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{{short description|American professional wrestler (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Bo Dallas
|image = Bo Dallas may 2017 01.jpg
|caption = Dallas in 2017 ▼
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▲|caption = Dallas in 2017
|birth_name = Taylor Michael Rotunda<ref name="PWDN">{{cite web|title=WWE Raw in Uniondale (correspondents needed), Dot Net Audio, Raw dark main event, Alberto El Patron, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas, Alex Shelley, D'Angelo Dinero|url=http://prowrestling.net/printer.php?42372|publisher=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|25}}<ref name="PWDN"/>
|birth_place = [[Brooksville, Florida]], U.S.
|parents = [[Mike Rotunda]] (father)
 
|family=relatives [[Mike Rotunda]] (father)<br= />[[Bray Wyatt]] (brother)<br />[[BarryBlackjack WindhamMulligan]] (unclegrandfather)<br />[[KendallBarry Windham]] (uncle)<br />[[BlackjackKendall MulliganWindham]] (grandfatheruncle)
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Sarah Bäckman]]|2014|2019|end=div.}}
|names ring_names = '''Bo Dallas'''<ref name="DallasNXT"/><br />Bo Rotunda<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com:80/profiles/t/taylor-rotunda.html|title=Taylor Rotunda profile|access-date=May 18, 2012|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810110546/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com:80/profiles/t/taylor-rotunda.html|archive-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref><br />Bo Rotundo<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Mr. Florida<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Mr. NXT<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KoaHLkumDI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/-KoaHLkumDI| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|title=Sami Zayn vs. Mr. NXT: WWE NXT, June 12,2014|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />Tank Mulligan<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Tank Rotunda<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Tank Rotundo<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Taylor Rotunda<ref name="OWOW"/><br />Bo Washington<ref name="OWOW"/><br />'''Uncle Howdy'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Dave |date=2023-09-01 |title=Original Bray Wyatt & Uncle Howdy WWE Plans Confirmed |url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/original-bray-wyatt-uncle-howdy-plans/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=WrestleTalk |language=en-US}}</ref>
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref name="WWEBio"/>
|weight = {{convert|244234|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="WWEBio"/>
|billed = Brooksville, Florida<ref name="WWEBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/bo-dallas|title=Bo Dallas|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref>
|trainer = [[Florida Championship Wrestling]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
|debut = November 15, 2008<ref name="tampabay"/>
|retired =
}}
'''Taylor Michael Rotunda''' (born May 25, 1990) is an American [[professional wrestler]]. <!--STOP removing the "as of". This is how these are supposed to be written based on consensus established a few months ago.-->{{As of|December 2022}},<!--STOP removing the "as of". This is how these are supposed to be written based on consensus established a few months ago.--> he is signed to [[WWE]] where he currently performs on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw brand]] under the [[ring name]]s '''Bo Dallas''' and his alter ego '''Uncle Howdy''' and is the leader of [[The Wyatt Sicks]]. He is most well-known for performing in WWE under the ring name '''Bo Dallas''' from 2012 to 2021faction. Rotunda is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather [[Blackjack Mulligan]], his father [[Mike Rotunda]], his uncles [[Barry Windham|Barry]] and [[Kendall Windham]], and his brother [[Bray Wyatt|Windham]] were professional wrestlers.
 
While in WWE's then-[[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW), he became a three-time [[FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion]] andas well as a two-time [[FCW Florida Tag Team Champion]] with his brother. FCW was rebranded as [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] in 2012 where Rotunda, repackaged as Bo Dallas, became a [[List of NXT Champions|one-time]] and youngest [[NXT Champion]]. He was promoted to WWE's main roster in 2014, where he won the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship]] (with [[Curtis Axel]] as part of the[[The B-Team]]) and the [[WWE 24/7 Championship]] once each. He was released from WWE in 2021 but returned in late 2022, portraying a character named Uncle Howdy, an accomplice of his brother's. After his brother became ill in early 2023, both men were removed from television. His brother Windham died unexpectedly that August. Rotunda then appeared in the 2024 documentary, ''Brayleaving Wyatt:Rotunda Becomingoff Immortal'',television andbefore athe thereturned [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|2024 WWE Hall of Fame]] ceremony to induct the tag team ofwith his fathernew andfaction uncle,in [[TheJune U.S. Express]]2024, into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]],portraying both inBo April,Dallas beforeand making his formal return to WWE television asUncle Howdy that June.
 
