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Six matches announced for next week’s WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The NXT Champion and the NXT Women’s Champion will be in action on next week’s NXT 2.0 episode, as six matches have been announced.

NXT Champion Bron Breakker will face Duke Hudson in a non-title match. The bout was set up on this week’s episode when Breakker walked through a backstage interview with Hudson and McKenzie Mitchell, ignoring Hudson. Hudson then interrupted a Breakker interview in the parking lot later and challenged him to a match for next week. 

NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose will face Indi Hartwell in another non-title bout. Hartwell cut a promo on this week’s show discussing her newfound independence as her association with Persia Pirotta and Dexter Lumis ended when both were released last month.

NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly will be in action in another non-title bout, facing Diamond Mine’s Damon Kemp and Roderick Strong. 

In another tag team bout, Edris Enofe & Malik Blade will face Tony D’Angelo’s associates Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan.

Two additional singles bouts were announced, as Alba Fyre will take on Elektra Lopez, plus Wes Lee will face Sanga. 

Here is the lineup for next week’s show: 

WWE NXT, Tuesday, May 24 —

  • Bron Breakker vs. Duke Hudson non-title match
  • Mandy Rose vs. Indi Hartwell non-title match
  • Pretty Deadly vs. Roderick Strong & Damon Kemp non-title match
  • Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan
  • Alba Fyre vs. Elektra Lopez
  • Wes Lee vs. Sanga

Four matches announced for next week’s WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Four matches have been announced for the Stand & Deliver go-home episode of WWE NXT 2.0 on Tuesday, March 29.

In a last chance qualifiers match, Roderick Strong, Cameron Grimes, and A-Kid will battle in a triple threat match next week with the winner advancing to the North American Championship ladder match at Stand & Deliver on Saturday, April 2. 

Strong, Grimes, and A-Kid all lost their original qualifying bouts. North American Champion Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, Solo Sikoa, and Santos Escobar have already qualified for the ladder match. 

Also set for next week, LA Knight will team with MSK against Imperium’s Gunther, Marcel Barthel, and Fabian Aichner. The trios bout was set up on this week’s NXT episode, where LA Knight confronted and attacked Gunther while challenging him to a Stand & Deliver match. Barthel and Aichner saved for Gunther, while MSK ran in to save Knight. Barthel and Aichner will defend the NXT Tag Team titles against MSK and The Creed Brothers in a three-way at Stand & Deliver. 

Two additional bouts set for next week are Bodhi Hayward vs. Von Wagner, which was set up with a vignette on this week’s show, plus Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde taking on Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen in a tag bout. 

Here is the announced lineup for next week’s NXT 2.0: 

  • Last chance qualifying match for Stand & Deliver: Roderick Strong vs. Cameron Grimes vs. A-Kid
  • LA Knight & MSK vs. Imperium
  • Bodhi Hayward vs. Von Wagner
  • Legado Del Fantasma vs. Briggs & Jensen

Finals set for WWE NXT men’s Dusty Classic

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The 2021 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is down to its final two teams.

The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) will face MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) in the men’s Dusty Classic finals at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day this Sunday. The winning team will receive the Dusty Cup and a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher in the main event of tonight’s NXT to advance to the finals. The Grizzled Young Veterans had defeated Ever-Rise (Chase Parker & Matt Martel) in the first round of the tournament and Kushida & Leon Ruff in the quarterfinals.

MSK advanced to the finals by defeating Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde on NXT tonight. MSK defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Jake Atlas in the first round and Drake Maverick & Killian Dain in the quarterfinals. 

MSK (former Rascalz members Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) made their NXT debut in this year’s Dusty Classic.

The Grizzled Young Veterans are in the Dusty Classic finals for the second straight year. They lost to Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne in the finals of the 2020 tournament.

Here’s the updated card for TakeOver: Vengeance Day:

  • NXT Champion Finn Balor defends against Pete Dunne
  • NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai defends against Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez in a triple threat match
  • NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano defends against Kushida
  • Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals: The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) vs. MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter)
  • Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez

Grimes’ return, three Dusty Classic matches set for next WWE NXT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

– For the first time since December, Cameron Grimes is set to appear on NXT television.

WWE has announced that Grimes will make his return on next Wednesday’s episode of NXT. Grimes hasn’t appeared since an angle where his leg was attacked by Timothy Thatcher on the December 9 edition of NXT.

Grimes lost a strap match against Dexter Lumis at NXT TakeOver: WarGames in December. Grimes then lost to Tommaso Ciampa on the post-TakeOver: WarGames episode of NXT, with Grimes getting into a confrontation with Thatcher after the match and having his leg attacked. It was said the following week that Grimes would be out of action for 4-6 weeks.

Dave Meltzer reported that Grimes underwent minor surgery in December and was expected to return in late January or early February. The surgery was believed to be arthroscopic knee surgery. Meltzer wrote that Grimes’ knee had been bothering him and the decision was made to get it taken care of before it got worse.

– Next week’s NXT is the go-home show for TakeOver: Vengeance Day. The episode will also feature three Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic matches.

Both semifinal matches in the men’s Dusty Classic will take place on NXT next Wednesday. Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher will face The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake), while MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) will take on Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde. The winning teams will face each other in the men’s Dusty Classic finals at TakeOver: Vengeance Day on Sunday, February 14.

Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell will also face Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in a women’s Dusty Classic semifinal match on NXT next Wednesday. The winning team will go on to face Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez in the tournament finals at TakeOver: Vengeance Day.

Semifinals set for WWE NXT men’s Dusty Classic

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The 2021 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is down to its final four teams.

The quarterfinals of the tournament concluded with Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher defeating Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong and Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde defeating The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) on NXT tonight.

Both semifinal matches in the men’s Dusty Classic will take place on NXT next Wednesday. Ciampa & Thatcher will face The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake), while Mendoza & Wilde will face MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter). The teams that win those matches will advance to face each other in the men’s Dusty Classic finals at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day on Sunday, February 14.

The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Kushida & Leon Ruff in the quarterfinals. MSK defeated Drake Maverick & Killian Dain.

After Ciampa & Thatcher defeated Strong & Cole in tonight’s main event, the show ended with The Grizzled Young Veterans confronting Ciampa & Thatcher on the stage. The teams were about to get into a brawl before it was broken up by officials.

MSK also came out to the stage and cut a promo after Mendoza & Wilde defeated Metalik & Dorado tonight.

The team that wins the men’s Dusty Classic will receive the Dusty Cup and a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

First two teams advance to WWE NXT men’s Dusty Classic semifinals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The first two teams have advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

The quarterfinals of the tournament kicked off with The Grizzled Young Veterans defeating Kushida & Leon Ruff and MSK defeating Drake Maverick & Killian Dain on this week’s NXT. The Grizzled Young Veterans will face either Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & Roderick Strong) or Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher in the semifinals. MSK will face either Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado or Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde).

The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Ever-Rise in the first round of the men’s Dusty Classic.

MSK made their WWE debut by defeating Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Jake Atlas in the first round of the tournament. The former Rascalz members (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) are now using the names Wes Lee & Nash Carter.

The quarterfinals of the men’s Dusty Classic will conclude with Cole & Strong vs. Ciampa & Thatcher and Metalik & Dorado vs. Mendoza & Wilde both taking place on NXT next Wednesday.

The Team that wins the men’s Dusty Classic will receive the Dusty Cup and a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

Quarterfinals set for WWE NXT men’s Dusty Classic

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The quarterfinals of the 2021 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic are now fully set.

In the tournament’s final opening round match, Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher defeated Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari on Friday’s episode of 205 Live. It was originally announced that Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Desmond Troy would be Nese & Daivari’s first round opponents, but there was an angle on this week’s NXT where Adonis & Troy were taken out of the tournament. Karrion Kross defeated Adonis on NXT and then put Troy in the Kross Jacket.

Ciampa & Thatcher teaming together in the Dusty Classic was set up after they showed mutual respect for each other following their Fight Pit match on this week’s NXT. Thatcher defeated Ciampa in the Fight Pit match.

Ciampa & Thatcher will face Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong in the next round of the tournament.

The men’s Dusty Classic quarterfinals will kick off with Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans and MSK vs. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain taking place on NXT this coming Wednesday. Here’s the full list of quarterfinal matchups for the tournament:

Left side of the bracket —

  • Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher
  • Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans

Right side of the bracket —

  • MSK vs. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain
  • Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado vs. Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde

In addition to receiving the Dusty Cup, the team that wins the men’s Dusty Classic will get a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

Two Dusty Classic matches announced for WWE 205 Live

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This week’s 205 Live will feature first round action in both the men’s and women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics.

The first round of the men’s Dusty Classic will conclude with Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher facing Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari on Friday’s 205 Live episode. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell will also face Gigi Dolin (Priscilla Kelly) & Cora Jade (Elayna Black) in a women’s Dusty Classic first round match on the show.

Ciampa & Thatcher teaming together in the men’s Dusty Classic was set up after Thatcher defeated Ciampa in their Fight Pit match in the main event of this week’s NXT. Ciampa & Thatcher are replacing Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Desmond Troy in the tournament. There was an angle where Adonis & Troy were taken out of the Dusty Classic after Adonis lost to Karrion Kross on NXT. Kross also put Troy in the Kross Jacket after the match.

The Ciampa & Thatcher vs Nese & Daivari match will decide who advances to face Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong in the men’s Dusty Classic quarterfinals. 

