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First entrants announced for WWE NXT’s Dusty Rhodes Classic tournament

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

NXT has announced the return of the men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. NXT GM Robert Stone revealed the tournament will be a 14-team field, with the NXT Tag Champions Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) and AAA Tag Champions El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno receiving first-round byes. Stone framed the tournament as part of his plan to bolster the tag team division following other tag-focused moves on NXT.

Key Takeaways

  • The men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is returning to NXT.
  • The tournament field will consist of 14 teams.
  • NXT Tag Champions Vanity Project and AAA Tag Champions El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno get first-round byes.
  • Robert Stone presented the tournament as part of efforts to enhance NXT’s tag division.

AI Timeline

Sept. 15 announcement

Robert Stone announced the return of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic on NXT airing on The CW.

Follow-up radio reveal

Stone appeared on WWE Radio’s Busted Open and confirmed details about the tournament field.

Seeding announced

Stone said the NXT and AAA Tag champions will anchor the 14-team bracket and receive first-round byes.

Tag division context

Stone referenced prior tag-focused moves on NXT, including bringing back The Creed Brothers, as part of enhancing the division.

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Sep 16, 7:05 PM

First entrants announced for WWE NXT’s Dusty Rhodes Classic tournament

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The latest episode from WWE’s top developmental brand has received some pretty rough reviews, but it did offer some good news for fans of in-ring pro wrestling performances, and especially the sometimes-forgotten art of performing in tag team matches. The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is back. The men’s tournament, anyway. That’s the one NXT General Manager Robert Stone was clearly talking about it when he announced the Dusty’s return last night (Sept. 15) on The CW. Stone said the tournament is part of his Heatwave promise to “enhance the tag team division”, a next step after bringing back former NXT Tag champs The Creed Brothers. Today, Stone was a guest on WWE Radio’s Busted Open, and revealed that the NXT and AAA Tag champs will anchor the 14-team Dusty field. NXT titleholders Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) and their AAA counterparts El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno get first round byes… thus the 14 teams. Stone’s said that in addition to his brand and the one Rey My

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