He’s Arrived: A Huge Star Makes His Official WWE Main Roster Debut on SmackDown

Okay, you either have seen it or want to know, so here’s goes – yes wrestling fans, the King of Strong Style is on the main roster.

Shinsuke Nakamura showed up tonight on SmackDown Live – making his big debut and setting off a huge buzz on Twitter about his arrival.

Leave it to @ShinsukeN to have an entrance fit for a king… a king of STRONG STYLE, that is! #SDLive #KingOfStrongStyle pic.twitter.com/HtXLRrJOdi

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 5, 2017

??????? #Smackdownlive will never be the same! Congrats @ShinsukeN! #kingofstrongstyle

— Roderick Strong (@roderickstrong) April 5, 2017

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler is the dark match at the Amway Center tonight, following the 205 Live tapings

— Live Audio Wrestling (@LAWradio) April 5, 2017

Awesome to see @WWEDillinger and @ShinsukeN debut tonight. #SmackDownAfterMania

— Tucker Knight (@TuckerKnightWWE) April 5, 2017

Wrestling Observer had this to say about the debut of Nakamura:

Nakamura debuted on SmackDown tonight following a segment where The Miz and Maryse were mocking John Cena and Nikki Bella. As they were about to leave the ring, a violinist made his way out and Nakamura’s music hit. Nakamura got a big reaction and the crowd chanted his name when his music ended. He posed in the ring and left without saying a word.

It was expected that Nakamura would make his way to Raw or SmackDown soon after losing clean to Bobby Roode in the main event of NXT TakeOver: Orlando last Saturday. Nakamura was a two-time NXT Champion while part of the brand, first beating Samoa Joe for the title in Brooklyn last August and then regaining it in his home country at a show in Osaka in December.

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