This WWE Main Roster Star Is Scheduled For More NXT Appearances

Which recent returnee liked the brand so much that they've decided to stick around?

by Michael Hamflett
Shinsuke Nakamura
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Shinsuke Nakamura's return on Tuesday's edition of WWE NXT was apparently not just a one-off.

This is according to PWInsider, who confirmed that he'll be making additional appearances for the brand following his short and easy victory over Channing 'Stacks' Lorenzo on the Halloween Havoc go-home edition of the show.

Nakamura was chosen as Tony D'Angelo's secret opponent for his stablemate. 'The King Of Strong Style' hadn't wrestled on a main roster television show since August 28th, when he defeated fellow recent returnee Happy Corbin, and hadn't wrestled for the former black-and-gold brand since losing his last shot at the NXT Championship in TakeOver: Orlando in 2017.

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Nakamura was one of several Raw and SmackDown regulars that appeared on the show, with The Good Brothers unit of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson teaming up with Cameron Grimes to defeat The Schism, Kevin Owens moderating a KO Show special featuring the NXT Championship contenders, Rhea Ripley and Raquel Gonzalez taking on Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade respectively, and Sonya Deville linking back up with her Fire & Desire partner Mandy Rose as part of her ongoing dispute with Alba Fyre.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett