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Dar & Moreno, Creed Brothers advance in Dusty Rhodes Classic
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AI Story Summary
What happened?
The 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic kicked off on NXT with opening-round matches. Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno defeated Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo) in a back-and-forth match, and the Creed Brothers beat Harley Riggins & Jax Presley to advance. Dar & Moreno are set to face the winner of Fraxiom vs. Darkstate in the quarterfinals. The 14-team tournament will continue on upcoming NXT shows.
Key Takeaways
- Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno scored an opening-round victory over Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo).
- The Creed Brothers defeated Harley Riggins & Jax Presley to advance.
- Dar & Moreno will meet the winner of Fraxiom vs. Darkstate in the quarterfinals.
- The 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic features a 14-team bracket and continues on NXT.
AI Timeline
Tournament kickoff
The 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic began on NXT with opening-round matches.
Match 1
Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno defeated Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo) in a competitive bout.
Quarterfinal setup
Dar & Moreno advanced and will face the winner of Fraxiom vs. Darkstate in the quarterfinals.
Match 2
The Creed Brothers beat Harley Riggins & Jax Presley to move on in the tournament.
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Cageside Seats
Timeline
Sep 23, 1:29 AM
Cageside Seats • NXT
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is back, with 14 teams competing to win the 2026 edition of the tournament. You can see the full bracket here. It began on this week’s episode of NXT TV on The CW with a pair of matchups. They got the tournament underway with Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno vs. Los Americanos putting on an absolute tone setter of a back-and-forth battle that had the Performance Center faithful chanting “THIS IS AWESOME!” Rayo & Bravo came in as one of the teams you would think will go deep into this tourney, which made every near fall in Dar & Moreno’s favor hit so much harder. And it hit really hard when they actually got the job done. Dar & Moreno will take on the winner of Fraxiom vs. Darkstate in the quarterfinals. Later, we got an even bigger mismatch that had no chance of a surprise result. Harley Riggins and Jax Presley — despite how great their names are — were up against the Creed Brothers and trying to make a name for themselves coming over from EVOLVE. They got a mo