10 Things Post-WrestleMania 40 Raw Told Us About WWE’s Future

7. Uncle Howdy As A Standalone Character?

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Is this happening?!

Those watching closely during Monday's Raw might've noticed several visual interruptions during Bronson Reed's promo and again during a panning crowd shot. The picture glitched when Reed was jawing off, and a short video also played on the big screens for around 20 seconds before the the arena lights came back up and everyone moved on.

Some online believe this will be the return on the 'Uncle Howdy' character that was tied to Bray Wyatt before his tragic passing. Bray's brother Bo Dallas was under the mask back then, and there's a chance WWE will let Bo pay tribute to his fallen sibling on TV soon. Maybe that's what this was all about.

If nothing else, the flickering, fleeting moments from Raw have people talking. 'Howdy' wasn't exactly popular across the board when he first started showing up to psychologically mess with Wyatt, but the circumstances do merit some sort of on-screen closure for Bo's offshoot.

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