Former TNA World Champion and WWE NXT talent Cruz Montana made a shocking debut on the main roster on Monday, “WWE Raw:“when he revealed that he is the fifth member of the 946 During the fight with Bloodline. Montana, formerly known as Mike Santana in TNA, unmasked himself in the ring and aided his group by helping defeat World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns.
Montana commented on his “Raw” debut on X (formerly Twitter), sharing clips and photos from the episode. He quote-posted a WWE video of him throwing a chair at Reigns, who was preparing to spear Keys. The clip ends with Montana revealing himself to the crowd.
“Throw me the jungle… I’M COMING FOR THE LION’S HEAD,” Montana wrote. “Spin The Fckn BLOCK!”
Montana too shared a screenshot from the broadcast where he lifts Reigns’ face for the camera. He captioned the post simply “FOOT ON THEIR THROATS”.
Throw me in the jungle…
I’M COMING FOR THE LION’S HEAD.Spin The Fckn BLOCK. pic.twitter.com/wmrfXuUSs5
— Cruz MONTANA🇵🇷 (@Montana_NYPR) November 3, 2026
In another post. Montana quoted a fan account praising him for his hard work, from Montana working on him sober, betting on him as a singles star and leaving AEW, to working on NXT. Montana began her post with “never let anyone tell you you can’t do it.”
“You see the vision. You put in the WORK. he wrote: “I’ll bet on myself every day of the week.”
NEVER let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.
You see the vision.
You put in the WORK.
YOU DO YOUI’ll bet on myself any day of the week. https://t.co/0eQnQygebK
— Cruz MONTANA🇵🇷 (@Montana_NYPR) November 3, 2026
After leaving TNA, Montana made it official NXT debuts on the July 21st edition of the showand he quickly entered the NXT Championship picture. Failing to win the title, he began a feud with DarkState’s Dion Lennox. The pair have a no-holds-barred match scheduled for this week’s Wednesday edition of NXT, though it’s unclear if Montana will have a 946 backup match.
