It was previously reported that at last night’s NXT TV Tapings from Center Stage in Atlanta The 2018 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament returned and it will feature 8 teams. 3 matches were taped last night, leaving 1 more first round match to be taped at an upcoming NXT Live Event or the TV tapings at Full Sail University on March 7th, which will be the final tapings before Takeover.
The confirmed teams that worked the first round matches at last night’s tapings were The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar), TM-61 (Nick Miller & Shane Thorne), The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic), SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe & Eric Young) and Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss. It was also reported that The final first round match featured The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) and one other team yet to be revealed.
The first round tournament matches for the third annual Dusty Rhodes Classic is scheduled to air on the March 7th episode of NXT TV on the WWE Network.
It looks like the finals will be held at NXT Takeover: New Orleans on Saturday, April 7th from the Smoothie King Center during WrestleMania 34 Week. WWE could be doing the big trophy ceremony at Axxess on WrestleMania Sunday with members of the Rhodes family, including Goldust.
Below is an updated spoiler look at the brackets after last night’s tapings:
First Round
– The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) defeated TM-61 (Nick Miller & Shane Thorne).
– The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic).
– SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe & Eric Young) defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss.
– The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) vs. TBA