Bray Wyatt and the Best WWE Mic Mastery for Week of October 26

After Bray Wyatt dragged off Undertaker at WWE Hell in a Cell to some unknown abyss, he boastfully showed the audience the bones he had collected.

His sinister sermon on Monday's Raw was another strong performance on the mic from a man who has made a habit of them. This was more than just the usual display of unsettling poetry, though.

Wyatt pursuing Undertaker once more has clearly energized him, sharpened his focus and allowed him to reach his full potential as a monstrous, dark preacher.

A night after carrying an unmoving Undertaker out of the ring and into the darkness, Wyatt sat in a chair to address the WWE audience.

It was clear from his first words on that this rivalry is going to allow Wyatt, Undertaker and the writing team to stretch beyond the standard wrestling narrative. A supernatural-leaning, outside-the-box feud is underway.

And it is the ideal means to showcase Wyatt.

The Eater of Worlds talked about now possessing Undertaker's soul. The Deadman is an entity that, in his words, "had no equal."

"They all feared him," Wyatt said. But in this case, Wyatt promised to do the frightening.

He talked up his attack on Undertaker, painting it as an act of utter havoc. "Last night, the apocalypse showed its face—destruction, desolation, vengeance and fear," he explained.

Rather than just ignore his now-completed feud with Roman Reigns (which Wyatt lost), the heel made it clear that he would seek out the hero again in the future. And he would dictate when that happened.

To Reigns, he said, "One day, we will dance again."

Wyatt then presented this unfolding story with Undertaker as a way for him to regain what he lost in his war with Reigns, to gain his full strength once again. The Man of 1,000 Truths is on a path to recovery by way of destroying others, and Undertaker will lead him there.

The Wyatt Family patriarch was convincingly obsessed with power. It was clear that battling Undertaker meant far more to him than getting wins; he constructed it as the kind of battle two demons would have in the bowels of the earth.

He wants not just to beat Undertaker, but to feast on his soul.

This is not a story WWE can tell with the majority of its roster. It's not the kind of thing most wrestlers could pull off without it sounding ridiculous. For Wyatt, though, this is his wheelhouse. 

This is just what the Wyatt character is built for.

As he growled about his hunger to further siphon Undertaker's soul until he is just "bones on the ground," Wyatt gave off a TV-evangelist vibe. His cult-leader charm was on display. 

He asked the viewers to touch the screen to connect with him. The folks at The Fan's Podcast played along: 

Wyatt replaced the "amen" of his homily with a mockery of Undertaker, stealing his famous "rest in peace" line.

Then came his second act of violence in as many days. Kane charged out to avenge his brother, but Wyatt led his family in an assault of the masked man. He then dragged Kane away, singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" as The Wyatt Family disappeared into fog backstage.

That allowed Wyatt, on Thursday's SmackDown, to once again brag about clutching tight to the essence of a feared man. 

The biggest obstacle to all these speeches and these kidnappings leading to anything is the same issue that always arises with Wyatt's angles. WWE has to have The Eater of Worlds taste victory after preaching on about his own wickedness.

At some point, you stop taking the supervillain seriously when he can't ever successfully cause the destruction he promises. At some point, the monster loses its ability to strike fear when it never devours what's in biting range.

This feud is WWE's chance to let Wyatt truly raze something.

Mark Henry left wrestler after wrestler unable to walk during his Hall of Pain storyline. Kane left Zack Ryder in a wheelchair during his feud with John Cena.

It's Wyatt's turn now. He's a master of declaring coming ruination, but those words become hollow if there is not enough actual ruin in his wake.