The final matches of the 2021 WWE NXT Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic have been officially added to NXT “Takeover: Vengeance Day” event. Before this announcement, WWE has also added the Vengeance theme to the next edition of the TakeOver anthology that awaits the second week of February.
The quarterfinals of the Dusty Men classic was wrapped up on last night’s WWE NXT show as Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde) defeated Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik) to advance. Following that, the main event of the night saw Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher defeated The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong, Adam Cole) to advance to the semis.
WWE NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day & Title Matches Set For February 14
Now, next Wednesday’s “Takeover: Vengeance Day” go-home show will conduct the semifinals where the winners will advance to the finals at TakeOver. The lineups in the semis feature Legado del Fantasma vs. MSK (Wes Lee, Nash Carter), plus Ciampa and Thatcher vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake, Zack Gibson).
The updated WWE NXT Men’s Dusty Classic bracket goes like this:
FIRST ROUND – LEFT SIDE
* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong) defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze, Fandango)
* Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher defeated Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari
* Kushida and Leon Ruff defeated The Way (Austin Theory, NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano)
* The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake, Zack Gibson) defeated Ever-Rise (Matt Martel, Chase Parker)
FIRST ROUND – RIGHT SIDE
* MSK (Wes Carter, Nash Lee) defeated Jake Atlas and Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
* Drake Maverick and Killian Dain defeated Curt Stallion and August Grey
* Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik) defeated Imperium (Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner)
* Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde) defeated The Bollywood Boyz (Samir Singh, Sunil Singh)
QUARTERFINALS
* Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher defeated The Undisputed Era
* The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Kushida and Leon Ruff
QUARTERFINALS
* MSK defeated Drake Maverick and Killian Dain
* Legado del Fantasma defeated Lucha House Party
SEMIFINALS
* Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans
SEMIFINALS
* MSK vs. Legado del Fantasma
FINALS set for FEBRUARY 14 TakeOver event
* Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher or The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. MSK or Legado del Fantasma
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The finals of the first-ever WWE NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic have also been finalized to go down for the upcoming “TakeOver: Vengeance Day” event. This match will see Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez face the winners of Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart vs. The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell).
Last night’s WWE NXT episode saw Kai and Gonzalez advance to the finals by defeating Team Ninja (Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter). The two power-slammed their way into the final despite the athletic agility shown by their opponents. Next Wednesday, the “TakeOver: Vengeance Day” go-home show will feature Moon and Blackheart vs. LeRae and Hartwell for the other spot in the finals.
The updated WWE NXT Women’s Dusty Classic bracket goes like this:
FIRST ROUND – LEFT SIDE
* The Way (Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell) defeated Gigi Dolin and Cora Jade
* Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon defeated Marina Shafir and Zoey Stark
FIRST ROUND – RIGHT SIDE
* Team Ninja (Kacy Catanzaro, Kayden Carter) defeated Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm
* Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez defeated Aliyah and Jessi Kamea
SEMI-FINALS
* Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez defeated Team Ninja
SEMI-FINALS
* The Way vs. Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon
FINALS – TakeOver on FEBRUARY 14
* The Way or Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez
WWE NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day Match Card
NXT “Takeover: Vengeance Day” will take place, live at the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on Sunday, February 14. The card stands as follows for the event.
NXT Title Match
Pete Dunne vs. Finn Balor (c)
NXT North American Title Match
Kushida vs. Johnny Gargano (c)
Triple Threat for the NXT Women’s Title
Toni Storm vs. Mercedes Martinez vs. Io Shirai (c)
Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez vs. The Way or Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon
