Shortly after arriving back in WWE in October, Bray Wyatt began to be taunted by Uncle Howdy.
The mysterious figure initially appeared in a series of videos before eventually arriving on SmackDown in person. While Wyatt has seemingly made attempts to distance himself from the “monster” he used to be, Howdy is determined to not allow him to move beyond his dark past.
Identity Of Bray Wyatt Foe Kept Secret
While Uncle Howdy has continued to be a mystery on-screen, the character is also seemingly something of an enigma backstage too. A new report from Fightful Select has revealed that the identity of Howdy is being played “close to the vest.”
The report adds that whoever is playing the character on SmackDown doesn’t take off their outfit backstage in front of other people, ensuring their identity remains hidden.
On the December 30th episode of SmackDown, not only did Howdy appear in person they also attacked Bray Wyatt. The former World Champion had opened the show with plans to address his own attack on a cameraman the previous week. However, the star was quickly interrupted by LA Knight.
Knight laughed off attempts by Wyatt to apologise before challenging him to a match at the Royal Rumble. It was announced later in the show that clash will be a Pitch Black Match.
With Wyatt and Knight face-to-face they were interrupted by Uncle Howdy who slowly made his way to the ring. After leaving his hat on the apron the figure climbed into the ring and stood between Wyatt and Knight. They then moved to stand next to Wyatt, seemingly signalling an alliance between the pair.
However, the peace was soon shattered as Howdy laid out Wyatt with a Sister Abigail in front of a stunned LA Knight.