Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion makes a shocking appearance in Tony Khan's promotion

A former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has just made a shocking appearance tonight in a major promotion. This would be their first appearance in almost two decades.

Tonight, Ring of Honor is showcasing their Supercard of Honor pay-per-view, one of the promotion's long-time annual events. Historically, this event usually took place during the same weekend and city as WWE WrestleMania, but this year, they decided to reschedule this to go along with the AEW All In weekend.

Moments ago, Nick Wayne put his ROH Men's TV Title on the line against Titan of CMLL. Despite a great fight from the luchador, The Prodigy was able to score the win and successfully defend his title. To his surprise, his "father," Christian Cage, made a surprise appearance to celebrate his victory with him in the ring. All members of The Patriarchy were around for this moment.

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This was the former WWE veteran's first ROH appearance since 2006. That same year, he competed in his only two matches for the company. A fan posted a photo of the veteran's ROH appearance in 2006, showing how long it has been since then. That photo can be seen here.

The morale within The Patriarchy is looking good, and they'll need this, as they'll be challenging for the AEW Tag Team Titles at All In: Texas.

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Enzo is a Pro Wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda, reporting on AEW. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Studies, which influenced his decision of taking up sports writing professionally, and has been an avid fan of the athletic theater since childhood. He believes readers deserve authentic and unique content and aims to report in a manner which pro wrestling fans can easily relate to.

Growing up, Enzo admired former world champions like AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, Bryan Danielson, Triple H, and Randy Orton for their finishing moves. As an adult, he started to appreciate their character work, as they juggled between heel and babyface gimmicks.

If allowed to produce one final storyline involving his idols, he would have Orton lock horns with John Cena, would be their one last big feud as both of them seem to be approaching the tail end of their careers.

Other than pro wrestling, Enzo enjoys keeping up with Basketball, Football, and Formula One. He also loves watching films, playing video games, and listening to music.

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