Wyatt Sicks their highly-anticipated debut on June 17th edition of WWE Raw and some major details on how it came together has been revealed.
After months of teasing with cryptic vignettes and QR codes, Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sicks appeared on the red brand by attacking production personnel and Alpha Academy leader Chad Gable in the backstage area.
Jason Baker, who is a practical effects guru at Collosum Studios has revealed some backstage details to Metro on how the debut was performed. Baker, who has a history of working of late WWE star Bray Wyatt, revealed that the whole setup of the segment was completed in 15 minutes.
“Let me think of the best way to say this without getting in trouble,” he laughed. “It was amazing being part of a night where WWE was firing on all cylinders. We had that whole thing set up in like, 15 minutes. Paul [Levesque, Triple H] came in earlier that day and was like, ‘This is what we should do.’ Everybody was like, ‘Yes, sir, we’re going to do it and it.’ The fraction of error is so – when you actually step back and think about it, that is insane, to do that long of a tracking shot with so many variables and so many people and so many things, and do it live in one take.
Baker said that WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H had ‘faith’ in the talent and the crew was trusted to pull off the memorable segment. He said:
“We all know that he has that faith in us. So by proxy, everybody wants to do the best job that they can humanly possible, because having a boss that actually cares about you. You want to return that tenfold.”
The Wyatt Sicks is led by Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas) and other members include former Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Nikki Cross, and Joe Gacy. They recently had a feud with Chad Gable and American Made (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed and Ivy Nile). Since their victory, the Wyatt Sicks have continued to tease fans with more QR codes on WWE Raw.
