-term success as said above.

However, with a thin Roster in terms of true Star performers, and with Bray being one of those attractions...it is difficult to have the Wyatt family off of TV even for one week, as the roster doesn't have enough quality going around to be able to do that.

 

[OYDK]

Well no gimmick is perfect in every single aspect. There is always going to be SOMETHING that one person or other doesn't like about a particular character whether it be something they do in the ring, coming down the ramp, cutting a promo, etc. I'm sure there were some things that bugged people about Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, The Rock and all the other top guys, but their strengths far outweighed their weaknesses, and so it is with Bray Wyatt. You can complain about the song being too "overused" but the fact of the matter is, that song is Wyatt's main tool in getting the crowd into a promo and it's one of his signatures so it probably isn't going away anytime soon.

As far as this "fresh" argument goes, I'm completely done listening to points about this. It is nearly impossible to keep yourself fresh if you're on TV twice a week with the same gimmick so can we please just throw that argument out the window? If people want fresh from every single wrestler who comes across the screen than you will be sadly disappointed when you don't have an Undertaker or Shawn Michaels in the future. Bray Wyatt was fresh when he started out, now it's been a year and the freshness has worn off... Let's just let him entertain and not worry about his gimmick becoming "stale".

 

[Dagger Dias]

I wouldn't go as far as to say that the song is ruining Bray Wyatt, but it certainly has been done to death. One of my friends who watches with me is sick of it to the point that it angers him to hear Bray singing it. It has turned into a huge running gag within our group to jokingly bet on how long it takes each week before Bray sings it. Without fail, the moment the song is heard, my friend who is tired of it gets angry and curses while the rest of us laugh. The show where Cena was accepting the Last Man Standing stipulation only to be interrupted by Bray singing "He's got the whole world...." on the titan-tron had us rolling on the floor laughing. While the song has not damaged Bray in my opinion, the reverse is actually the case at my end. I'll never take that song seriously ever again thanks to Bray Wyatt.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Wyatt = Cena. They are the same guy. Wyatt's preaching and singing is the same as Cena's preaching and saluting/pointing/smiling. It is nice to see the backlash hitting a heel for a change. Then again, based on so much of Wyatt's live reaction I'm not sure if most consider him a heel despite his shortcomings as a human being.

My favorite part of the Wyatt family promos right now are Harper's eye movements. It looks painful to focus like that and I love it. It gave me something else to focus on instead of Wyatt saying the same stuff for the 24th straight week. Yes, he delivers his promos well and no, it's not always the exact same stuff but some times it is too damn long (like Cena) and sometimes it is cheesey (like Cena) and sometimes it doesn't fit the mood (like Cena).

But in the end, the singing and long promos are not for the home viewer. They are for the fans that are sitting there live. They get one or two chances a year to get to be a part of the show and WWE wants to make sure they can give them a chance to be part of something that is hot. I don't care for the song much either but it is not that bad.

 

[Pedigree1]

Most definitely the song has hurt Bray Wyatt,it was very cool and spooky to hear it when he first sang it,but it has been done to death.. I had high hopes for Bray,his character and everything that went with it.. Now i am having my doubts,I love the idea of a cult leader with his followers its a good idea,but now im doubting this character doesn't have much of a shelf life..

Back in the day,characters like Bray would be off of TV for a week or Two,to keep them fresh and not over saturate the fans! As deep as the roster is,WWE cant afford to have them off of TV for a week let alone two..

 

[osujisynge]

People are never happy always bitching about wwe and something it almost feels like cena fans will complain about Bray. His character is awesome he has the whole world in his hands. And if you want to talk annoying then bolieve is so stupid he reminds me of Tim tebo. Stop bitching about Bray and follow the buzzards

 

[fenderjapan]

The song has gone from being eery to being annoying. It has become stale and lost its effect.

I was sad to see the Wyatts execute the overused, generic heel-heat maneuver of "beat-up-the-announcer" too this week.

 

[laodaron]

I was sad to see the Wyatts execute the overused, generic heel-heat maneuver of "beat-up-the-announcer" too this week.

I disagree. I feel as though the Wyatts have FINALLY done something that a heel would do. This is pro-wrestling, changing for the sake of changing doesn't make sense. Make fun of the local sports teams, beat up an announcer, and cheat. That's how you get heat, and that's how you become a heel. This tweener stuff with the Wyatts has made them almost intolerable.

 

[d_henderson1810]

Well no gimmick is perfect in every single aspect. There is always going to be SOMETHING that one person or other doesn't like about a particular character whether it be something they do in the ring, coming down the ramp, cutting a promo, etc. I'm sure there were some things that bugged people about Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, The Rock and all the other top guys, but their strengths far outweighed their weaknesses, and so it is with Bray Wyatt. You can complain about the song being too "overused" but the fact of the matter is, that song is Wyatt's main tool in getting the crowd into a promo and it's one of his signatures so it probably isn't going away anytime soon.

