Brian Pillman Jr. vignette airs on WWE NXT

Brian Pillman Jr. is heading to NXT.

A vignette aired on Tuesday’s show showing someone in the dark sitting down to watch TV. The television showed brief clips of Cincinnati Bengals footage and an open to WCW Saturday Night before quickly ending. Pillman’s father played for the Bengals before eventually transitioning to pro wrestling, spending much of his career in WCW in the early-to-mid 90’s.

It was reported back in August that Pillman had signed with the company and was starting at the WWE Performance Center after being seen at the PC the previous month. However, WWE had not confirmed that he had signed with the company.

Pillman Jr. started wrestling in 2017 and started to make appearances for AEW starting in 2019. He often teamed up with Griff Garrison and together they were known as The Varsity Blonds, a tribute to his father’s team The Hollywood Blonds with Steve Austin. His contract with the company expired in July, with his last match being back in May where he and Brock Anderson lost to The Gunns at a house show.