Former WWE NXT UK champion debuts at Ring of Honor TV taping
A former member of Meta-Four in WWE NXT and a past NXT UK champion made his debut at Wednesday’s Ring of Honor TV taping ahead of AEW Dynamite.
The former Oro Mensah, now going by Oro, took on NJPW star Tomohiro Ishii in his first match anywhere since April 26th when he defeated Keanu Carver on a NXT live event. He was released by WWE this past May after six years in developmental.
The 29-year-old Mensah (real name Oliver Carter) held the WWE NXT UK Tag Team titles with Ashton Smith for two months in the spring of 2022. He also appeared on an TNA Impact episode in a losing effort to Mike Santana while still under WWE contract.
Here are the spoilers from the ROH TV taping in Chicago:
- Jay Lethal defeated Alex Zayne
- Tomohiro Ishii defeated Oro
- Willie Mack defeated Gringo Loco
After last making an ROH appearance in April 2024, Zayne now has competed for the red and black brand in back-to-back months.
Mack made his first ROH appearance since this past March when he teamed with Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.