In recent weeks, NXT TV has featured former main roster WWE wrestler Rhyno.
They were brought in to work with NXT talent, and make some fun TV appearances on NXT, but not for full time WWE returns, or even long term NXT runs. The idea is to use veterans who can still work in the ring to teach new wrestlers. When the guys work with each other, they can improve on their timing and will improve, but they’ll learn more working a match with a veteran.
For those who don't remember, or may be too young to know, Rhyno first made noise in the wrestling world in ECW in the late '90s – back then, he spelled his name with an "I"– even winning the company's world title. He made his way to WWE after ECW folded in 2001, joining Edge and Christian in their feud with the Hardys and the Dudleys. Later that year, he joined the Alliance in the ill-fated "Invasion" angle. After an injury, he toiled in the midcard until 2005, when he was released. Since then he has spent time in TNA, where he became the NWA Heavyweight Champion, and ROH, amongst other companies. In the decade since he was released, at no point did it seem likely that he would return to the WWE.
That all changed on Wednesday, when he made a surprise return to NXT.
His entrance alone proved to be fantastic entertainment, as there was a
moment of silence from the Full Sail crowd when his music hit before
they absolutely erupted when they realized he was actually in the
building. He quickly dispatched his opponent, Elias Sampson, with a
suplex and a Gore. He then went backstage, where he had a short stare
down with Finn Bálor.
William Regal started the show by saying it was the start of a new era in NXT. Who would have thought part of that new era would be heralded by someone who left the company a decade ago?
For those who missed the moment of a lifetime can watch the footage here:-
They were brought in to work with NXT talent, and make some fun TV appearances on NXT, but not for full time WWE returns, or even long term NXT runs. The idea is to use veterans who can still work in the ring to teach new wrestlers. When the guys work with each other, they can improve on their timing and will improve, but they’ll learn more working a match with a veteran.
For those who don't remember, or may be too young to know, Rhyno first made noise in the wrestling world in ECW in the late '90s – back then, he spelled his name with an "I"– even winning the company's world title. He made his way to WWE after ECW folded in 2001, joining Edge and Christian in their feud with the Hardys and the Dudleys. Later that year, he joined the Alliance in the ill-fated "Invasion" angle. After an injury, he toiled in the midcard until 2005, when he was released. Since then he has spent time in TNA, where he became the NWA Heavyweight Champion, and ROH, amongst other companies. In the decade since he was released, at no point did it seem likely that he would return to the WWE.
That all changed on Wednesday, when he made a surprise return to NXT.
His entrance alone proved to be fantastic entertainment, as there was a
moment of silence from the Full Sail crowd when his music hit before
they absolutely erupted when they realized he was actually in the
building. He quickly dispatched his opponent, Elias Sampson, with a
suplex and a Gore. He then went backstage, where he had a short stare
down with Finn Bálor.William Regal started the show by saying it was the start of a new era in NXT. Who would have thought part of that new era would be heralded by someone who left the company a decade ago?
For those who missed the moment of a lifetime can watch the footage here:-
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