Tag: NXT

WWE NXT Preview 2/10/2021 – Dusty Rhodes Classics Continue

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the go-home show for Sunday’s “Takeover: Vengeance Day” event.

WWE NXT Preview 2/3/2021 – Edge To Appear, Dusty Rhodes Classics To Continue

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.

WWE NXT Preview 1/27/2021

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

Men’s And Women’s Dusty Classic Matches Set For WWE 205 Live

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 NXT Preview 1/20/21

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.

Mystery WWE NXT Team To Debut, Full Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Brackets Revealed

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.

WWE NXT Preview 1/13/21

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature the beginning of the 2021 Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

WWE NXT ‘New Year’s Evil’ Preview 1/6/21

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the New Year’s Evil special, the first show of 2021 for the brand.

Host: Dexter Lumis

NXT Title Match
Kyle O’Reilly vs. Finn Balor (c)
Commercial-free from bell to bell.

NXT Cruiserweight Title Match
Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar (c)

Last Woman Standing Match
Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez

Karrion Kross with Scarlett vs. Damian Priest
Commercial-free from bell to bell.

Xia Li and Boa return from their transformation

It looks like the Fight Pit II bout has been pulled from tonight’s event.

The Fight Pit structure was scheduled to return tonight for Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher, but the match has been pulled from the WWE website. Furthermore, the official NXT Twitter account has removed a recent tweet announcing the match.

Fight Pit
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher

WWE NXT Preview 12/2/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the go-home show for Sunday’s “Takeover: WarGames 2020” event.

WWE has announced just one match for tonight’s show. Shotzi Blackheart will face Raquel Gonzalez in a Ladder Match to determine which team gets the WarGames advantage in the women’s match.

Tonight’s show will also see the reveal of the final member of Team Shotzi Blackheart. The team currently features Shotzi, Ember Moon and Rhea Ripley. Candice LeRae is teaming with Gonzalez, Dakota Kai and Toni Storm.

WWE NXT Preview 11/25/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will feature more build for the upcoming “Takeover: WarGames 2020” event.

* Kevin Owens does guest commentary to fill in for Wade Barrett

* The storyline between Boa and Xia Li will continue

* Ember Moon vs. Candice LeRae

* Who will be picked for Team Candice LeRae vs. Team Shotzi Blackheart in WarGames?

* Ladder Match: A member of The Undisputed Era vs. a member of The Kings of NXT to determine who gets the advantage in WarGames