== Early life ==
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== Professional wrestling career ==
 
=== World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2008–present) ===
 
==== Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2012) ====
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==== Repackaging as Uncle Howdy and The Wyatt Sicks (2022–present) ====
{{Main|The Wyatt Sicks}}
At [[Extreme Rules (2022)|Extreme Rules]], on October 8, 2022, Rotunda's brother Windham, known by his ring name [[Bray Wyatt]], made his return to WWE.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=October 8, 2022|title=WWE Extreme Rules results: Powell's review of Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins in a Fight Pit match with Daniel Cormier as special referee, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in a ladder match for the Raw Women's Title, Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules match for the Smackdown Women's Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross in a strap match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/08/wwe-extreme-rules-results-powells-review-of-matt-riddle-vs-seth-rollins-in-a-fight-pit-match-with-daniel-cormier-as-special-referee-bianca-belair-vs-bayley-in-a-ladder-match-for-the-raw-womens/|access-date=November 4, 2022|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|archive-date=October 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010122511/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/08/wwe-extreme-rules-results-powells-review-of-matt-riddle-vs-seth-rollins-in-a-fight-pit-match-with-daniel-cormier-as-special-referee-bianca-belair-vs-bayley-in-a-ladder-match-for-the-raw-womens/|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after, a new character named Uncle Howdy began haunting Wyatt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=October 28, 2022 |title=10/28 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns' latest appearance, Smackdown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey's open challenge, Top Dolla, Ashante Thee Adonis, and a mystery partner vs. Legado Del Fantasma, Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa vs. Ridge Holland and Butch |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/28/10-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-latest-appearance-smackdown-womens-champion-ronda-rouseys-open-challenge-top-dolla-ashante-thee-adonis-an/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030141520/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/28/10-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-latest-appearance-smackdown-womens-champion-ronda-rouseys-open-challenge-top-dolla-ashante-thee-adonis-an/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rotunda would then make his return to WWE and portray Howdy, first appearing as Howdy in December and allied with Wyatt in his feuds against [[LA Knight]] and [[Bobby Lashley]]. However, as Wyatt was then taken off television due to an illness, Howdy was also taken off as a result. Wyatt unexpectedly died from a heart attack in August 2023, leaving Rotunda's future as Howdy and in WWE in general unknown at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/update-on-bo-dallas-wwe-status-and-the-uncle-howdy-character|title=Update On Bo Dallas' WWE Status And The Uncle Howdy Character|date=October 17, 2023|author=PWMania.com Staff|work=[[PWMania]]|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref> In April 2024, amid his in-ring hiatus, Rotunda appeared in the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] documentary, ''Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal'', a biopic about his brother. Days later on April 5, Rotunda, along with his sister Mika, appeared at the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|2024 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony]] to induct the tag team of their father and uncle, [[U.S. Express|The U.S. Express]] ([[Mike Rotunda]] and [[Barry Windham]]), into the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|WWE Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The U.S. Express to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/the-us-express-to-be-inducted-into-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024|author=WWE.com Staff|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 8, 2024|website=[[WWE]]|language=en|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308153319/https://www.wwe.com/article/the-us-express-to-be-inducted-into-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Starting on the ''Raw'' after [[WrestleMania XL]], WWE began to tease the return of Rotunda as the Uncle Howdy character by playing ominous music during episodes of ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' during commercial breaks, as well as showing [[QR code]]s on screen for viewers at home, similar to the buildup to [[Bray Wyatt#Return and final appearances (2022–2023)|Wyatt's return in 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rueter |first=Sean |date=April 9, 2024 |title=WWE seems to have started a White Rabbit-like campaign at the Raw After WrestleMania - Cageside Seats |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2024/4/9/24125121/wwe-campaign-tease-uncle-howdy-alexa-bliss-raw-after-wrestlemania-song-glitch-hello-brsy-wyatt }}</ref> RotundaHe made his official return as Uncle Howdy on the June 17 episode of ''Raw'', appearing alongside fourreal-life otherversions maskedof Wyatt's "[[Firefly Fun House]]" puppet characters [[Erick Rowan|Rambling Rabbit]], who[[Dexter leftLumis|Mercy the crewBuzzard]], and[[Joe manyGacy|Huskus wrestlersthe beatenPig]], toand close[[Nikki Cross|Abby the showWitch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/uncle-howdy-stable-debut-june-17-wwe-raw|title=Uncle Howdy's New Stable Makes Long-Awaited Debut During June 17 WWE RAW|date=June 17, 2024|last=Varble|first=Aaron|work=SE Scoops|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref> The group was dubbed the [[The Wyatt Sicks|Wyatt Sicks]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=[[WWE]]|user=WWE|number=1802902156086825399|title=LET US IN. NEW Wyatt Sicks T-Shirts are now available at #WWEShop. #WWE|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref> The following week, he was seen unmasked in a vignette, where he was interviewed by his [[alter ego]] Howdy, with lamenting his brother's death.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIx1pzRO25s |title=Bo Dallas opens up to Uncle Howdy about his brother Bray Wyatt: Raw highlight, June 24, 2024 |date=2024-06-24 |last=WWE |access-date=2024-06-25 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Howdy made his in-ring debut on the August 26 episode of ''Raw'', defeating [[Chad Gable]]. It was also his first match in five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uncle Howdy Wins In-Ring Debut On 8/26 WWE Raw {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/uncle-howdy-wins-ring-debut-826-wwe |date=August 26, 2024 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref>▼
At [[Extreme Rules (2022)|Extreme Rules]] in October 2022, Rotunda's brother Windham, known by his ring name [[Bray Wyatt]], made his return to WWE after being released a few months earlier. Soon after, a new character named Uncle Howdy began haunting Wyatt. Rotunda would then make his return to WWE and portray Howdy, first appearing as Howdy in December and allied with Wyatt in his feud against [[LA Knight]]. However, as Bray Wyatt was then taken off television due to an illness, Howdy was also taken off as a result. Wyatt unexpectedly died from a heart attack in August 2023, leaving Rotunda's future as Howdy and in WWE in general unknown at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/update-on-bo-dallas-wwe-status-and-the-uncle-howdy-character|title=Update On Bo Dallas' WWE Status And The Uncle Howdy Character|date=October 17, 2023|author=PWMania.com Staff|work=[[PWMania]]|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref> In early April 2024, amid his in-ring hiatus, Rotunda appeared in the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] documentary, ''Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal'', a biopic about his brother. Days later on April 5, Rotunda, along with his sister Mika, appeared at the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|2024 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony]] to induct the tag team of their father and uncle, [[U.S. Express|The U.S. Express]] (Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham), into the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|WWE Hall of Fame]].
 
