{"id":22467,"date":"2016-06-11T10:11:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=22467"},"modified":"2016-06-11T10:31:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:31:38","slug":"bobby-roode-makes-wwe-debut-nxt-u-k-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/11\/bobby-roode-makes-wwe-debut-nxt-u-k-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Roode makes WWE debut at NXT U.K. show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2126050454\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former TNA star Bobby Roode unexpectedly made his WWE debut Saturday in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Roode made a surprise appearance at Saturday&#8217;s NXT show at the Download Festival in Derby, U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Roode wore his traditional Rick Rude\/Ric Flair robe to the ring and carried himself like his TNA character.<\/p>\n<p>Roode then defeated Angelo Dawkins in a singles match to officially kick off his WWE run.<\/p>\n<p>At the &#8220;NXT Takeover: The End&#8221; special on Wednesday, Roode made his second non-wrestling appearance for WWE, this time appearing backstage in a bit with NXT GM William Regal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REALBobbyRoode?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@REALBobbyRoode<\/a> has shown up unexpectedly at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTDownload?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTDownload<\/a>!!! 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