Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match has been made official for the WWE Royal Rumble, which will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
The match was set during a segment on Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, that included Uncle Howdy attacking Bray Wyatt. Below is an excerpt from Roy Nemer’s WWE SmackDown recap of how it all went down.
Wyatt says he accepts his [LA Knight’s] challenge at the Royal Rumble. The lights go out and a cryptic message airs saying to embrace the dark. Sinister music hits and out comes Uncle Howdy. Wearing a black leather jacket and a hat, he walks down to the ring. He takes his hat off and places it on the ring apron. Uncle Howdy gets on the ring apron and into the ring. Uncle Howdy stands in between LA Knight and Wyatt. He turns to Wyatt as both men are face to face. He stands next to Wyatt and they look at LA Knight. The music goes off as Uncle Howdy hits Wyatt with Sister Abigail. LA Knight leaves the ring and asks what is going on. Uncle Howdy leaves the ring, grabs his hat, places it on his head and starts to walk to the back.