Bray Wyatt On WWE Championship Win At Elimination Chamber 2017: An ‘Up-Yours’ To the Authority

Bray Wyatt defeated five other Superstars at Sunday night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event to win the WWE Championship for the first time in his career.

Bray Wyatt Becomes WWE Champion After Winning Elimination Chamber 2017

Wyatt, 29, beat out John Cena, AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, The Miz and Baron Corbin in the highly-competitive match.

Here is what he said regarding his big title victory:

“To me it was an up-yours to the authority, because when I walked into this, I don’t think anyone ever looked at me and said, ‘One day you’re going to be WWE champion’. I’ve seen so many come and go over the years, and so many that look the part and thought they were something special and they just weren’t. And someone like me, I had to cut my teeth for years just to be recognized. No one looked at my direction. I had to grab them by the throat and make them look me in the eyes and say, ‘Look at me.’ This is a huge accomplishment for me, because no one else expected it but I always did.”

When asked about the greater significance of the win, Wyatt added: “This pretty much tells me I’m in the main event at WrestleMania. That’s pretty cool.”

Styles was the last one he defeated to claim the title. Styles attempted to finish Wyatt off with one more Phenomenal Forearm. Wyatt caught him and rapidly responded with a Sister Abigail to become the last man standing.

SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon had announced before the Royal Rumble on Jan. 29 that whoever emerged from that event as WWE champion would have to defend the title in one of the most brutal matches WWE offers.

Meanwhile, Royal Rumble champion Randy Orton made clear that he refused to let Cena walk away with the big WWE title.

Watch the highlights from Elimination Chamber 2017 here:

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 23: Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt stare each other down at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)