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Uncle Howdy’s return tease has become denser day by day with WWE, testing the water of fans’ unbridled emotion with a new set of QR codes every week, like clockwork. The June 7th edition of WWE SmackDown didn’t prove an exception. When Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman took over proceedings for some Bloodline shenanigans, the giant screen showcased a QR code. Upon scanning, fans came across an extensive letter of ‘gratitude’ starting with a spooky hello. However, this wasn’t the end of it.

Adding to the jolt, a keen-eyed fan fathomed out a unique reference to the most-rumored return date, June 17.

A tweet re-cemented the significance of June 17th in the realm of WWE

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Numerous QR codes, malformed words, URLs, pictures, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Twitch glitches became a part of the weekly consumption of a regular WWE fan. As we reach boiling point, WWE set the bar highest teasing a potential date, June 17. During the KOTR PLE, the date emerged through the word, ‘Rainerius’, a Paris saint whose death falls on June 17th.

The synchronicity kept coming with the new QR code containing a poem, each first word of each line of which led us to June XVII. It was followed by a tease of a place named Corpus Christi, where the June 17th edition of Raw is supposed to take place. Finally, WWE let out a piece of very clear information through their hacked page that featured  ”71enuj”, the reverse form of June 17th. If you still have any doubt about whether or not the Howdy will storm through the ring post, the Clash of the Castle Raw episode, you should listen to another fan’s interpretation.

He deciphered the date once again, counting every I present in the last week’s cryptic poem. The tweet read, “I WAS BORED AND START COUNTING HOW MANY I’s ARE IN THERE AND I FOUND OUT IT ACTUALLY 17 I’s Another reference to June 17.”

Nevertheless, what could be the intention of Uncle Howdy on his return? We only need to look at his complicated history with Bray Wyatt to possibly decipher his goals upon his rumored return to the fold.

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Uncle Howdy’s unfinished WWE storyline with or without Bray Wyatt so far: Explained

Late Bray Wyatt’s exclusive contribution to the WWE Universe includes the introduction of an enigmatic figure spreading terror in a drenched coat and a long hat. Eventually, that stranger got acquainted with the one and only Uncle Howdy. Since the middle of 2022 till date, we are still in the dark about what was the real purpose of Howdy concerning Windham Rotunda.

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He made a deep impact by assisting Bray Wyatt in his feud with LA Knight and stunned the world by launching a shock betrayal on Wyatt on a SmackDown episode. But the real baffling idea emerged regarding his allegiance with the late star during Wyatt’s final WWE match at Royal Rumble 2023.

Before WWE could establish a sensible narrative of him alongside Wyatt, the latter took an untimely retirement from the ring, as well as life, forestalling his trajectory midway. However, Uncle Howdy’s significance in WWE stretched beyond Bray Wyatt with an intriguing addition in the form of Alexa Bliss’ character, leaving fans long for more. Finally, Triple H decided to give them that ‘more’ reintroducing the Howdy factor in the lore with fans earnestly counting the days. What’s your take on another major hint emerging on Twitter regarding Uncle Howdy’s most rumored return date? Let us know in the comments.