A WWE Superstar made a shocking return on last night’s episode of NXT. Booted out of his faction recently, he unsurprisingly targeted his former stable on his comeback.
Shawn Spears led The Culling on WWE NXT for nearly two years. However, he was thrown out of the faction on the June 23 episode of the black and silver brand. After Spears and Nico Vance lost to Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy in a tag team match, Izzy Dame signalled to Vance, who attacked the 45-year-old, writing him off television.
Thanks for the submission!
Spears, who has been competing in the tag team division in recent months, returned on last night’s show as a singles star. Nico Vance had just defeated Shiloh Hill, and Izzy Dame was in the ring celebrating the victory with her stablemate. The veteran appeared from nowhere to take down Vance with a steel chair.
He locked eyes with his former protege, Dame, before leaving the ring.
You can check out the segment in the tweet below:
Interestingly, Shawn Spears last competed as a singles star on television on the May 20, 2025 episode of NXT. After 414 days, he returned to the promotion as a singles star and will likely want to sort out his unfinished business with The Culling before he moves on to other matters.
WWE Star Was Kicked Out Of His Faction
The June 23 episode of NXT saw Izzy Dame facing Arianna Grace in the final of the WWE Speed Women’s number-one contendership bout. Dame appeared to have the match under control when a distraction by Shawn Spears led to her loss.
Right after, on the same episode, Spears and Nivo Vance were defeated by Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy in a tag team bout. After the loss, Dame had seen enough and signalled to Vance to take out their leader.
In a brutal attack, the 27-year-old sent Spears through the announcer’s table, leaving him in a heap and effectively kicking him out of the stable.
Now it remains to be seen what happens next between The Culling and their former leader.
Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking here
Edited by Sayantan Niyogi