Former ECW World Champion, "The Man Beast" Rhyno, surprisingly returned at tonight's NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University. He defeated Elias Samson quickly with a Gore and is said to have gotten a great reaction from the live audience with a mix of "E-C-W", "Gore!" and "holy s#it" chants. Rhyno faced off with Finn Balor on the titantron so he could possibly feature later in the taping.

Tonight is Rhyno's first in-ring WWE appearance since One Night Stand 2005. Since leaving WWE he has appeared all over the world, most notably for TNA where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, making several appearances last summer. He also worked for ROH acting as the mercenary for The Embassy, The House of Truth and as a member of SCUM.

Below is a photo taken of Rhyno facing off with Finn Balor on the titantron.

THIS FUCKING SHOW IS THE BEST ALL TIME #NXT Results: https://t.co/UcHUXzCkVr pic.twitter.com/8CH7FgC0eS

, Rob McCarron (STR) (@ShakeThemRopes) February 12, 2015