Kidd was Lucky Cannon's Pro on "NXT Redemption". Cannon was eliminated on the June 14 "NXT", the third Rookie eliminated. A week later, Kidd shaved off his signature tuft of hair. Kidd then feuded with Yoshi Tatsu on "NXT", stemming from a backstage argument when Kidd broke Tatsu's toy figurine of himself and stole the leg off another. During their series of matches, the pair traded wins, and Tatsu claimed back the stolen figurine leg by winning a Necklace on a Pole match on the July 26 "NXT". After the match, Kidd attacked Tatsu's right leg; a week later, Kidd claimed there would be no more Yoshi Tatsu in WWE. Tatsu returned more than a month later on the September 6 "NXT" to defeat Kidd and end the feud. On the October 14 edition of "SmackDown", Kidd was in the largest Battle Royal in history, whose the winner would get a title shot, but failed to secure the victory.