Bray Wyatt's Surreal WWE Title Win

Bray Wyatt's win for the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber is likely still a very surreal moment to fans. It's not as though Bray doesn't have his supporters; he's been one of the most popular unofficial character babyfaces in the company.

It's also not as though he doesn't deserve it. The third generation star has gotten over for the bulk of his WWE career despite not always having the proper booking to go along with it. But his win on February 12 is surreal because many fans likely did not believe it would actually happen.

Wyatt versus Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33 indeed seemed like the perfect match-up, mostly because of their alliance over the past couple months. From the moment The Viper joined The Wyatt Family, many fans cried foul. They knew Orton's penchant for trickery, just as they knew Wyatt's reputation as the great deceiver.

It was only a matter of time until The Wyatt Family fell apart, and the end could come at the hands of either Wyatt or Orton. But the more the two men worked together, the more the family got over. Fans loved the idea of the new clan, and Orton himself loved every minute of it.

But their connection seemed destined to end, so a Wyatt win at the Elimination Chamber was the best way to get the wheels moving toward WrestleMania. However doing right by Bray was just a pipe dream for many fans, who have been impatiently waiting for him to finally break out.

Now that it's finally happened, there's likely some hesitation among the WWE faithful to actually accept it. Wyatt's road to the title was not a story written last year, or even last month. There was no real build, no hype, along the way. Bray seemed to be inserted into the Elimination Chamber match only because he was a top player on SmackDown Live.

But that may not be enough for fans that would like to see The Eater of Worlds keep the championship for an extended period of time. AJ Styles' loss to John Cena at the Royal Rumble was apparently done just to tie Ric Flair's record of 16 world titles. Otherwise, there was no reason to switch the belt if Bray was indeed the intended champion just two weeks later.

Using Wyatt as a means to an end may be a plan the man himself is good with, but the same may not be said for his fans. Far too many times WWE moves the pieces in place temporarily, all in the name of reaching a destination on the horizon. The problem is, temporary fixes don't do much for the talent involved.

Wyatt worked hard for his spot on the roster. He worked even harder for his shot at the WWE Championship. It's a title he really should have won a long time ago, and he should have it because he earned it, not because he's a fill-in champion. But maybe that's not the point after all.

Maybe fans should just be happy that Bray won the belt. Wearing the gold at least once is perhaps better than never wearing it at all, and now Wyatt can claim at least one title run on his record. The audience does tend to overanalyze the business, often to a greater degree than the guys actually working in it. Maybe that's the case with Bray.

But Wyatt has the ability to be either the top heel, or the top babyface on the roster. He's talented enough to be whatever the company needs him to be, and he's capable enough to be a main event talent on any stage in the world. But he also deserves to be much more than just a middle ground for WWE between point A and point B.

Despite what happens between the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 33, the fact is Bray Wyatt is the right Superstar at the right time. This is his time, and hopefully he will have a lot more of it.