Roderick Strong makes his NXT debut as Austin Aries’ MYSTERY PARTNER in the Dusty Classic

Roderick Strong debuted for NXT in what is likely the first episode taped for TV at Full Sail tonight (and you can check out our full spoiler report right here), and he did so in exactly the circumstances you were expecting.

He and Austin Aries reunited their Ring or Honor World Tag Team Championship-winning splinter of Generation Next to blow past Heavy Machinery (Otis Bogojevic & Tucker Knight) and advance to the second round of the 2016 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, where they’ll face TM-61.

And of course, it wouldn’t be a debut without the requisite picture with Mr. Hs.

Excited?