Roderick Strong And Malcolm Bivens Lead Diamond Mine, Attack Kushida On 6/22 NXT
The Diamond Mine is open for business.
After being teased since April, The Diamond Mine was officially revealed on Tuesday’s NXT. The group was led by Malcolm Bivens and consists of Roderick Strong, Tyler Rust, and Hideki Suzuki.
The reveal came when Strong attacked Kushida after his bout with Kyle O’Reilly. He was flanked by Rust and Suzuki. Bivens then entered the ring to say, “this is Diamond Mine” before handing Strong the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
.@roderickstrong, IS THAT YOU?!? #WWENXT @KUSHIDA_0904 pic.twitter.com/TXysAgQPnO
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 23, 2021
The #DiamondMine is now open for business. — #WWENXT @roderickstrong @Malcolmvelli @TylerRust_WWE pic.twitter.com/ZrLSTpRtnN
— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2021
Strong “resigned” from NXT on April 13 and had not been on television since. Bivens and Rust were paired up at the end of 2020 with Bivens calling Rust a “Diamond in the Rust,” but the duo has not been on screen together since February. Suzuki joined the WWE Performance Center as a coach in April. He’s previously wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Wrestle-1, and Zero1.
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