Report: Nick Aldis to make WWE TV debut

Nick Aldis is reportedly set to debut on WWE television imminently.

PWInsider reported on Friday that Aldis is scheduled to make his WWE TV debut on SmackDown tonight. The report states that Aldis will be an on-screen authority figure for the SmackDown brand going forward.

Tonight's SmackDown is the show's season premiere. It's taking place from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Aldis is a former World Champion for both the NWA and TNA Wrestling. This August, he was brought into WWE for a potential producer's role.

During an appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet last month, Aldis described his WWE role as a "handshake situation" between the two sides.

"But it’s all very much a sort of handshake situation at the moment," Aldis said. "Very much a, ‘Hey, why don’t you come in and see how all this works? See if you like it.’ I will say this, they’ve been very, very good to me and very, very accommodating as far as they’ve said, 'Look, this is as much about whether you like it.' Now, where that goes, I don’t know. And I’m okay with that."

Aldis told Van Vliet that he would obviously love to wrestle for WWE, but until that happens or doesn't happen, he's going to explore other opportunities like the potential behind-the-scenes role.

Aldis wrapped up a stint with Impact Wrestling this July. He lost to Impact World Champion Alex Shelley at Slammiversary.

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns is returning to WWE TV on SmackDown tonight. The show will also include an appearance by Paul "Triple H" Levesque.