A huge WWE debut took place tonight. A major Japanese star showed up make his debut.

Ulka Sasaki is a name that is quite popular among UFC fans. He has competed for the Dana White-led promotion for a few years. He holds a professional MMA record of 24 wins, 10 losses, and 2 draws. During his UFC run, he won Performances of the Night two times. He turned to professional wrestling a few years ago and has been a regular feature for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He even faced off against Shinsuke Nakamura at NOAH The New Year 2025. It looks like he has managed to impress the WWE higher-ups.

Ulka Sasaki made his WWE debut against Stacks Lorenzo before tonight’s episode of NXT.

WWE has a big show planned for NXT tonight

Tonight’s episode of NXT promised to be a huge one as four titles were set to be on the line. In the opening match, Darkstate defended the NXT Tag Team Championships against Vanity Project. During the match, Tony D’Angelo got involved and cost Darkstate the titles. In the second title match, Jasper Troy defended the Speed Championship in a triple threat match for the first-time-ever against Elio Lefleur and Eli Knight. Elio Lefleur shocked the world and dethroned Jasper Troy to become the new Speed Champion, ending the latter’s dominant title reign.

Jacy Jayne also defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Sol Ruca. However, before the match could begin, Zaria speared Sol Ruca and hit her with the F-5. When the match started, Jacy Jayne was able to put away her challenger without much effort. Following the match, Zaria continued to assault her former best friend.

In the main event, Ethan Page will defend his North American Championship against Myles Borne, who forced the champion to give him a title match.