Carmelo Hayes is back on WWE television. The former NXT Champion made his return during the October 12, 2026 edition of WWE Raw, aligning himself with The 946 at the conclusion of the show’s main event trios match.
The episode was headlined by a highly anticipated six-man match pitting The Usos, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, alongside Solo Sikoa, against The 946, the trio of Royce Keys, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. The contest marked the in-ring debut for The 946 as a unit, a group that had first been introduced back in August 2026 but had not yet wrestled together on WWE programming.
As the match reached its conclusion, Carmelo Hayes emerged to insert himself into the chaos, siding with The 946 against the Bloodline-aligned trio of the Usos and Sikoa. According to accounts from Fightful, Wrestling Inc, NoDQ and 411Mania, Hayes helped The 946 overwhelm and take down Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa in a wild post-match brawl that closed out the broadcast.
The move officially establishes Hayes as part of The 946’s ranks, expanding the group from a trio to a four-man faction and setting up a direct rivalry with the Bloodline contingent of Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa. Given the timing, with Survivor Series and its traditional WarGames match on the horizon, the formation of a four-man unit opposite the Usos and Sikoa positions both factions as logical participants in a potential multi-team WarGames encounter, though WWE has not announced any such match as of this report.
Hayes’s return ends an absence from WWE television, though the exact length and circumstances of that absence were not detailed in the available reporting. His arrival gives The 946 an established singles talent with championship pedigree as the group looks to establish itself as a legitimate threat to the Bloodline faction heading into the fall schedule.
No further matches or segments involving Hayes and The 946 have been officially confirmed by WWE beyond the Raw broadcast itself. Fans can expect the rivalry between The 946 and the Usos-Sikoa trio to continue developing on upcoming editions of Raw as WWE builds toward its Survivor Series premium live event.
