You never know what can happen in WWE, and the company wants to bring surprises to every corner of the globe.
The October 10 episode of WWE SmackDown went down at the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. You never know what Triple H will book on any given night, and we had a former champions return during the go-home SmackDown before Crown Jewel.
Sami Zayn came out as the first match of the night on SmackDown this week. Fans sang along with his entrance music as the United States Title was defended for the first time in Australia.
Suddenly, Shinsuke Nakamura returned to the ring. His music went back to his older babyface tune, and his darker persona was gone, as he traded it for his former King of Strong Style look.
After that, Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura carried on with their match. Nakamura was on fire in the first part, as Wade Barrett called him reborn on commentary. The two battled through a commercial break as fans cheered on.
By the time we came back from commercial, Sami Zayn had control of the match once again. Then, Nakamura was able to use his lethal limbs to fight back. There were a couple close near falls after that, and they also went to another commercial.
Fans were really into this match as the two fought on the outside, barely making it back before the referee could count to 10. Then Nakamura nailed a Kinshasa as Zayn was able to get his foot on the bottom rope. Suddenly, Nakamura was assaulted by a masked man at ringside and the match was called off. It was then revealed that the MFTs were behind that assault.
Shinsuke Nakamuras last match in WWE took place on June 13, 2025, during the first round of the King of the Ring tournament on SmackDown. The match was a Fatal Four-Way contest featuring Cody Rhodes, Andrade, Damian Priest, and Nakamura. Cody Rhodes won the match, and then Nakamura took a break. Now, he is back with his old music and persona.
It was previously reported that Sinsuke Nakamura was on his way back to the ring, but that didnt happen. Fans just had to wait a bit longer for that to go down. Only time will tell what he is able to do now.
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