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'''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|
While in WWE's then-[[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW), he became a three-time [[FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion]] as 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 B-Team]]) and the [[WWE 24/7 Championship]] once each. He was released from WWE in 2021 but returned in 2022, portraying a character named Uncle Howdy, an accomplice of his brother's. After his brother became ill in 2023, both men were removed from television. His brother Windham died unexpectedly that August, leaving Rotunda off television before he returned with his new faction in June 2024, portraying both Bo Dallas and Uncle Howdy.
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== Professional wrestling career ==
=== World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE ===
==== Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2012) ====
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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> He made his official return as Uncle Howdy on the June 17 episode of ''Raw'', appearing alongside real-life versions of Wyatt's "[[Firefly Fun House]]" puppet characters [[Erick Rowan|Rambling Rabbit]], [[Dexter Lumis|Mercy the Buzzard]], [[Joe Gacy|Huskus the Pig]], and [[Nikki Cross|Abby the Witch]].<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 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
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