Brian Pillman Jr's arrival to WWE NXT confirmed

Brian Pillman Jr is a second generation talent, who worked with AEW since 2019 and was released in July 2023 after his contract expired. PWInsider reported that Pillman participated in WWE Tryout at WWE Performance Center. As Pillman was waiting to have his debut for months, his debut date was confirmed by the USA Network.

Brian Pillman's WWE Debut

NXT released two hype video vignettes to promote the debut of Brian Pillman's NXT debut. At this stage, the USA Network confirmed that the rumors of Pillman joining WWE is true and he appeared at NXT No Mercy on September 30.

“The rumors are true: Brian Pillman, Jr. is the latest pro wrestling prodigy to make the jump to WWE! Following in the footsteps of megastar-in-the-making Jade Cargill is Pillman, Jr., who eagle-eyed members of the WWE Universe noticed making a blink-and-you-missed-it appearance during NXT No Mercy on September 30.”

“It’s yet another savvy signing by WWE as they pluck yet another aspiring Superstar away from the competition and welcome another world-class athlete to the WWE locker room. Here’s why the WWE Universe should be excited for the eventual in-ring debut of Brian Pillman, Jr.!”

[h/t Ringside News]

Since AEW was launched, a number of wrestlers from WWE moved to AEW. However a lot of stars from AEW have been joining WWE in the past two years. All the draws from AEW to WWE are considered as one of the best draws, such as Cody Rhodes, Gigi Dolin, Jade Cargill and now Brian Pillman.

How will his arrival impact the NXT roster? Is this mean we could see more and more AEW signings in WWE.