The Wyatt Family

The Wyatt Family
Left to right: Erick Rowan, Bray Wyatt, and Luke Harper in April 2014
Stable
Members	Bray Wyatt (leader) Luke Harper Erick Rowan Daniel Bryan Braun Strowman Randy Orton
Name(s)	The Wyatt Family
Debut	November 7, 2012
Disbanded	February 28, 2017
Years active	2012–2014 2015–2017
Promotions	NXT WWE

The Wyatt Family was a villianous professional wrestling stable in WWE, performing on the SmackDown brand. The group, originally composed of Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, debuted in WWE's developmental branch NXT, in November 2012, where Harper and Rowan went on to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. The Wyatt Family would go on to debut on the main roster in July 2013, as a villainous faction terrorizing other WWE Superstars, including Kane, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, The Shield and John Cena, among others.

The original incarnation of the group initially began to go their separate ways in September 2014, after Bray Wyatt announced he was "setting Luke Harper and Erick Rowan free". As a result, Rowan would turn into a heroic character by joining John Cena's team at Survivor Series, while Harper would side with Team Authority. Following a brief feud, Harper and Rowan would later reunite in May 2015. In August 2015, Braun Strowman joined Wyatt and Harper, however was later withdrawn from the stable as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. In late 2016, with the addition of Randy Orton, the Wyatt Family won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.