Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
It appears that Hideo Itami is scheduled to finally return to WWE NXT in the next few weeks. He had shoulder surgery 13 months ago but his recovery has gone much slower than expected as his first surgery did not go so well.
WWE’s NXT roster continues to take hits with Hideo Itami being the latest star sidelined with an injury. Itami is reportedly going to miss significant time recovering from a shoulder ailment.
According to PWInsider.com via Chris Walder of WrestlingRumors.com, Itami will be out for 6 to 8 onths with “a bad shoulder injury.”
Itami’s injury coes days after WWE announced that Sami Zayn would undergo an MRI on his left shoulder following a match with John Cena on RAW.
Itami was slated to wrestle Finn Balor and Tyler Breeze at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable event on May 20th for the right to challenge for the NXT championship.
Source: Bleacher Report
Alex Riley has successful knee surgery yesterday. He posted the following post-surgery photos:
NXT Star Hideo Itami won the Axxess NXT Tournament earning a spot in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Pre-Show.
Below is a video of Itami’s reaction to earning his spot in the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Pre-show match.
KENTA made his NXT debut on Thursday night during NXT Takeover 2 on the WWE Network. KENTA announced that he is changing his name to Hideo Itami. He makes his NXT in-ring debut next week.
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