OTM returns to NXT, attacks teams, sets up next bout with Hank Tank

OTM returned to NXT television on Tuesday night, storming the ring and attacking three teams after a triple-threat tag match, ending the bout in chaos and setting up a return match next week. The duo of Bronco Nima and Lucien Price had not appeared on NXT programming since May and have been competing at live events in recent months.

The triple-threat match featured Hank Tank, Chase University partners Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon, and The Culling. The contest was stopped when Nima and Price ran in and cleared the ring, leaving all six competitors laid out and the match ruled a no contest. Following the attack, NXT announced that OTM will face Hank Tank on next week’s episode.

OTM’s televised reappearance reintroduces a team that has been present at non-televised live events this fall, and positions them immediately as a factor in the tag team division. Their sudden attack interrupted a storyline build toward NXT’s Halloween Havoc event and creates an on-screen pathway for the team to challenge for future title opportunities.

Tuesday’s episode also advanced several other storylines and finalized several matches for Halloween Havoc, scheduled for October 25 in Prescott, Arizona....