WWE Is Finally Giving the Wyatt Family the Spotlight They Deserve

This week, Monday Night Raw featured a handful of memorable cameo appearances from the three members of the Wyatt Family.

The patriarch of the group, Bray Wyatt, was unable to appear live because he was at a house show in Bournemouth, per WrestlingInc.com, but he did further his rivalry with Dean Ambrose with a solid, pre-taped promo.

More interesting, however, was the work done involving both Erick Rowan and Luke Harper.

Harper has appeared on WWE programming several times in recent weeks, with mysterious vignettes involving just his eyes interrupting shows.

During Raw, the images of Harper visibly unsettled Dolph Ziggler before his match with Mark Henry. The commentary team then made it very clear that Harper was targeting the Intercontinental champion.

He also made a dramatic appearance in the show's finale, as he tossed a lifeless, beaten Ziggler in the direction of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. He then declared himself a "team player," making a clear play to join Team Authority at Survivor Series.

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Erick Rowan, on the other hand, appeared at ringside during a throwaway match between Tyson Kidd and Adam Rose. He wandered around the announcers' area for a while before lifting his mask and saying, "She's not here" and then disappearing into the crowd.

Whilst it initially seemed like this may have been an attempt to further Rowan's bizarre attachment to Renee Young, it seems more likely that Rowan had expected Natalya to be at ringside for her husband's match.

This creates an interesting new side to Rowan's character, in that he seems to have a strange infatuation with blonde women. Could this tie into the character of Sister Abigail in some way?

It's great to see WWE Creative finally giving all three guys something interesting to do.

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Since Bray Wyatt's feud with John Cena ended at Payback in June, the Wyatts have been left with very little to do. Harper and Rowan twice failed to win the WWE Tag Team Championship from the Usos, and Bray entered into a poorly booked rivalry with Chris Jericho.

Now, though, the group seems to have real purpose. Bray's claims to have "fixed" his two former partners cement him as a real cult leader, raising the possibility that he could be attempting to bring Dean Ambrose into his sphere of influence.

Arguably the most talented of the trio in terms of ring work, Luke Harper looks set to come out of Survivor Series into a feud with Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

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Harper and Ziggler will almost certainly put on a series of great matches, and it's a well-deserved promotion for the former Ring of Honor star. With gold around his waist, Harper could instantly become one of the most dangerous big men in WWE.

It seems that, after fits and starts, Creative is ready to push the members of the Wyatt Family in a way that fits their talent.

The patriarch of the family is involved in what could easily be a main event program, the second-in-command has championship gold in his sights, and the final member looks set to embark on an interesting undercard storyline.

Monday's Raw was a signal that WWE is moving in more interesting directions after a rather bland autumnal period. It's refreshing to see that the Wyatts are a large part of that plan.