Cole & Strong, Kushida & Leon Ruff, and The Grizzled Young Veterans have advanced to the quarterfinals from the left side of the men’s Dusty Classic bracket. MSK, Drake Maverick & Killian Dain, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado, and Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde have advanced from the right side of the bracket.

Along with Zoey Stark (Lacey Ryan), Dolin & Jade are both new WWE signees. Stark is teaming with Marina Shafir against Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in the first round of the women’s Dusty Classic. The team that wins that match will advance to face either LeRae & Hartwell or Dolin & Jade in the semifinals of the tournament.

The women’s Dusty Classic kicked off with Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter upsetting Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez on this week’s NXT. Catanzaro & Carter will face either Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez or Aliyah & Jessi Kamea in the semifinals.

Ciampa & Thatcher to team together in WWE NXT Dusty Classic

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher are going from rivals to teammates for the 2021 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

WWE has announced that Ciampa & Thatcher will fill the open spot in the Dusty Classic that was created by Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Desmond Troy being taken out of the tournament. Ciampa & Thatcher will face Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari in the first round of the Dusty Classic.

In the main event of last night’s NXT, Thatcher defeated Ciampa in a Fight Pit match. The finish of the match was Thatcher submitting Ciampa with a stretch muffler while Ciampa’s other leg was between the cage and ring post.

WWE uploaded two videos after last night’s NXT setting up that Ciampa & Thatcher would be teaming together in the Dusty Classic. As he was being examined after the Fight Pit match, Ciampa learned that Adonis & Troy are out of the Dusty Classic after Karrion Kross defeated Adonis on NXT last night. Kross also put Troy in the Kross Jacket after the match.

Ciampa then went to Thatcher and asked why Thatcher didn’t break his leg when he had the chance to in the Fight Pit. Thatcher responded by saying that he respects Ciampa. Ciampa then told Thatcher he’s heard there’s an open spot in the Dusty Classic.

NXT general manager William Regal posted a tweet today confirming that Ciampa & Thatcher will be teaming together in the tournament: “Well, @NXTCiampa is partially correct. There WAS an opening for the #DustyClassic, but it seems you two have just filled that vacancy… good luck gentlemen. #WWENXT”

Nese & Daivari vs. Adonis & Troy had been set to take place on this Friday’s episode of 205 Live.

Nese & Daivari vs. Ciampa & Thatcher is the last remaining first round match in the men’s Dusty Classic. The winning team will face Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong in the quarterfinals.

Cole & Strong, Kushida & Leon Ruff, and The Grizzled Young Veterans have advanced to the quarterfinals from the left side of the Dusty Classic bracket. MSK, Drake Maverick & Killian Dain, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado, and Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde have advanced from the right side of the bracket. Kushida & Ruff vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans and MSK vs. Maverick & Dain will take place on NXT next Wednesday.

The team that wins the men’s Dusty Classic will get the Dusty Cup and a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

Men’s Dusty Classic quarterfinals to begin on WWE NXT next week

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The quarterfinals of the men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will kick off on NXT next week.

WWE has announced that the next round of the men’s Dusty Classic will begin with MSK vs. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain and The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Kushida & Leon Ruff taking place on NXT next Wednesday. Kushida & Ruff advanced in the tournament by defeating NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory in a first round match on NXT tonight.

MSK and The Grizzled Young Veterans both won first round matches on last week’s NXT, while Maverick & Dain advanced by winning a first round match on last Friday’s 205 Live. MSK made their debut by defeating Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Jake Atlas, The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Ever-Rise, and Maverick & Dain defeated Curt Stallion & August Grey.

MSK were formerly known as The Rascalz. Dezmond Xavier’s new in-ring name is Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz is now Nash Carter.

There’s still one first round match remaining in the men’s Dusty Classic. Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari vs. Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Desmond Troy had been announced for this week’s 205 Live, but it was said that Adonis isn’t cleared to compete in the match after losing to Karrion Kross on NXT tonight. Kross also put Troy in the Kross Jacket after that match.

The Nese & Daivari vs. Adonis & Troy winner was set to face Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong in the quarterfinals. WWE uploaded a post-NXT video tonight where — after their Fight Pit match against each other — Tommaso Ciampa told Timothy Thatcher that he’s heard there’s an opening in the Dusty Classic

Cole & Strong, Kushida & Ruff, and The Grizzled Young Veterans have advanced to the quarterfinals from the left side of the bracket. MSK, Maverick & Dain, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado, and Legado Del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde have advanced from the right side of the bracket. The team that wins the tournament will get the Dusty Cup and a shot at Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch’s NXT Tag Team titles.

Next Wednesday’s NXT will also feature NXT Champion Finn Balor & Kyle O’Reilly facing Lorcan & Burch in a non-title match and NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar defending his title against Curt Stallion.