Tyler Bate Makes In-ring Return During NXT

Tyler Bate captured the NXT United Kingdom Championship at the age of 19. The Big Strong Boi was also the last person to hold the title before it got merged with the NXT Championship. Tonight, he made his in-ring return to NXT.

Tyler Bate interrupted Javier Bernal’s concert during NXT tonight. Big Body Javy tried to convince McKenzie Mitchel, Roxanne Perez and Lyra Valkyria to listen to his latest song earlier during the show.

Tyler Bate and Javier Bernal put on a short but fun match for the WWE Universe. Big Body Javy showed great momentum but fell to the tremendous strength of the former NXT UK Champion.

Tyler Bate is back and better than ever! #WWENXT

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WWE hyped up Tyler Bate’s return to NXT during New Year’s Evil last Tuesday. The vignette showed Tyler walking past flashes of his accomplishments in WWE, and ended with him announcing his return to NXT next week.

Tyler Bate’s last match before tonight transpired on the September 14, 2022, episode of NXT. Bate squared off and lost to JD McDonagh in a number one contender’s match for the NXT Championship.

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