Former New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Shinsuke Nakamura was officially unveiled as a WWE NXT Superstar at tonights NXT TV Tapings at Full Sail in Orlando, Florida.
It was announced he would be making his official debut at NXT Takeover: Dallas against Sami Zayn.
“The King of Strong Style”, Nakamura, joins AJ Styles and Austin Aries as the most recent major signings after weeks of online speculation and rumours. We broke the news a few weeks ago, and now WWE have officially announced it.
Nakamura is a 14-year veteran, and has been one of the biggest stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling since 2002. A former 3-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, he’s already faced current WWE superstars Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Hideo Itami, A-Train and even Brock Lesnar.
NXT Takeover: Dallas is live on WWE Network on Friday, April 1st 2016; just three days before WrestleMania 32.