Uncle Howdy has not appeared on WWE television since his involvement in a storyline with Bray Wyatt. Previously, Uncle Howdy debuted in WWE after Bray Wyatt’s return to the Stamford-based promotion at Extreme Rules 2022.
Thereafter, he was involved in a brief storyline with Bray Wyatt. However, unfortunately, Wyatt passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 36, and Howdy has stopped appearing since then. Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that the character of Howdy was reportedly portrayed by Wyatt’s real-life brother, Taylor Rotunda, aka Bo Dallas.
As of now, WWE has been constantly teasing the return of Uncle Howdy. From time to time, QR codes have been appearing on WWE television. Once the codes are scanned, they portray several messages. Some of those messages read, “CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?”, “I AM ALL OF US”, and more.
Wendy lucho if you take a look at the letters you can reform them and you will get uncle howdy @CWrestlingUK #wweraw pic.twitter.com/pm9R2b0Kxq
— CRIMSON (@wyattCRIMSON6) May 14, 2024
Also, there was a clip featuring a newspaper that showcased the story of a missing woman, and it was written by ‘WENDY LUCHO’. In that regard, it is worth mentioning that ‘Wendy Lucho’ is, in fact, an anagram for ‘Uncle Howdy’.
Thus, it is evident that the Stamford-based promotion has been planning to bring back Howdy. However, the largest wrestling promotion in the world has yet to reveal the timeline of Uncle Howdy’s highly anticipated return. Meanwhile, Howdy has sent letters to four WWE superstars who might accompany him soon.
The new family members of Uncle Howdy revealed
While fans are looking forward to the return of Uncle Howdy, the new family members of Howdy have been revealed. In fact, Howdy himself has revealed the members by writing letters to them.
The members include Erick Rowan, Nikki Cross, Dexter Lumis, and Joe Gacy. Also, the letters Howdy has sent them have come into the spotlight. Howdy sent a letter to Cross, which reads, “I am so sad seeing you look for a friend and find none. How sad for them to miss out on someone as special as you. I have watched you store into the abyss, hoping someone would look back.”
He added that he wants Cross to know that she’s being watched and loved. Howdy then asked her to “come home” to her new family. Thereafter, the letter Howdy sent to Joe Gacy reads, “You had followers, and they betrayed you. They turned their backs on you, asking for help, asking for love, asking for someone, anyone, to notice you.”
Uncle Howdy revealed his new family members by writing letters to them ⭕
• Erick Rowan
• Nikki Cross
• Dexter Lumis
• Joe Gacy pic.twitter.com/MYFLGEYayu— WrestlingWorldCC (@WrestlingWCC) May 25, 2024
He then added that he would give Gacy a family. Moving ahead, Uncle Howdy sent a letter to Erick Rowan that read, “It is never easy to feel loss. You have lost too much already. You deserve to be set free.” He added that he knew Rowan was angry and asked him to find him.
Finally, the letter sent to Dexter Lumis read, “You had a family. You had friends. You did your best. They revealed themselves to be liars. Your family betrayed you.” He then added that Lumis deserves better and asked him to go to Howdy. Thus, it can be understood that Uncle Howdy asked the new members to get in touch with him sooner rather than later.
Another QR code popped up during the WWE King and Queen of the Ring PLE
Prior to the return of Uncle Howdy, several QR codes had been appearing on WWE television. Meanwhile, the latest QR code popped up during the WWE King and Queen of the Ring PLE. At the beginning of the triple threat match for the Intercontinental Championship, a QR code appeared for a few seconds.
After it was scanned, it featured a phone call being dialed. Thereafter, a dark living room was shown, which showcased gameplay involving Bianca Belair and Bayley. It looked like a dark figure was recording the video; however, the screen soon read ‘Connection Lost’.
New QR Code shown at King And Queen of the Ring PPV takes you to this video #WWE #WWERaw #SmackDown #WWEKingAndQueen #BrayWyatt #BrayWyattForever #UncleHowdy pic.twitter.com/I4CPBDbdsA
— 𝐵𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉 | 𝑀𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝒮𝓉𝑒𝑒𝓁 (@IronWolfNetTV) May 25, 2024
Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that many fans expected Uncle Howdy to make his return at King and Queen of the Ring PLE. That surely did not happen, and instead, a QR code popped up. With that, fans will look forward to seeing Howdy inside WWE’s ring, and until then, they will wait for more hints on his return.