The complaints of WWE treating the tag teams not so seriously could be wiped out soon as the company wants to showcase their talents in a separate event. It will be the return of a tag team tournament named after the legendary Dusty Rhodes where the emerging tag talents will get a bigger platform to perform.
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It was announced earlier by the WWE that eight teams from WWE NXT and WWE NXT UK brands will compete in the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.
WWE has confirmed that the first round of the tournament will feature NXT Tag Team Champions, The Undisputed Era vs. NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus. There’s no confirmation on when the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will begin.
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IT'S BRACKET TIME. ⭐️
The 2020 #DustyClassic is taking shape, and we CAN NOT WAIT to see these First-Round matchups! https://t.co/w9vPaBJyAE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 2, 2020
But WWE did make an announcement on the brackets which was revealed below,
* Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner) vs. The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler)
* Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster
* Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) vs. Kushida and a mystery partner
* NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) vs. NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish)
For more news on the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic as it becomes available, stick with WWE’s digital platforms, and tune into NXT every Wednesday, live at 8/7 C on USA Network!
It will be another special attraction on the WWE Network for the fans as the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic begins. Talents on this division do not get much attention, these days as the focus remains mostly on the singles championship feuds.
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So getting a separate show for tag team wrestling turns out to be a blessing for them. It is not the first time that WWE is hosting the event, though.
Last time around, Dusty Rhodes 2019 Tag Team Classic was won by Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly of The Undisputed Era. They successfully defended their WWE NXT Tag Team Championship in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat match against both tournament finalists, The Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne. It was the fourth edition which was held in February and March 2019.
