Curtis Axel received emotional as he recalled his time spent with Bray Wyatt.
The pair had been very shut throughout their time within the WWE. Each males had been a part of The Nexus once they debuted within the firm on NXT. As well as, they even feuded over the WWE Tag Workforce Championship afterward of their careers.
Curtis Axel spoke with Monte & The Pharaoh the place he was requested about his relationship with Bray Wyatt and how his 2023 passing affected him.
The previous WWE Celebrity teared up as he recalled his time in The Nexus with Bray Wyatt earlier than explaining how shut the pair had been.
“So, me and Bray received introduced as much as NXT on the identical time to leap John Cena. We noticed one another on the airport and had been like, ‘What the hell are you doing right here?’ ‘What are you doing right here?’ Then we turned Nexus and jumped John Cena.” Curtis Axel mentioned.
“After that, we ended up doing a bunch of stuff collectively, which was a whole lot of enjoyable. We rode collectively. He’s like my greatest buddy. Considered one of his daughters is my goddaughter; that’s how shut we’re. However, because the years went on, issues modified. He received despatched all the way down to NXT, and I stayed on the street with WWE. I believe I instructed you this already—he went all the way down to NXT, revamped himself as Bray Wyatt, which was superior.”
“I don’t know if he ever had a grudge in opposition to me for staying whereas he was despatched down, however truthfully, that was the perfect choice for him. He was inexperienced on the time and never prepared for the principle roster—not as Husky Harris and all that.”
Curtis Axel Remembers Travelling With Bray Wyatt
“He made himself into Bray Wyatt, and the way in which he did it—the way in which he thought—it was simply unimaginable. It was so cool to hearken to him.” Curtis Axel mentioned.
“Once I suppose again to these instances with Bray, or Windham, it’s issues like touring down the street at 100 miles an hour. We’d get to the resort, and he’d be like, ‘Holy shit, it’s scorching in right here! God dang it!’ I’d throw my garments down and soar in mattress, and he’d go into the toilet. Subsequent factor you recognize, he’d come out of nowhere, in his underwear, yelling, ‘Hog pile!’ and simply splash onto me!”
“He was humorous like that. We performed so many jokes on one another—although I’m not telling you those I performed on him! It was simply a lot enjoyable being round him. He was such a fun-loving man. He’s severely missed.”