PHOTOS: Shinsuke Nakamura says goodbye to NXT

At Wednesday night’s NXT TV tapings, Shinsuke Nakamura came out to say goodbye to the fans and the wrestlers. Aside from the upcoming NXT tour of the UK, he will be working full-time on the main roster going forward. For those of you that missed his debut on the main roster, scroll down to see his debut on this week’s episode of Smackdown Live.

I think most of us would agree that he could have bypassed NXT altogether but the company felt that he was needed on the brand. Part of the reason why he was in NXT for so long is because they needed to have a headliner to help sell tickets at the NXT live events. Drew McIntyre will step in as one of the top names in NXT.

#NXTFSLive Shinsuke is here ! pic.twitter.com/JVF6kJsCsH

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) April 5, 2017

#NXTFSLive Thank You @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/BmZbXArZp8

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) April 5, 2017

#NXTFSLive @ShinsukeN farewell w/ @FinnBalor & @TripleH Thank You Shinsuke pic.twitter.com/3KfUxRVQ7U

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) April 5, 2017

#NXTFSLive Triple H and Finn wishing Shinsuke well pic.twitter.com/xAWM6NEARM

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) April 5, 2017