Noam Dar’s televised in-ring return is set for next week’s NXT.
Vanity Project were seen dismissing Evolve prospect Romeo Moreno when Naom Dar walked in, back after an extensive injury. He told the trio that he had just walked out of Robert Stone’s office and confirmed he was back in NXT. He told Drake that he would be the perfect opponent to face off against in his return, setting up a match for next week.
This would be Dar’s first televised match since last June, competing in a men’s Speed tournament final against Berto. He returned to NXT house shows at the end of April.
Meanwhile, Kendal Grey and Kelani Jordan will meet as Grey looks for revenge after Jordan took out Wren Sinclair last week. Birthright will also be in six-man tag action, with Fit Finlay and William Regal both making appearances on this week’s show to give Birthright a pep talk after their loss last week.
A tag team match will also take place after Zaria, Nikkita Lyons, and Lizzie Rain all made it clear they had their eyes on Tatum Paxley’s North American title. A brawl ensued with Zaria standing tall. Later, Stone announced a tag match pitting Zaria and Lyons against Rain and Paxley. Zaria was upset that she was being put in another tag team match.
Naraku, the former EVIL, will also be making his debut. He made his first televised appearance on last week’s NXT, handing Tony D’Angelo a shirt with the Japanese symbol for war on it. Naraku made clear in a promo on Tuesday that the two would soon meet for the NXT Championship.
WWE NXT (May 12)
- Noam Dar vs. Jackson Drake
- Kendal Grey vs. Kelani Jordan
- Zaria & Nikkita Lyons vs. Tatum Paxley & Lizzie Rain
- Naraku debuts
- Birthright (Uriah Connors, Lexis King, and Stacks) vs. Sean Legacy, Tate Wilder, and EK Prosper
