WWE have a plan in place to bring former New Japan Pro Wrestling star Shinsuke Nakamura to the main roster at some point and are using WWE NXT as a transitional trajectory for Nakamura according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Nakamura’s first match under a WWE contract will take place at the NXT Takeover: Dallas special during WrestleMania week against former WWE NXT Champion Sami Zayn.