Report: WWE Championship Wrestler Bray Wyatt, 36, Dead from Heart Attack

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling champion Windham Rotunda, AKA Bray Wyatt, died of a heart attack, according to reports Monday.

News of the 36-year-old’s sudden death stunned the wrestling community last Thursday, with scant details revealed other than a statement from WWE that he “unexpectedly passed.”

Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda – also known as Bray Wyatt – unexpectedly passed earlier today. Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their…

— Triple H (@TripleH) August 24, 2023

Rotunda earlier this month was hospitalized for a heart condition and recommended an external portable defibrillator by a doctor a week before he died.

According to law enforcement records, obtained by TMZ, Wyatt — real name Windham Rotunda — told his girlfriend he was going to take a nap Thursday, and she became concerned when she heard his alarm going off about an hour later without stopping.

The report says Windham was discovered in his bed, not breathing, and was turning blue. Windham’s girlfriend called 911, as her mother attempted CPR … but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Cops spoke with Windham’s immediate family members who said he had COVID in March 2023 and developed heart complications — causing him to have a “weak lower part of his heart.”

TMZ’s report corroborated claims made by friends last week.

I was given permission to reveal that earlier this year Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) got COVID that exacerbated a heart issues.

There was a lot of positive progress towards a return and his recovery. Unfortunately today he suffered a heart attack and passed away.

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) August 25, 2023

Windham reportedly was not wearing the defibrillator device when he passed, though TMZ notes it’s unclear whether it would have saved him.

Reports of Rotunda’s untimely death sparked online investigations into whether the relatively young wrestler may have succumbed to the adverse effects of a Covid-19 vaccination – known to cause heart issues like myocarditis and pericarditis in young men – which the WWE recommended, promoted and canned wrestlers for not taking.