World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2012) In 2008, Rotunda signed a developmental contract with
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he debuted on November 15, 2008, by defeating Kaleb O'Neal. In June, he began wrestling as Bo Rotunda and later Bo Rotundo, and the following month he began teaming with his brother,
Duke Rotundo. In April, they moved into a feud with
Jackson Andrews and Curt Hawkins, which began when Rotunda faced Andrews in a singles match and won by
disqualification when Hawkins interfered. He regained the championship from Cannon three months later, on May 19. On September 1, Rotundo
vacated the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship due to injury. Later that month, it was reported that Rotundo had suffered a lacerated kidney, and was expected to be absent for several months to recuperate. Rotundo returned at the tapings of the January 29, 2012, episode of FCW television, declaring his intentions to reclaim the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. On February 2, Rotundo and his brother, renamed Husky Harris, defeated
Brad Maddox and Eli Cottonwood to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship for the second time. The brothers held the championship until March 15, when they lost it to
Corey Graves and
Jake Carter. At an FCW live event on June 16 Rotundo defeated
Rick Victor to win the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship for the third time, right after Victor had just defeated
Seth Rollins for the title. He re lost the title to Victor at another FCW live event on July 13, 2012.
NXT (2012–2014) In 2012, WWE
rebranded FCW as
NXT, Rotunda made his
NXT television debut in the June 20 episode of
NXT, portraying a happy-go-lucky and resilient character under the ring name Bo Dallas, where he defeated Rick Victor. In August, Dallas competed in a tournament for the newly established
NXT Championship; he was eliminated by
Jinder Mahal in the quarter-finals. On the November 7 episode of
NXT, Dallas competed in a number one contenders fatal four-way elimination match against Mahal, Drew McIntyre, and
Justin Gabriel; despite eliminating McIntyre and Gabriel, Dallas succumbed to Mahal. On January 26, 2013, at WWE's
Royal Rumble Fanfest, Dallas participated in an eight-man NXT tournament for a place in the
Royal Rumble match; he defeated
Luke Harper,
Conor O'Brian, and
Leo Kruger to win the tournament. The next day, Dallas entered the Rumble match at number 16, where he lasted over 20 minutes and eliminated the
WWE Intercontinental Champion,
Wade Barrett, who returned to the ring and eliminated Dallas. This provoked a brief feud, with Barrett challenging Dallas to a non-title match the next night on
Raw, in which Dallas earned an upset victory. On the February 11 episode of
Raw, Dallas appeared, attacking Barrett before Barrett's match against
Kofi Kingston. Dallas later challenged Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship in a losing effort. Simultaneously with his feud with Barrett, Dallas entered the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament alongside
Michael McGillicutty. The pair defeated
Primo & Epico to advance to the semi-finals, but lost to
the Wyatt Family (
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) due to
Bray Wyatt's interference. In an NXT Championship number one contender's three-way match against Conor O'Brian and Corey Graves, Dallas was prevented from winning by Wyatt, due to Dallas's earlier refusal to join The Wyatt Family. This resulted in a match between Dallas and Wyatt, which Dallas won. Starting in late April 2013, the NXT audience began to turn against Dallas (despite Dallas not changing his character) and started booing him. NXT Tag Team Champion
Adrian Neville chose Dallas to replace his injured partner,
Oliver Grey, but on May 8, they lost the title to The Wyatt Family. Soon after, Dallas's character began showing subtle
villainous traits of being
disingenuous. On the May 29 episode of
NXT, Dallas won a
battle royal to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship. He successfully defended the championship against
Antonio Cesaro and Leo Kruger during mid-2013. By then, the NXT audience's
dislike of Dallas had grown to the point of the crowd literally turning their backs on him while cheering all his opponents, regardless of who he faced, thus turning him
heel in the process. In September, Dallas held an open challenge to determine his next title contender but banned
Sami Zayn from competing, so Zayn masqueraded as the masked El Local and defeated Dallas to earn his title shot. The match occurred on the October 16 episode of
NXT, and Dallas retained his title by sending Zayn into an exposed turnbuckle. Dallas then faced Adrian Neville in December and lost by countout to retain his title. In a rematch at
NXT Arrival in February 2014, Dallas lost the title to Neville, and failed to regain it in a rematch on
NXT on March 27. The following month, Dallas attempted to "Occupy NXT", but the crowd turned their backs on him, and he was forced into a match against Justin Gabriel, which he won. Beginning to throw tantrums after failing to get his own way, he was put in a match against Big E on May 22. Dallas subsequently lost the match and was forced to leave NXT as a result. In June, he attempted to return to NXT by appearing as the masked character "Mr. NXT" but was exposed by Zayn and forced to leave.
