Okay, let’s talk about how I put together this timeline for The Fiend and Uncle Howdy. It wasn’t exactly straightforward, lemme tell ya.
Getting Started – The Initial Mess
First off, I realized trying to track these two was getting confusing. You had The Fiend era, then Bray Wyatt’s return, and suddenly this Uncle Howdy character pops up. My memory was fuzzy on the exact sequence. So, the first step was just acknowledging I needed to map it out properly.
I basically started by just grabbing a notepad. Dumped everything I could remember off the top of my head. Key matches for The Fiend, the Firefly Fun House stuff, Bray getting released, his return, the white rabbit clues, Howdy appearing. It was a real jumble at first.
Digging Through the Footage
Then came the time-consuming part. I had to go back and actually watch the shows. Started way back with the first Firefly Fun House segments. Needed to pinpoint the exact debut of The Fiend persona. Then tracked his major appearances and matches – SummerSlam debut, the Universal Title runs, the whole thing with Orton, WrestleMania.
- Rewatching old Raws and Smackdowns.
- Checking Pay-Per-View dates and results.
- Paying close attention to the Fun House segments for clues I might have missed.
This took ages. Seriously, hours of skipping through shows, pausing, taking notes. Finding the exact date The Fiend first showed up, when specific character interactions happened.
The Return and the Rabbit Hole
After covering The Fiend’s initial run, I jumped to Bray Wyatt’s return at Extreme Rules. This is where things got complicated with Uncle Howdy. I specifically tracked:
- The whole “White Rabbit” teaser campaign. Had to look up when those QR codes started appearing and what they led to. That was its own mini-project.
- Bray’s return promo, the emotions, the “real” Bray stuff.
- The first appearance of the Uncle Howdy mask/figure on screen.
- Howdy’s physical appearances – interrupting LA Knight, standing with Bray.
- Watching the promos carefully to see how the dynamic between Bray and Howdy was presented. Were they enemies? Allies? The same person?
Sorting and Structuring
Once I had this big pile of notes and dates, I needed to make sense of it. I started putting events in chronological order. This was tougher than it sounds because some things overlapped or were ambiguous.
I decided to structure it roughly like this:
Phase 1: The Rise of The Fiend (From Fun House debut to his disappearance after WrestleMania)
Phase 2: The Hiatus and Return Teasers (Bray’s release, the White Rabbit stuff)
Phase 3: Bray’s Return and the Emergence of Uncle Howdy (Extreme Rules return, Howdy’s appearances, the storyline with LA Knight)
I tried to note down the key moments for each character within these phases. When did The Fiend attack someone? When did Howdy first speak or physically interfere? Making connections was key, like noting how the later Bray Wyatt seemed haunted or conflicted, possibly by his past Fiend persona or this new Howdy entity.
Final Touches and Observations
Finally, I typed it all up, trying to keep it simple. Added bold text for really key events or debuts. The main goal was just to create a clear sequence based on what actually happened on TV.
It’s still tricky, you know? WWE leaves a lot open to interpretation. The exact nature of Howdy, his relationship to Bray, where it was all heading… a lot of that is speculation. But this process helped me at least get the timeline of events straight in my own head. It was a process of gathering, watching, sorting, and just trying to lay it all out logically based on the broadcasted story.
