Wesley Blake Competes In NXT Dark Match
Wesley Blake made his return to the ring in a dark segment ahead of NXT on Tuesday, August 4.
Blake faced Kale Dixon, who was taunting him to set up the match. Blake currently works as a coach at the WWE Performance Center.
. @TheWestinBlake returned to work a match at last night’s NXT taping!
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He is a former NXT Tag Team Champion with Buddy Murphy (Buddy Matthews in AEW). He has not wrestled since 2023 when he teamed with Steve Maclin at West Coast Pro. He and Macinlin previously teamed in NXT as the Forgotten Sons. He was released by WWE in 2021.
He returned to the company as a coach and producer in April 2024.
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