Independent pro wrestler and former WWE NXT Superstar Chris Hero (aka Kassius Ohno) has posted the following to Twitter:
I can’t help but to be disappointed by irresponsible journalism.
— Chris Hero (@thechrishero) December 12, 2016
Dave Meltzer first broke the story yesterday on Wrestling Observer Radio that Hero was on his way back to WWE sometime in 2017. Whether it to be as a member of the NXT, the main roster or as a trainer for the WWE Performance Center was not made clear.
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ProWrestlingSheet.com then reported that according to their own sources is Hero returns to WWE the plan is for him to re-join NXT under his former NXT name Kassius Ohno.
Whether or not Hero’s tweet is referring to the reports that he is heading back to WWE or something else entirely have yet to be confirmed. We will have more on this story as it develops.