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Windham Lawrence Rotunda (May 23, 1987 - August 24, 2023) was an American expert grappler. He was most popular for his residencies in WWE from 2010-2021, and afterward again from 2022 until his demise in 2023, where he performed under the ring name Whinny Wyatt.

Rotunda was a third-age proficient grappler, continuing in the strides of his granddad Blackjack Mulligan, his dad Mike Rotunda, and two of his uncles - Barry and Kendall Windham. His more youthful sibling Taylor Rotunda is likewise an expert grappler, most popular as Bo Dallas. Close by his sibling, he held the FCW Florida Label Group Title two times while in WWE's then-formative region Florida Title Wrestling (FCW), where he wrestled under different ring names somewhere in the range of 2008 and 2012. He momentarily wrestled on WWE's fundamental list from 2010 to 2011 under the ring name Imposing Harris, most remarkably as an individual from The Nexus.

In the wake of getting back to WWE's formative domain, which had been rebranded as NXT, Rotunda was repackaged as Whinny Wyatt. Depicted as the contemptible head of The Wyatt Family, a marsh staying faction, he got back to the primary program close by Wyatt Relatives Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in 2013. He in this way turned into a three-time title holder in WWE, holding the WWE Title once and the General Title two times. He additionally held the SmackDown Label Group Title (with Luke Harper and Randy Orton under the Freebird Rule) and the Crude Label Group Title (with Matt Strong) when each.

After a break from August 2018 to April 2019, Wyatt got back with another trick. Depicted as experiencing an extraordinary numerous behavioral condition, he haphazardly exchanged this way and that between two characters: his "great side" of Whinny Wyatt, a Mr. Rogers-esque youngsters' television host, and his terrible side of The Beast, an odd frightfulness themed beast jokester. He was let out of WWE in July 2021 however returned at Outrageous Standards in October 2022, with another person that professed to be his "reality" self yet bit by bit re-consolidated his numerous characters notwithstanding a few new ones. His subsequent return would be removed short as in the wake of taking time starting in February 2023 because of contracting Coronavirus, he startlingly passed on from a respiratory failure that August. During his subsequent return, he just had one broadcast match, which was at the 2023 Illustrious Thunder.

Early life

Windham Lawrence Rotunda was brought into the world in Brooksville, Florida, on May 23, 1987. He went to Hernando Secondary School, where he came out on top for a state wrestling title at 275 pounds (125 kg) in 2005, the extended time of his graduation. He likewise played football as a protective tackle and gatekeeper. Rotunda played at the School of the Sequoias for two seasons, procuring second-group All-American distinctions as a sophomore hostile guard. He acquired a football grant to Troy College, where he played university football for two years. He left Troy 27 credit hours shy of procuring a four year certification in the wake of choosing to turn into an expert wrestler.

Proficient wrestling profession

World Wrestling Diversion/WWE

Formative regions (2009-2010)

He made his in-ring debut in dim match on the February 5, 2009 episode of Florida Title Wrestling (FCW), overcoming Brian Jossie. Rotunda made his TV debut in April 2009, utilizing the name Alex Rotundo. He later changed his name to Duke Rotundo.In June 2009, he started collaborating with his sibling Bo. At the FCW TV recordings on July 23, The Rotundo Siblings crushed The Man Busters (Caylen Croft and Trent Barretta) to turn into the #1 competitors to the FCW Florida Label Group Title. That very evening, they crushed Justin Heavenly messenger and Kris Logan for the FCW Florida Label Group Championship. They proceeded to hold the title against Dylan Klein and Vance Bowman and the group of Brief Hawkins and Heath Slater. At the FCW TV recordings on November 19, The Rotundo Siblings lost the title to The Fella Busters.

On June 2, 2010, he joined NXT under the name Imposing Harris, with Cody Rhodes as his WWE Pro.[10][11] Harris made his broadcast in ring debut for the show the next week on the June 8 episode of NXT, contending in a label group coordinate with Rhodes against Montel Vontavious Doorman (MVP) and Percy Watson, which they lost. Harris turned heel on the June 22 episode of NXT by going after commentator Matt Striker, similarly as Rhodes had done the past week. The next week on NXT, Harris lost to MVP in a singles match, and was positioned seventh out of the eight tenderfoots in the first poll. In the subsequent survey, Harris climbed to 6th spot, barely staying away from elimination. On August 9, the freshmen showed up in a six-man label group match on Crude, which Harris' group won when he stuck Kaval, however his group lost a rematch the next night on NXT. In the survey sometime thereafter, Harris moved to fourth place out of the six rookies. Harris was one of two newbies wiped out from NXT on August 17 and, following his end, Harris and Rhodes went after Kaval, bringing about a fight likewise including MVP and Kofi Kingston. Harris returned in the season finale of NXT with the other killed new kids on the block and jumped into the assault on the NXT champ, Kaval.

While on NXT, Rotunda kept wrestling in FCW while holding the Imposing Harris ring name. In September 2010 following his end from NXT, Harris started a quarrel in FCW with Percy Watson when he went after Watson while collaborating with him in a label group match, which prompted Watson being stuck for the loss. When Harris and Watson went head to head in a match, they were both excluded as they fought out of the arena,[22] which prompted a no exclusion match that Harris lost. The fight finished in October, with Harris overcoming Watson in a logger match.

The Nexus (2010-2011)

Fundamental article: The Nexus

Rotunda as Imposing Harris during his residency as a component of The Nexus in November 2010

At the Damnation in a Cell pay-per-view on October 4, a hidden Harris and Michael McGillicutty meddled in a match between John Cena and Swim Barrett, and assisted Barrett with winning, compelling Cena to join Barrett's group The Nexus per the pre-match stipulation.[25] Harris' and McGillicutty's characters were uncovered on the next day's episode of Crude, however Barrett guaranteed he had not requested their assistance and would not make them full-time individuals from The Nexus.[26] The next week on Crude, Harris and McGillicutty cost Cena a match against The Miz, provoking Barrett to offer them the chance to win enrollment in the Nexus.[27] On the October 18 episode of Crude, Harris and McGillicutty neglected to procure a spot in The Nexus when they lost to Cena and Randy Orton in a label group match.[28] In spite of their misfortune, Harris and McGillicutty were drafted into The Nexus on Crude the accompanying week.[29]

Harris (left) with David Otunga (focus) and Heath Slater (right) as a component of The Nexus in December 2010

In January 2011, CM Punk assumed control over The Nexus and had every one of its individuals put through a commencement. Harris passed his introduction, a lashing from the remainder of the gathering, and was permitted to stay an individual from The New Nexus, close by Punk, McGillicutty and David Otunga.[30] On the January 31 episode of Crude, Harris and McGillicutty fruitlessly tested Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov for the WWE Label Group Title, after which Orton went after the team as a feature of his contention with the Nexus and drop-kicked Harris in the head,[31] which was utilized to discount Harris television.