I can't believe I am even posting this, one year later. It doesn't feel real.
I remember this time last year, I was waiting on dinner to finish cooking when I saw some tweets regarding Windham and wasn't sure what was happening. I thought at first glance it had something to do with Barry Windham.. he had previously had some health conditions, so my thought went to that. It wasn't until Triple H's tweet popped up and it was announced that Windham had passed. I RAN to my husband and told him in complete disbelief . We were both completely in shock. This is one passing that made me sob. It just didn't and still doesn't feel like it should be happening.
In the last year.. we've seen some beautiful tributes. People from around the world have come together to celebrate the life of Windham and all he had done in the wrestling world as Bray Wyatt.
My heart goes out to JoJo, his 4 beautiful children, and the entire Rotunda family.
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At the start of the year we saw the documentary for Windham. Being two hours long, I wasn't sure what all was going to be said/shown in his life. It took a couple of days after it came out, but my husband and I sat down at watched. What a beautiful documentary.. it showed his entire WWE career up to after the Royal Rumble of 2023. It was very interesting to see and hear his family and friends talk about everything that Windham did and to get a little sight into his personal life. What broke me completely is when Taylor started to talk about the day of Windham's passing. I had made it until when JoJo started to cry.. then the tears started flowing. Overall, it was beautiful. From start to finish. The ending took me by surprise, as we saw Uncle Howdy appear letting us know that he will be returning sooner than later. I can honestly say that I was shocked
Since then Taylor has stepped up and started his journey of his own Uncle Howdy run.. and honoring the life and legacy of Windham/Bray. It started as before with the pre show lights and music. This led to QR codes and puzzles. After a couple of months, we got the most beautiful return and debut of The Wyatt Sicks.
Taylor had done such a wonderful and beautiful job thus far. His mind is just a amazing as Windham and I know he has learned so much from him in his 34 years of life.
On Monday Aug 26th we will see Uncle Howdy make his in-ring debut, and Taylor will return to the ring after almost 5 years... just days after Windham's one year anniversary of passing.
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I wish so deeply that I had the beautiful words that Windham would have at a time like this. I didn't know Windham nor his family personally, but it is like losing a friend. I wasn't blessed in this life to see Windham in person at a wrestling show.. but it was his presents on television that blew me away. His professionalism, his creativity, his passion. Windham inspired me to write again, to paint again.. and for that I am forever grateful/thankful.
Moving forward, Windham was a one of a kind. A once in a lifetime type of human being. He will be remembered for all he inspired, and everything that he has done in his 36 years of life.
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Thank you Windham. For everything. You'll always have a special place in my heart.
xoxo,
Chels
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