As far as this "fresh" argument goes, I'm completely done listening to points about this. It is nearly impossible to keep yourself fresh if you're on TV twice a week with the same gimmick so can we please just throw that argument out the window? If people want fresh from every single wrestler who comes across the screen than you will be sadly disappointed when you don't have an Undertaker or Shawn Michaels in the future. Bray Wyatt was fresh when he started out, now it's been a year and the freshness has worn off... Let's just let him entertain and not worry about his gimmick becoming "stale".

People still yell "What?" years after Stone Cold retired. So when this song is still sung by the WWE Universe in fifteen years time, the OP may have a point.

Just waiting for them to have John Cena visit a "Make-A-Wish" child, only for the child to break into singing "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" in a demonic voice.

 

[d_henderson1810]

Let me ask the OP

What annoys you more?

"He's Got The Whole World In His Hands!"

or

"My Client, Brock Lesnar, defeated the Undertaker's Wrestlemania Winning Streak!"

 

[John Cena's Sweatbands]

Let me ask the OP

What annoys you more?

"He's Got The Whole World In His Hands!"

or

"My Client, Brock Lesnar, defeated the Undertaker's Wrestlemania Winning Streak!"

The "Whole World In His Hands" song is annoying me more. Because I like Bray, and I feel that this is working against him.

I can take or leave the whole Brock Lesnar ending the streak repitition if I'm honest, as I'm not really bothered about Brock one way or another.

 

[GeneralKarim]

My problem with Wyatt, despite the fact that I loved the gimmick since NXT and couldn't wait for him to debut on the main roster, is that they are overusing him in terms of his mic time.

It's like there is no pause, every single week he has like 2 segments of promos and that is I guess fine at the beginning to make people acquainted with him. But now? It's too damn much. Hes goes on and on and never stops and I'm sure most of what he says goes past people's heads. For the more hardcore fans, seeing a promo with meaning and delivered like that is awesome for a change but for the people who bring in the money, the casual soccer moms and the families in general, they coulnd't give two shits.

Now this song thing? I dont necessarily think that it has hurt him. Not yet anyway. But I am from Romania and we dont get TV wrestling here, not live anyway, so I just torrent the shit every Tuesday, thus I just skip his stick when he starts singing and listen to the promo part. I'm not hating on it or anything it just something I feel in my body. I didn't think of it, I didn't think "Oh I'm just starting to hate this whole singing thing", I just gradually, unconsciously started to get annoyed by it to the point where, as I said, I just just skip it.

I don't know if its vince and creative telling him to go out there and do that every single second because it seems like the people are digging it, like the Fandangoing shit."AND THE PEOPLE ARE FANDANGOING"...Oh please Vince stfu let the man commentate.

 

[dhines1671]

I think he's at the point with the song now that he's trying to annoy people for cheap heat. Creative isn't ready to turn the Wyatts, and with Byran starting to come back down to earth so quick after his WrestleMania moment WWE is more hesitant than ever to let the crowd dictate who gets face pushes.

Heels can't cross certain lines in the PG era. + if Bray tried to sacrifice Stephanie like Taker did years ago. Fans would cheer him louder and boo any face that rescued her.

The IWC wants everyone to be heel. Ok, I don't blame anyone. PG babyfaces, unless you're a little kid they are boring/cheesy.

But the second a heel does anything slightly edgy the crowds cheer because something interesting finally happened.

The only way for any heel to draw heat anymore is to annoy the hell out of the crowd. That's why Vicki stuck around so long. That's why we constantly hear about Paul's client breaking the streak. That's why we get that damn song twice in every 3 hours of RAW.

If we really enjoy a heel we need to go back to booing like we forgot that pro wrestling isn't real.

 

[d_henderson1810]

I think he's at the point with the song now that he's trying to annoy people for cheap heat. Creative isn't ready to turn the Wyatts, and with Byran starting to come back down to earth so quick after his WrestleMania moment WWE is more hesitant than ever to let the crowd dictate who gets face pushes.

Heels can't cross certain lines in the PG era. + if Bray tried to sacrifice Stephanie like Taker did years ago. Fans would cheer him louder and boo any face that rescued her.

The IWC wants everyone to be heel. Ok, I don't blame anyone. PG babyfaces, unless you're a little kid they are boring/cheesy.

But the second a heel does anything slightly edgy the crowds cheer because something interesting finally happened.

The only way for any heel to draw heat anymore is to annoy the hell out of the crowd. That's why Vicki stuck around so long. That's why we constantly hear about Paul's client breaking the streak. That's why we get that damn song twice in every 3 hours of RAW.

If we really enjoy a heel we need to go back to booing like we forgot that pro wrestling isn't real.

I always had an idea about how to have the Wyatts be face.

The Wyatt Family seem to preach against the "system" and "the material world". So it would be perfect for them to preach against a group who epitomise these things more than any other- The Authority, or more specifically- Evolution!

Look, The Wyatts wouldn't go full-on face. The Shield are still the same, despite being turned, so the Wyatts could do the same. It would be that Evolution offend the Wyatt's values and belief systems.

This would keep them fresh, but enhance their gimmick, as they still do similar things, but direct towards Triple H and his cronies instead.