Rumors of former Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan’s return to WWE took flight this weekend after East Coast Pro Wrestling announced that Rowan had to pull out of his scheduled appearance due to “new contractual obligations.”

The former WWE tag team champion has also canceled many other independent bookings that he was set to appear at in the weeks to come.

With the teases for Uncle Howdy now at full swing on WWE television and social media, it’s rumored that Rowan will return to be part of whatever storyline the man formerly known as Bo Dallas will be in.

Rowan was part of the documentary Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal that WWE released during WrestleMania week