Following a two month absence from the squared circle, Kairi Sane returned to action at tonight’s NXT live event in Albany, New York.
Sane had not wrestled since Nov. 18, 2017, at NXT TakeOver: WarGames in a Fatal 4-Way Match against Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, and Ember Moon to see who would claim the vacant NXT Women’s Championship. Moon won the title after pinning Cross.
Information on Sane’s hiatus has been kept under wraps, although Wrestling Observer Newslettereditor Dave Meltzer said earlier this month that she was “banged up.”
Taking on Lacey Evans in singles competition, the inaugural winner of the Mae Young Classic beat “The Lady of NXT” after nailing her with the Insane Elbow.
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watching @KairiSaneWWE in action LIVE tonight was INCREDIBLE!!!! SHE EVEN DID HER ELBOW DROP!!! 😍😍 #WWE #NXTAlbany pic.twitter.com/m0CwjLxccq
— blossom (@jokes316) January 26, 2018
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Safe to say the #MaeYoungClassic is still fresh in the mind of @QoSBaszler… #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/D88QyO2xj1
— WWE (@WWE) December 29, 2017
