Noam Dar returns on WWE NXT, wins Heritage Cup

Noam Dar has returned to WWE NXT, and once again holds the Heritage Cup.

After missing nearly a year of ring time due to injury, Dar made his return on Tuesday’s NXT in Las Vegas, defeating Lexis King to win the NXT Heritage Cup trophy.

Playing off a segment from Saturday’s Stand & Deliver event where they made the Heritage Cup trophy disappear, magicians Penn and Teller made another appearance on Tuesday’s episode, only promising to return the trophy to King if he agreed to defend it on Tuesday’s show.

King agreed, and Dar made quick work of the former trophy holder in his return. Dar suffered an injury last May that was attributed to Ethan Page in storyline. Page was also present for Tuesday’s show, helping King attack North American Champion Ricky Saints in a backstage segment.

Saints will defend his title against King on next week’s WWE NXT episode. Had King retained, the Heritage Cup also would have been on the line in next week’s contest.

Dar extends his record number of Heritage Cup reigns to four. With two reigns, Charlie Dempsey is the only other wrestler to hold the trophy more than once.

Our full report from Tuesday’s WWE NXT is available here.