CM Punk Reflects on Losing Bray Wyatt & Brodie Lee: It’s Truly Unfair

In December 2020, Brodie Lee passed away in a tragic loss to the wrestling community, leaving his wife Amanda and their son Brodie Lee. Jr. Less than three years later, the wrestling world lost Windham ‘Bray Wyatt’ Rotunda, a father of four children and fiance of former WWE broadcaster JoJo Offerman.

During his first run with WWE, CM Punk worked with both men and his feud with the Wyatts was one of his final angles before leaving in January 2014. During an appearance on No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Punk spoke about the tragic pattern of professional wrestlers dying young.

“I feel wrestling is notorious for that, right? Like, we are constantly losing wrestlers and it always seems to be way too early.”

Punk added that the passing of Bray and Brodie was especially difficult, given that they were fathers and found their deaths to be wholly unfair.

“I think Bray and Brodie were the two ones because they’re so young, and they got little babies, and it’s just like one of those things that it just stings. Just talking about it now, it still stings, and it’s truly like unfair.”

The world of wrestling has made efforts to keep the legacies of both men going strong, with Brodie Jr. having a contract with AEW that will come into effect once he turns 18. Following Rotunda’s passing, WWE shared that proceeds from his merchandise will go to benefit Offerman and his children. While both men tragically passed young, the impact their lives have had continues to go on, and CM Punk is just one of many who fondly remember the two late wrestlers.