Johnny Gargano is back as he made his return to WWE NXT.
He did so in the opening match on Wednesday’s episode of NXT on the USA Network in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
Adam Cole retained the NXT Title over Finn Balor in the first contest of the night.
At the end of the match, Gargano walked out to distract Balor and led to Cole getting the win. After the match, Gargano went after Balor.
Johnny Gargano Has History With Finn Balor
Johnny Gargano was last seen on NXT television last month by being attacked by Balor, who hit a brainbuster on the rampway. He had been dealing with a neck injury, which is why he had been on the sidelines.
Originally, Balor was expected to wrestle Gargano at the WWE NXT TakeOver: WarGames III event. Once Gargano went down with the injury then plans had to be changed.
Riddle was slated to be part of the Men’s WarGames Match at TakeOver. Riddle was replaced by Donovan Dijak in the contest. Balor beat Riddle in his first match back under the NXT banner in over three years at the show.
Future
NXT TakeOver: Portland will take place on February 16, 2020 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. It’s possible that WWE books a match between these two at the show.