Bolieve (2014–2016) On the April 7 episode of
Raw, WWE started airing motivational-style introductory vignettes for Dallas. On the May 23 episode of
SmackDown, Dallas made his official main roster debut by defeating
Sin Cara. This was the start of a winning streak, which reached a third victory with the defeat of
Xavier Woods on the May 30 episode of
SmackDown. Dallas made his first pay-per-view appearance at
Payback, where he was scheduled to face
Kofi Kingston. The match never happened due to interference from
Kane. Dallas would defeat Kingston the following night on
Raw for his fourth victory. Dallas continued his streak with wins over
Santino Marella, Xavier Woods,
R-Truth,
Fandango and
Titus O'Neil. Dallas attacked
El Torito after his eleventh victory over
Diego on the July 4 episode of
SmackDown. He would go on to defeat El Torito for his twelfth victory and then defeated both Diego and Torito in a handicap match as his thirteenth and fourteenth victories. WWE released a video of Bo highlighting the "14-Bo" streak he acknowledged. He continued his streak against
The Great Khali,
Damien Sandow, and
Dolph Ziggler. At
Battleground, Dallas participated in the 19-man battle royal for the vacant
Intercontinental Championship; he managed to eliminate Sin Cara and Titus O'Neil before being the 16th person eliminated by Dolph Ziggler. Dallas's undefeated streak was ended by R-Truth on the July 28 episode of
Raw, prompting a small feud between the two. In late August, Dallas began tormenting
Jack Swagger about his loss to
Rusev at
SummerSlam after Swagger's matches. Dallas began feuding with
Mark Henry after defeating him on the September 29 episode of
Raw, tormenting him like he did Swagger following Henry's losses to Rusev at
Night of Champions. On the October 7 episode of
Main Event, Dallas unsuccessfully challenged Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship. Dallas then scored three wins over Henry in both singles and tag team matches, before being quickly defeated by Henry in a match on the
Hell in a Cell pre-show, ending their feud. After a four-month absence due to a foot injury, Dallas made his televised return on the
WrestleMania 31 pre-show in March 2015, competing in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where he was eliminated by
Hideo Itami. The next night on Raw, Dallas came out and interrupted
Sting, telling him to Bo-lieve before receiving a
Scorpion Death drop. On the May 18 episode of
Raw, Dallas reignited his rivalry with
Neville, attacking him before and after his match with
King Barrett. At
Elimination Chamber, Dallas faced Neville in a losing effort. On the August 24 episode of
Raw, Dallas interrupted
Brock Lesnar and brought up Lesnar's loss to
The Undertaker at
SummerSlam, before Lesnar attacked him. On the
Survivor Series pre-show, Dallas competed in a five-on-five traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match where Dallas, The Cosmic Wasteland (
Stardust,
Konnor and Viktor) and
The Miz lost to
Goldust,
The Dudley Boyz (
Bubba Ray Dudley and
D-Von Dudley), Neville and Titus O'Neil. At
Tribute to the Troops, Bo Dallas, dressed as
Uncle Sam, lost to Mark Henry.
The Social Outcasts (2016–2017) On the January 4, 2016 episode of
Raw, Dallas, along with
Heath Slater,
Curtis Axel and
Adam Rose, debuted as a new stable and went on to assist Slater in defeating
Dolph Ziggler, calling themselves "Social Outcasts". They would remain as a stable for seven months, including all of them competing in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at
WrestleMania 32, which was won by
Baron Corbin. In May, The Social Outcasts began filming
The Marine 5: Battleground, taking them out of action. On July 19 at the
2016 WWE draft, Dallas was drafted to
Raw in the 10th round (50th overall). Dallas then returned on the September 5 episode of
Raw, carrying a sign saying "Bo-lieve in Bo", speaking in rhymes and displaying a more vicious style as he defeated a local competitor. Dallas would continue defeating local competitors the following weeks. On the October 10 episode of
Raw, Bo Dallas teamed with Curtis Axel in a losing effort to Sami Zayn and Neville. The following week on
Raw, Dallas defeated Neville with Axel in his corner, and after the match, attacked Axel. The following week, Dallas defeated Axel by pinning him while grabbing Axel's tights. On April 2, 2017, at
WrestleMania 33, Dallas was part of the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, from which he was eliminated by the eventual winner
Mojo Rawley.
