Carmelo Hayes returned to NXT on Tuesday and will wrestle at next week’s Homecoming special.
DIY appeared for the second week in a row and was interrupted by Trick Williams, who stated he wasn’t alone this week, leading to Hayes’ appearance.
While introduced by Williams, Hayes took issue with the comments Williams has made about him and acknowledging their feud from last year. He praised DIY, but when Tommaso Ciampa intervened and asked if Hayes was the “little brother”, Hayes got upset with DIY.
Two generations of NXT.
The biggest Tag Team Match in NXT history.
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Johnny Gargano followed by issuing a challenge to create “the biggest tag match in NXT history” at next week’s Homecoming special, and it was later confirmed.
It will be Hayes’s first match on the brand since April 2024, when he lost to Williams in a steel cage match, and moved to the main roster full-time.
The Homecoming special will take place at Full Sail University next week.
