Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

Tommaso Ciampa made his highly-anticipated return to NXT on Wednesday night.

The former NXT Champion resurfaced in dramatic fashion this evening following the conclusion of the main event tag team title match – which ended due to interference from Roderick Strong.

Adam Cole hit the stage after the match was over to congratulate his stablemates, when suddenly Ciampa's music and the Blackheart stared him down as the show came to a close. 

As we previously reported, Ciampa was forced to relinquish the NXT Championship (a.k.a., Goldie) after undergoing anterior cervical fusion surgery back in March. He was then replaced in main event of NXT TakeOver: New York by Adam Cole, who lost to Johnny Gargano in a two-out-of-three falls match for the vacant title.

Watch Ciampa's return in the video below.