WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Returning
The WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is returning in 2021.
It was announced on tonight’s final NXT of 2020 that The Dusty Classic will return in two weeks on the January 13 episode.
The first team announced for the tournament is The Undisputed Era, which will be represented by Adam Cole and Roderick Strong.
WWE will be announcing the rest of the teams and the tournament brackets during next Wednesday’s NXT New Year’s Evil episode.
Named for the late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, the inaugural Dusty Classic was held in 2015 with Samoa Joe and current NXT Champion Finn Balor winning. The Authors of Pain won in 2016, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly) won in 2018, Ricochet and Aleister Black won in 2019, and the 2020 tournament was won by The BroserWeights (Riddle and Pete Dunne). The first two Dusty Classic tournaments featured 16 tag teams, while the rest have had 8 tag teams.
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The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is back! The tournament honoring the late WWE Hall of Famer and one of the pioneers behind NXT s success, returns for 2021, with the winners earning an NXT Tag Team Championship opportunity. Action kicks off Wednesday on NXT as Cole & Strong battle Breezango, while The Grizzled Young Veterans take on Ever-Rise. The unlikely duo of Pete Dunne & Riddle won last year s tournament, and they went on to win the NXT Tag Team Titles at NXT TakeOver: Portland. Other previous winners include Ricochet & Aleister Black, current NXT Champion Finn Bálor & Samoa Joe, and Cole & Kyle O Reilly.