Uhaa Nation Set To Return To Dragon Gate Next Month

Former WWE Superstar Uhaa Nation (formerly Apollo Crews) s set to return to Dragon Gate. Dragon Gate released a video today confirming that the wrestler will be returning to the promotion for the first time in over 10 years.

Nation will compete at Dragon Gate’s upcoming event on September 12 at the EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, Japan. This will mark his first match in Dragon Gate in 2015 before signing with WWE.

Following his WWE release earlier this year, Uhaa Nation joined the TNA Wrestling roster, debuting at Slammiversary 2026 in June. You can see the video announcing his Dragon Gate return from today’s DG event below:

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