The Miztourage and The B-Team (2017–2021) and
Curtis Axel at
WrestleMania 34 On the June 19 episode of
Raw, Intercontinental Champion The Miz approached Dallas and Curtis Axel, offering to make them "the stars they deserve to be" if they become his entourage, and later that night, Dallas and Axel appeared in bear costumes during an in ring segment between Miz and his wife
Maryse, attacking
Dean Ambrose. Dallas and Axel, now dubbed
The Miztourage, began helping Miz in his matches and occasionally teamed him with him, including winning efforts against Dean Ambrose,
Heath Slater and
Rhyno on June 26 episode of
Raw and
Jason Jordan and
The Hardy Boyz (
Jeff Hardy and
Matt Hardy) at
SummerSlam. At
No Mercy, they also helped Miz to defeat Jason Jordan to retain his title. At
WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018, Dallas participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but he failed to win. As part of the
Superstar Shake-Up, Miz was moved to the
SmackDown brand, while Dallas and Axel remained on Raw. On the April 16 episode of
Raw, during a tag team match, Dallas and Axel turned on Miz, ending their alliance. On the May 14 episode of
Raw, the duo adopted the new team name "The B-Team" and defeated Breezango (
Tyler Breeze and
Fandango), their first win as a team since August 2017. On the June 4 episode of
Raw, The B-Team won a tag team battle royal to determine the number one contenders for the
Raw Tag Team Championships. At
Extreme Rules, The B-Team defeated
Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy to win the Raw Tag Team Championship. On the July 23 episode of
Raw, they successfully retained their title against Wyatt and Hardy. In the following weeks, The B-Team transitioned into
faces and adopted a new entrance theme and mannerisms, this would be Dallas' first time as a face since 2013. At
SummerSlam on August 19, The B-Team successfully retained their title against
The Revival (
Dash Wilder and
Scott Dawson). On the September 3 episode of
Raw, The B-Team lost the championships to Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, ending their reign at 50 days. The following week on
Raw, they received a rematch for the titles, but they were unsuccessful. At
Survivor Series, The B-Team made up part of Team Raw as they took on Team SmackDown in a
10-on-10 Survivor Series tag team elimination match, and Team Raw would go on to lose the match. At
WrestleMania 35 on April 7, 2019, Dallas competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal but failed to win the match. As part of the
Superstar Shake-up, both Dallas and Axel were moved to the SmackDown brand. On the April 30 episode of
SmackDown Live, The B-Team formed a brief alliance with
Shane McMahon, thus turning heel once again. On the September 3 episode of
SmackDown, Dallas became the
WWE 24/7 Champion by pinning
Drake Maverick on the backstage area thanks to the help of Axel, only to lose it to Maverick again some minutes later. Dallas' final televised match was at
Crown Jewel in October, where he and Axel failed to win the
tag team turmoil match. On the November 15, 2019 episode of
SmackDown, Dallas and Axel were attacked by
Braun Strowman, in what would be Dallas's final appearance in WWE under his original tenure. In December 2019, Rotunda asked WWE for time off, which was granted. He also suffered a neck injury which prevented him from working in the ring. On April 30, 2020, his tag team partner Curtis Axel was released by WWE. Rotunda was released almost one year later, on April 15, 2021, after over a year of absence, effectively ending his first run with the company. 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 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. In April 2024, amid his in-ring hiatus, Rotunda appeared in the
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
2024 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony to induct the tag team of their father and uncle,
The U.S. Express (
Mike Rotunda and
Barry Windham), into the
WWE Hall of Fame. in July 2025 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 codes on screen for viewers at home, similar to the buildup to Wyatt's return in 2022. 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
Rambling Rabbit,
Mercy the Buzzard,
Huskus the Pig Boy, and
Abby the Witch. The group was dubbed
The Wyatt Sicks. 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. 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. The stable's next feud was against
The Miz and
The Final Testament, facing each other on the December 9 episode of
Raw, where
The Wyatt Sicks suffered their first loss as a stable in an eight-man tag team match. The stable was drafted to the SmackDown brand, but they didn't appear on television due to Bo Dallas suffering a shoulder injury. The stable returned to television on the May 23 episode of
SmackDown. The Wyatt Sicks began a feud with the
MFT. He then returned on the go-home
Survivor Series WarGames November 28 episode of
SmackDown (taped November 21) taking out
Solo Sikoa after eliminating
Sami Zayn in a traditional Survivor Series match. After On April 24, Rotunda and the other members of the Wyatt Sicks were released by WWE by parent company
TKO Group Holdings, that officially ended his second run and concluded his overall 17-year tenure with the company. == Other media ==