On Sunday, f4wonline broke the news that Chris Hero is returning to WWE soon, “barring any last minute changes.” We recently heard Hero was undergoing his WWE medical exams and Ryan Satin followed up with a report stating he’d most likely be returning to NXT using his previous Kassius Ohno moniker. Hero has since responded to the reports with this tweet:
I can't help but to be disappointed by irresponsible journalism.
— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) December 12, 2016