WWE: More on Bray Wyatt’s Passing, Full Field for NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, John Cena

Aug 29, 2023

More on Passing of Bray Wyatt

As noted before, Bray Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, passed away this past Thursday due to a heart attack related to issues involving COVID-19.

TMZ reported that Wyatt had passed away in his sleep during a nap he took this past Thursday based on recent police records. It was reported that Rotunda had told his girlfriend JoJo Offerman that he was going to take a nap and she later became concerned when she heard his alarm going off about an hour later without stopping.

It was reported that Rotunda was discovered in his bed not breathing and was turning blue. Rotunda’s girlfriend called 911 while his mother attempted CPR to no avail.

It was also reported a week prior to his passing, Rotunda was hospitalized with a heart issue. Rotunda reportedly had a follow-up appointment with doctors on the morning he died and was advised to continue to wear an external heart defibrillator. Police records reportedly stated that Rotunda was not wearing his defibrillator at the time of his death and it was later discovered located inside his vehicle parked in his driveway.

Full Field and Group Blocks Announced for NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament

WWE recently announced the full field and group blocks for their upcoming NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, which starts on tonight’s NXT show.

Group A:

Tyler Bate
Butch
Charlie Dempsey
Axiom

Group B:

Joe Coffey
Duke Hudson
Nathan Frazer
Akira Tozawa

WWE also recently announced the first two tournament matches for tonight’s NXT show. These are:

Group A match – Pete Dunne vs. Charlie Dempsey
Group B match – Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey

WWE Announced John Cena Appearances for SmackDown for This September & October

As noted before, John Cena is currently scheduled to make two appearances for WWE at their SmackDown show on September 1st in Hershey, Pennsylvania and Superstar Spectacle 2023 event on September 8th in Hyderabad, India.

WWE recently announced that John Cena will also be making several appearances on their SmackDown brand this September and October as well.

It was announced that Cena will be making appearances on seven straight SmackDown shows starting on the September 15th show and ending on the October 27th show.

Official press release:

John Cena Returns to Friday Night SmackDown^®
08/28/2023
16-Time World Champion to Appear on SmackDown for Seven Consecutive Weeks Following Return on September 1
Cena and Make-A-Wish to Host Children and Their Families at Every SmackDown During His Return
STAMFORD, Conn. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE^® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that John Cena, who returns to Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, September 1 at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., will also appear on Friday Night SmackDown for seven consecutive weeks beginning Friday, September 15 at Ball Arena in Denver through the end of October. Tickets are available for purchase via https://www.ticketmaster.com/.
The 16-time World Champion will appear on following dates:
Friday, September 1 – Hershey, Pa. – The Giant Center
Friday, September 15 – Denver – Ball Arena
Friday, September 22 – Glendale, Ariz. – Desert Diamond Arena
Friday, September 29 – Sacramento, Calif. – Golden 1 Center
Friday, October 6 – St. Louis – Enterprise Center
Friday, October 13 – Tulsa, Okla. – BOK Center
Friday, October 20 – San Antonio – AT&T Center
Friday, October 27 – Milwaukee – Fiserv Forum
Throughout his SmackDown return, Cena in partnership with Make-A-Wish will host children and their families in each of the eight cities to experience a WWE event in-person. For 40 years, WWE and Make-A-Wish have granted the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses who desire to meet their favorite WWE Superstars. Cena is the most requested wish granter of all time, having granted more than 650 wishes for children across the globe.
As previously announced, Cena will appear at the WWE Superstar Spectacle at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in India on Friday, September 8.
For more information on upcoming WWE live events, visit wwe.com/events.