User blog comment:Mlgrsd/Will Crowley return from the dead?/@comment-1031724-20170520071252

Don't see how he could have faked his death this time. We saw him stab himself with the angel blade, and we saw the demon light this time, and that activated the ritual. Though you are right on it not closing right away.

There's always the hope Jack revives him in Season 13. Yes, his body's in the alternate world, but if anyone can access it it's Jack. This would make him the first demon to ever be resurrected