Bo Dallas
Taylor Michael Rotunda (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performed under the ring name Bo Dallas. He is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, his father Mike Rotunda, his uncles Barry and Kendall Windham, and his brother Windham were professional wrestlers.
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Birth name | Taylor Michael Rotunda |
Born | Brooksville, Florida, U.S. | May 25, 1990
Spouse(s) | |
Family | Mike Rotunda (father) Bray Wyatt (brother) Barry Windham (uncle) Kendall Windham (uncle) Blackjack Mulligan (grandfather) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bo Dallas Bo Rotunda Bo Rotundo Mr. Florida Mr. NXT Tank Mulligan Tank Rotunda Tank Rotundo Taylor Rotunda Bo Washington Uncle Howdy |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
Billed from | Brooksville, Florida |
Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
Debut | 2008 |
While in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT, Rotunda was a three-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion, a two-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his brother, and a one-time NXT Champion. He was promoted to WWE's main roster in 2014, where he won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (with Curtis Axel as part of the B-Team) and the WWE 24/7 Championship once each. He was released from WWE in 2021 but returned in late 2022, portraying a character named Uncle Howdy, an accomplice of his brother's. After his brother became ill in early 2023, however, both were taken off television before his brother unexpectedly died that August, with Rotunda's future in the company unknown.