Russ Taylor Makes NXT Debut In Timothy Thatcher, Tommaso Ciampa Segment

Hours after it was announced that he is part of WWE’s latest PC class, Russ Taylor made his way to NXT.

During a segment on Timothy Thatcher’s Thatch-As-Thatch-Can School, Taylor was set to be Thatcher’s student ready to learn about distractions. However, Tommaso Ciampa crashed the party and taunted Thatcher. Ciampa and Thatcher got into a bit of a scuffle, which Ciampa came out on top. Afterwards, Taylor attacked Ciampa from behind.

In a backstage segment in which Thatcher was being interviewed, Taylor could be seen talking with Malcolm Bivens.

THATCH-AS-THATCH-CAN with special guest instructor @NXTCiampa?!?#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/XSodevmHWE

— WWE (@WWE) December 3, 2020

Distraction, you say? #WWENXT @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/ppUhsjd2jJ

— WWE (@WWE) December 3, 2020

Tonight was about distraction.

This Sunday at #NXTTakeOver: WarGames, it will be about RESPECT.

— #WWENXT @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/lSqgQ0NehN

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 3, 2020

IT’S STTTTOOOOKKKKKKKE!!!!!!!!! #WWENXT #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/E0proGRnoW

— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) December 3, 2020

Earlier in the day, Taylor was part of the six-person class making up the latest group of wrestlers heading to the WWE Performance Center. The full list can be seen at this link.

For full results of NXT, click here.