▲Starting on the ''Raw'' after [[WrestleMania XL]], WWE began to tease the return of Rotunda as the Uncle Howdy character by playing ominous music during episodes of ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' during commercial breaks, as well as showing [[QR code]]s on screen for viewers at home, similar to the buildup to [[Bray Wyatt#Return and final appearances (2022–2023)|Wyatt's return in 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rueter |first=Sean |date=April 9, 2024 |title=WWE seems to have started a White Rabbit-like campaign at the Raw After WrestleMania - Cageside Seats |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2024/4/9/24125121/wwe-campaign-tease-uncle-howdy-alexa-bliss-raw-after-wrestlemania-song-glitch-hello-brsy-wyatt }}</ref> Rotunda made his official return as Uncle Howdy on the June 17 episode of ''Raw'', appearing alongside four other masked characters, who left the crew and many wrestlers beaten, to close the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/uncle-howdy-stable-debut-june-17-wwe-raw|title=Uncle Howdy's New Stable Makes Long-Awaited Debut During June 17 WWE RAW|date=June 17, 2024|last=Varble|first=Aaron|work=SE Scoops|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref> The group was dubbed the [[The Wyatt Sicks|Wyatt Sicks]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=[[WWE]]|user=WWE|number=1802902156086825399|title=LET US IN. NEW Wyatt Sicks T-Shirts are now available at #WWEShop. #WWE|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
 
== Other media ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Taylor Rotunda|Bo Dallas}}
* {{WWE superstar}}
* {{IMDb name|name=Taylor Rotunda}}
* {{Professional wrestling profiles}}
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