DATE: February 14, 2021 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON: WWE Network
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor (c) vs. Pete Dunne
NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Io Shirai (c) vs. Toni Storm vs. Mercedes Martinez
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Kushida
MEN’S DUSTY RHODES CLASSIC FINALS
MSK vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans
WOMEN’S DUSTY RHODES CLASSIC FINALS
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez vs. Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon
It’s now been announced that WWE NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano is out of action.
Austin Theory took to Twitter last night and revealed that Gargano won’t be facing Kushida at Sunday’s NXT “Takeover: Vengeance Day” event. He then challenged Kushida to a match on tonight’s NXT go-home show.
WWE has just confirmed Theory vs. Kushida for tonight’s show. They also noted that Gargano is out of action, but did not provide any further details.
They wrote, “With Gargano out of action, what will this mean for NXT Takeover and the future of the North American Championship?”
There’s no word yet on if a new match will be announced for Takeover. Below is the updated listing for tonight’s show:
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the go-home show for Sunday’s “Takeover: Vengeance Day” event.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be headlined by WWE Hall of Famer Edge making his first appearance on the brand.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will see the Men’s & Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournaments continue.
* Kyle O’Reilly and NXT Champion Finn Balor vs. NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in a non-title match
* Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Quarterfinals: The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake, Zack Gibson) vs. Leon Ruff and Kushida
* Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Quarterfinals: Drake Maverick and Killian Dain vs. MSK (Wes Lee, Nash Carter)
* Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic First Round: Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez vs. Aliyah and Jessi Kamea
* NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar defends against Curt Stallion
This week’s WWE 205 Live episode will see the WWE NXT Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and the NXT Women’s Dusty Classic continue with first round matches.
The men’s tournament will continue this Friday night with the final first round match. Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari will face Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher. As noted, Thatcher and Ciampa are replacing Ashante “Thee” Adonis and Desmond Troy after Karrion Kross injured Adonis during their squash match on last night’s NXT show.
The second first round match in the women’s tournament will take place on 205 Live with The Way (Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell) vs. Gigi Dolin (Priscilla Kelly) and Cora Jade (Elayna Black). This will be the first time a women’s match has been held on 205 Live.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE has confirmed that female wrestlers Lacey Ryan, Priscilla Kelly, and Elayna Black are officially part of the company’s roster.
The signings were announced on the NXT Twitter account on Wednesday.
All three women have undergone WWE name changes:
Stark, Dolin and Jade will all participate in the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Dolin and Jade will team up to take on Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell in the first round, while Zoey Stark will join forces with Marina Shafir to take on Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon.
Gigi Dolin will already be familiar to some WWE fans as she performed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will see the return of the Fight Pit, plus the kick off to the first-ever NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
The full brackets have been announced for the 2021 WWE NXT Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
The tournament will feature 16 teams. WWE previously announced 12 teams but 4 more were revealed today.
One mystery team on the bracket is called MSK. WWE had filed to trademark the “MSK” name but there’s no word yet on who this is for. WWE posted a teaser tweet for the MSK team today, seen below, and fans are speculating that this could be the new name for Desmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz, formerly known as The Rascalz in WWE. Xavier and Wentz recently signed with WWE but there’s no word yet on when they will debut.
The first round of the tournament will kick off tonight with The Undisputed Era vs. Breezango and Ever-Rise vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans. The winners of the tournament will receive the Dusty Classic Cup and a future title shot from NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.
Below is a look at all 16 teams for the tournament, and the full bracket. Stay tuned for more.
FIRST ROUND
* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong) vs. Breezango (Tyler Breeze, Fandango)
* Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari vs. Ashante “Thee” Adonis and Desmond Troy
* Kushida and Leon Ruff vs. The Way (Austin Theory, NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano)
* Ever-Rise (Chase Parker, Matt Martel) vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake, Zack Gibson)
FIRST ROUND
* MSK vs. Jake Atlas and Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
* Killian Dain and Drake Maverick vs. Curt Stallion and August Grey
* Imperium (Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik)
* Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza) vs. The Bollywood Boyz (Sunil Singh, Samir Singh)
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature the beginning of the 2021 Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
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