former WWE heavyweight champion and former mixed tag team champion In April 2019, ominous vignettes began airing across WWE programming depicting a sinister buzzard puppet, a witch doll, and various other toys.Later that month, Wyatt began to appear in pre-recorded segments as the host of a surreal children's program known as Firefly Fun House, sporting different hair and a shorter beard with a leaner physique. The segments featured the aforementioned puppets, called Mercy the Buzzard (a reference to Waylon Mercy, an inspiration for Wyatt's previous gimmick) and Abby the Witch, with Ramblin' Rabbit and Huskus the Pig Boy introduced later (the latter a reference to Wyatt's previous gimmick of Husky Harris), as well as one for Mr. McMahon that occasionally appears.[185] During the initial segment, Wyatt destroyed a cardboard cutout of his old self with a chainsaw, and cheerily told viewers that all they had to do for him to "light the way" was to "let me in". Over the next few weeks, the Firefly Fun House segments became more sinister, with one featuring Wyatt painting a picture to "express his suppressed feelings", which was a painting of the Wyatt Family compound being burned with Sister Abigail inside—a reference to his WrestleMania 33 feud with Randy Orton.Another featured him having a picnic with expressionless kids,while another revealed that Wyatt was able to control his darkness.He then appeared in more sinister clothing and a demonic mask,a persona he called "The Fiend" that was here "to protect us".On the July 15 episode of Raw, Wyatt returned as The Fiend and attacked previous rival Finn Bálor with a Sister Abigail, thus re-establishing himself as a heel.The Fiend character then had his debut match at SummerSlam where he defeated Bálor in only a few minutes.Over the next several weeks, The Fiend attacked several WWE Hall of Famers and legends, like Kurt Angle, Jerry Lawler, Kane, and Mick Foley, also adopting Foley's finishing maneuver, The Mandible Claw. The Fiend then began a feud with Universal Champion Seth Rollins by attacking him at Clash of Champions. At Hell in a Cell, they faced each other in a Hell in a Cell match, but the match ended in referee stoppage after The Fiend was buried under several weapons and hit with a sledgehammer by Rollins.Despite the match ending, The Fiend rose as officials checked on him to chase down Rollins and again incapacitate him with the Mandible Claw. The finish was noteworthy for the response from the fans in attendance, who booed loudly and chanted negatively even after the show had gone off the air. After he was drafted to the SmackDown brand during the 2019 Draft,The Fiend defeated Rollins at Crown Jewel in a falls count anywhere match to win the Universal Championship. The title was subsequently transferred to SmackDown, due to Wyatt being a member of the brand. The WWE Championship transferred to Raw due to champion Brock Lesnar quitting the brand.
After his title victory, Wyatt introduced two new belt designs. The first one, which his Firefly Fun House character held, was a blue-strapped version to signify its move to SmackDown, while the other was a custom championship belt for The Fiend.The latter design featured the character's face in place of the center plate and on a black and red worn leather strap, as well as his phrases "Hurt", "Heal" and "Let [Me] In" on the strap (the word "Me" being represented by The Fiend's face). Wyatt then began a feud with Daniel Bryan, retaining the title over him at Survivor Series.After Bryan accepted a rematch on the following SmackDown, The Fiend attacked Bryan and ripped out his hair. With Bryan absent the following week, Wyatt started a short feud with Bryan's old rival The Miz, culminating in a non-title match at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, where Wyatt, wrestling for the first time as his Firefly Fun House character, defeated Miz.After the match, Bryan, now with a buzz cut and short beard, made his return and attacked Wyatt.The Fiend then defeated Bryan in a strap match at the Royal Rumble, ending their feud.
On the February 7 episode of SmackDown, Hall of Famer Goldberg challenged The Fiend for the Universal Championship during an onscreen interview, which was scheduled for Super ShowDown. At the event, The Fiend character suffered his first loss to Goldberg, ending his reign at 118 days. The following night on SmackDown, The Fiend confronted a returning John Cena and challenged him to a match at WrestleMania 36 that Cena accepted–a rematch from 2014's WrestleMania XXX.At the event, rather than a traditional wrestling match, the two squared off in a surreal trip through history as moments from Wyatt's and Cena's history were played out.The Fiend ultimately ended up defeating Cena; this marked Wyatt's first-ever victory at WrestleMania.
On the April 10 episode of SmackDown, Wyatt challenged Braun Strowman, who won the Universal Championship at WrestleMania.A match was scheduled between the two at Money in the Bank, where Wyatt, wrestling as his Firefly Fun House character, was unsuccessful in winning the championship. Following a one-month hiatus, Wyatt returned in a Firefly Fun House segment on the June 19 episode of SmackDown to confront Strowman, reintroducing his original "Eater of The Worlds" gimmick in the process and reinstating their rivalry. At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Wyatt defeated Strowman in a non-title match, called the Wyatt Swamp Fight.On the July 31 episode of SmackDown, The Fiend returned by attacking Alexa Bliss, who Strowman had an affection for.Two weeks later, after Strowman attacked Bliss with a gorilla press, The Fiend seemed to have tried to help Bliss, as Strowman appeared and The Fiend were laughing together, confirming their match.At SummerSlam, The Fiend defeated Strowman to win the Universal Championship for the second time. After the match, The Fiend and Strowman would both be attacked by a returning Roman Reigns.A week later at Payback, The Fiend would go on to lose the title to Reigns after he pinned Strowman in a No Holds Barred match, after just holding the title for a week.
Stunner
Running senton
Sister Abigail
Mandible claw
Signature moves
Ura-nage
Half-Nelson Slam
Body Avalanche
Short-arm clothesline
Pop Up Forearm
Side Slam
DDT onto the ring apron
Drop Suplex
Palm strikes
Running Body Block
Running Crossbody
Flying Cross Chop
Headbutt
Swinging Gutbuster
Throat Thrust
Double team finishing moves
Wheelbarrow Twist of Fate
The Kiss of Deletion