Dante Chen returns from injury at the latest NXT live event.
Back in January of this year, Dante Chen suffered an injury that would take him out of action and required surgery. Now, Chen has made his return to the ring for WWE. During the May 16th NXT house show in Lakeland, Florida, Dante returned to the ring and took on NXT Champion Oba Femi.
In a new social media post, Dante celebrated his return to the ring after four months out of action.
It's been over 4 months since my last match. Happy to be back in action.
— Dante Chen (@DanteChenWWE) May 17, 2025
No better way than to test myself than with a huge opportunity. --
--: Megan#NXTLakeland #DanteChen #CheNXT #ChenUp #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/ODIChMBVXk
Prior to May 16th's NXT house show, Chen's last match was part of an NXT taping on January 14th.
A former NXT Women's Champion was announced to be joining Friday Night SmackDown on this week's show. You can read more about that here.
