Who Are the Best Options to Join Bray Wyatt's Reported Upcoming Faction?

Bray Wyatt forming a near-unstoppable faction upon his jaw-dropping return to WWE seemed like a foregone conclusion.

What wasn't so clear was who might join such a faction.

The faction route by far made the most sense. As fans undoubtedly remember, the supernatural Superstar's last run as a mostly-solo act didn't have a memorable ending, at least for the right reasons.

Wyatt's The Fiend wound up clashing for WWE titles and fizzled out quickly. That's something the company and Superstar will surely want to avoid this time out.

With Roman Reigns clutching both men's top titles while beelining for a likely encounter with The Rock at WrestleMania 39. A supernatural talent like Wyatt aiming at anything less—if he must aim at anything at all—would be downright silly.

So it makes sense that the so-called Wyatt 6 hints that have laced his spooky appearances so far (and his Twitter handle is now "WYATT 6") have some backup in the form of reports. According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer (h/t Cageside Seat's Randall Ortman), the plan is to lean into the faction route through the next 'Mania.

One thing the report doesn't say, though, is who might join such a group. It does, however, specifically rule out Malakai Black, current All Elite Wrestling superstar and formerly known in WWE as Aleister Black.

Not too long ago, speculation ran rampant that Black might be one of those former WWE stars who ends up returning. It's hard to imagine AEW permits a talent as great as him to just up and leave.

But it's not as if there aren't great options within WWE even if Black is a no-go.

Think about Braun Strowman and the history between he and Wyatt. With Reigns keeping things in a holding pattern at the very top, he'll need something to do for 'Mania season, too. Maybe that something is actually serving as an opponent for Wyatt, but WWE could avoid messy problems that have one of them looking bad in losses by instead leaning into the intrigue of them residing in the same faction again.

One can't forget Alexa Bliss, either. She and Wyatt were a point of intrigue for a big chunk of time, and while it got stale, it's something worth rekindling under new creative supervision to see where it goes. She's been in a holding pattern of sorts too ever since her return, at least compared to where she used to be, so the reunion would make a ton of sense.

Part of the big intrigue with Wyatt forming a faction, though, is just how unpredictable it can be. Karrion Kross is Strowman-like in that he needs something to do while waiting for the logjam at the top to clear. And while he makes sense as an opponent, he and Scarlett Bordeaux might be quite a bit more interesting as part of the faction.

It's a similar story for the moody-vibed Judgment Day that suddenly has to compete for the attention of fans with this impending Wyatt 6. The idea of two factions having an all-out war that culminates with Wyatt and The Fiend against Finn Balor and The Demon is a downright blast. But so too is them joining Wyatt to just wreak havoc on the roster, potentially across all brands.

But the best options might be a mix of old and new. The original Wyatt Family helped bring along up-and-coming Superstars. Grabbing an NXT upstart like Grayson Waller and putting him in a prominent spot would be a savvy move.

Sprinkle in some old with that, too. Get Erick Rowan back alongside Bliss and find a way to bring back the man formerly known as Bo Dallas.

This sort of best-case-scenario mix leaves the group open for feuds with Strowman, Kross and Judgement Day, plus more—maybe Reigns' Bloodline? It would also give the main event scene and the logjam there a wide berth with plenty of time for it to clear.

Fun as it is to speculate, it might only make sense from a storytelling perspective for the new Wyatt 6 to loop in the old and new in creative ways, fueling the next progression for one of the most interesting characters in pro wrestling history.