“Uncle Howdy” Bodallas made an appearance on WWE SmackDown through a vignette to challenge the tag team division. Wyatt Sids returned for the first time since his January draft to SmackDown on the May 23 episode, closing the show by attacking the Street Profits, fraxiom, #diy, and Motor City Machine Guns.
During Friday’s segment, Dallas seemingly honored his late brother Bray Wyatt, describing grief as non-linear and not something healed by time. Instead, he called it a “festive wound” that’s constantly reopened by memories of what’s lost. He addressed the tag team division, questioning whether bonds like loyalty and trust still hold true and if brotherhoods can endure. Speaking to his faction, he said their shared loss has made them a resilient family, unshaken by adversity but overlooked by others who want to forget them. He emphasized that Wyatt Sids and their brotherly bond will not be forgotten as they seek what’s rightfully theirs.
The group last competed on WWE Raw in December, where Dallas, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, and Eric Rowan were defeated by the team of Damian Priest, Karrion Kross, and The Miz. Nikki Cross was the last wrestler to team up with Lumis, Gacy, and Rowan in September, winning a mixed tag team street fight against American-made Made.
Fan Take: This return and call-out by Uncle Howdy adds an intriguing layer of storytelling in SmackDown’s tag team division, potentially shaking up longstanding rivalries. For WWE fans, it revives a deeply emotional and intense narrative, blending personal loss with fierce competition that could lead to exciting new matchups and angles.
