A big announcement was recently made by the WWE that the NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic as well as the NXT Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournaments will be making their return. The 7th annual NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament is set to make its return on the January 18th episode of NXT 2.0, while the 2nd annual NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament is set to make its return in February, but a date has yet to be revealed.
The winner of the NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament is set to receive a future shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships from NXT Tag Team Champions Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel of Imperium, while the winner of the NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament is set to receive a shot at the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships from NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction's Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne.
There is no word yet on who the participants are for the tournaments, but it looks like the NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament will consist of Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, The Creed Brothers, MSK, Jacket Time, Legado del Fantasma, Harland and Joe Gacy and The Grizzled Young Veterans, while we will see the NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament consist of teams like Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro, Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta, Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon, and also Erica Yan and Fallon Henley.
You can check out the announcements below:
The #DustyCup is back! #WWENXT #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/gS4Cy1V1Xp
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022
