Mason Rook is back in WWE NXT. Rook made a surprise return on Tuesday’s episode on The CW and went after none other than NXT Champion Grayson Waller. Six weeks ago, Rook was scheduled to face Waller, but he was pulled from the match because he wasn’t medically cleared.
Waller came out to start the show, and when Shiloh Hill challenged him, he said Hill wasn’t ready for a title shot.
As Waller left the ring, Rook surprised him on the entrance ramp. Following a punch from Hill, Rook hit Waller with a Death Valley Driver into the corner, and the segment ended with Rook and Hill face-to-face, both clearly after the NXT Championship.
In a backstage interview with Blake Howard, Rook promised he is here to stay and said he wants the title. Rook said he had to sit back and watch as EK Prosper, CM Punk and Tony D’Angelo failed to take the title from Waller. He also had a message for Zilla Fatu, who announced that he wants a shot at Waller as well.
While Rook was out of action, Waller successfully defended the title against all three. Prosper got his shot in an Open Challenge on the night Rook was set to challenge him, D’Angelo at Halloween Havoc and Punk on last week’s special Wednesday episode.
HE’S BIG HE’S BAD HE’S BACK!!! @MasonRook_wwe https://t.co/aqUY184rzW
— WWE (@WWE) November 11, 2026