PWInsider.com is reporting that Erick Rowan has signed a new
deal with WWE.

Rowan, who last appeared on WWE TV during the Bray Wyatt
Smackdown tribute show, is rumored to be returning as part
of the Uncle Howdy angle which WWE has been plugging via
several QR codes and screen glitches over the last few
weeks.

The former tag team title holder was released from WWE in
April 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He
made a handful of appearances for AEW and wrestled on the
indie scene under the name of Erick Redbeard.

Rowan pulled out of several indie appearances last month
citing new contractual obligations which sparked rumors that
he was on the way back to WWE.

Prior to his release from WWE, he had quite the ride in WWE,
first debuting in FCW in 2011 and teaming up with Bray Wyatt
and Luke Harper to form the Wyatt Family. He eventually left
the family and along with Harper they formed the Bludgeon
Brothers. Both went their separate ways after a year, with
Rowan later aligning himself with Daniel Bryan and then
ventured on a short single run.