WWE star officially confirms return after 5+ years

A WWE star confirmed a return for next week. This star will compete in the Stamford-based promotion after a five-year hiatus.

Tonight, on NXT, Ava announced that Ricky Saints and Jacy Jayne would be the respective captains of Team NXT. On the other hand, Santino Marella selected Mike Santana and Kelani Jordan as captains for his brand. Both captains were given the power to choose their respective teammates.

Towards the end of the night, the captains of both brands took to the ring along with Santino Marella and Ava. Ricky Saints picked Trick Williams, Je'Von Evans, and Myles Borne to be on his team, while Mike Santana picked Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater to be on Team TNA. Jacy Jayne then revealed that Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice will represent the black and silver brand along with her. On the other hand, Kelani Jordan picked former WWE stars The IInspiration and Mara Sade to be on her team.

Next week will mark the first time that The IInspiration will compete in a WWE ring in years. Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay last competed in the sports entertainment juggernaut on the August 31, 2020, episode of RAW, when they lost to The Riott Squad.

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WWE has a massive show planned for NXT Showdown next

Next week's episode of NXT will see the best from the black and silver brand collide with the best from TNA. At NXT No Mercy 2025, Ava announced that two Survivor Series-style matches would take place at Showdown. One will feature the men, and the other will be for the women.

Apart from this, she also booked The Hardy Boyz to face Darkstate in a title vs. title with everyone banned from ringside. Tonight, on NXT, Mustafa Ali announced that he will challenge Ethan Page for the North American Championship at Showdown.

It will be interesting to see who emerges victorious in this battle.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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