WWE legend Ric Flair remembers the late Bray Wyatt: 'A genius'

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Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was among many who attended the funeral of Windham Rotunda, better known as WWE star Bray Wyatt, Wednesday. Rotunda died at age 36 in late August.

The wrestling community was in shock when news broke of Wyatt's death, and Flair was among those in disbelief. 

"The Nature Boy" spoke to Fox News Digital about how his relationship with Wyatt's grandfather, Blackjack Mulligan, and Wyatt's father, Mike Rotunda, during their wrestling days led to admiration for what Wyatt did for the sport. 

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Bray Wyatt enters the arena to fight in the pitch black event during the WWE Royal Rumble event at the Alamodome Jan. 28, 2023, in San Antonio.  (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

"Bray was a genius," Flair said while promoting his Wooooo! Energy, which became the official energy drink of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. "That gimmick he came out a couple of years ago with Bray Wyatt and the lantern and all that. I’d seen a lot of stuff catch on over the years, but God, that caught on."

Wyatt's entrances became a quick hit with wrestling fans. Wyatt used a scary supernatural persona that included holding different lanterns and wearing horror masks at times with all the arena lights shut off. 

While Wyatt had a wrestling lineage, he was an all-around athlete, Flair noted. 

Wyatt attended Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida, where he grew up. He became a state wrestling champion at 275 pounds in 2005 as a senior, but football was also a major interest. 

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He played at College of the Sequoias for two seasons, where he