Uncle Howdy targets WWE SmackDown tag team division, shaking up the landscape after The Wyatt Sicks made a dramatic return on the May 23, 2025, episode of SmackDown. Amidst heightened tensions, four top tag teams have now allied, hoping to endure the menacing threat presented by Uncle Howdy and his stable.
A Sudden Attack Upends the Tag Team Scene
The SmackDown tag team division experienced shockwaves two weeks ago, as The Wyatt Sicks disrupted a championship match between the Street Profits and Fraxiom. The match was nearing its climax when the lights abruptly went out, leading to the arrival of the masked faction. Chaos erupted as the group targeted not only both competing teams, but also #DIY and The Motor City Machine Guns, who were stationed at ringside.
This wave of aggression continued into the following week, with Uncle Howdy and his associates launching another coordinated strike on the tag division. The relentless approach forced Street Profits, Fraxiom, #DIY, and The Motor City Machine Guns—normally fierce rivals—to reconsider their positions and form a fragile alliance. The urgency rose after Bo Dallas, appearing without his Uncle Howdy guise, delivered an ominous warning during a vignette broadcast.
“We return not for nostalgia, not for closure, but to rip open the wound of apathy and take what we are owed. Your brotherhood will be tested. The time for repentance has passed. Accept your condemnation. We will not be forgotten,”
Dallas said. —Bo Dallas
Bo Dallas’s Journey and Wyatt Family Legacy
Before his transformation into Uncle Howdy, Bo Dallas made his mark as a tag team champion, securing the RAW Tag Team Championship alongside Curtis Axel in July 2018. Fans had long hoped for Dallas to join forces with his real-life brother, Bray Wyatt, especially after both returned to WWE in 2022. However, those expectations went unfulfilled due to Bray Wyatt’s undisclosed illness and his untimely passing on August 24, 2023, at the age of 36.
In a stirring gesture, members of The Wyatt Sicks honored Bray Wyatt’s memory upon their latest return, marking his 38th birthday in a somber fashion. Stepping away from past traditions, Uncle Howdy extinguished a candle atop a birthday cake, instead of using the well-known Wyatt lamp, to recognize Wyatt’s legacy.
A New Era of Uncertainty for SmackDown
The aggressive return of Uncle Howdy and The Wyatt Sicks has left the SmackDown tag team division in a state of uncertainty. The fragile truce among Street Profits, Fraxiom, #DIY, and The Motor City Machine Guns highlights the severity of the threat. With tensions running high and the future of the tag team championship in jeopardy, fans and superstars alike watch closely to see if this alliance will be enough to stave off Uncle Howdy’s destructive intentions.
