Tag: Women’s Dusty Classic 2022

Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray win women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray are the winners of this year’s women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.

Shirai and Kai defeated the team of Wendy Choo and Dakota Kai in the finals of the tournament that took place tonight on NXT. The finish of the match had Shirai pinning Choo following a moonsault.

After the match, Toxic Attraction came to the ring and congratulated the team on their win. Mandy Rose told them, however, they wouldn’t be defeating Gigi Dolin and Jacy Janye for the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles. Ray agreed, with the two instead proposing that they be added to the Women’s Championship match at Stand & Deliver on April 2. The show ended with everyone, including Cora Jade, brawling.

Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez won last year’s tournament on February 14, defeating Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart. They eventually became the first-ever NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions the following month.

Two women’s Dusty Classic matches set for WWE NXT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The first round of the 2022 women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is officially set to conclude on tonight’s NXT.

WWE has announced that the final two first-round matches in the women’s Dusty Classic will be taking place on NXT tonight. The matches are: Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade vs. Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz and Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai vs. Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta.

The tournament began with Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray defeating Amari Miller & Lash Legend and Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro defeating Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley last week.

Shirai & KLR will face Carter & Catanzaro in the semifinals of the tournament. The winners of tonight’s matches will also meet in the semifinals.

The team that wins the women’s Dusty Classic will get an NXT Women’s Tag Team title shot against champions Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne).

It’s also been announced that Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode will be kicking off tonight’s NXT. Here’s the updated lineup for the episode:

  • NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes defends against Pete Dunne
  • Solo Sikoa vs. Gunther
  • Andre Chase vs. Von Wagner
  • Women’s Dusty Classic first-round match: Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade vs. Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz
  • Women’s Dusty Classic first-round match: Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai vs. Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta
  • Harland vs. Draco Anthony
  • NXT Champion Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode

WWE reveals bracket for 2022 women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has revealed the bracket and full list of teams for this year’s women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

The eight-team tournament will kick off on NXT this Tuesday night. Here are the first-round matchups:

Left side of the bracket —

  • Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray vs. Lash Legend & Amari Miller
  • Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley vs. Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro

Right side of the bracket —

  • Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta vs. Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai
  • Cora Jade & Raquel Gonzalez vs. Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz

Shirai & KLR vs. Legend & Miller and Nile & Paxley vs. Carter & Catanzaro are set to take place on NXT this Tuesday.

Paxley made her WWE debut on the premiere episode of NXT Level Up last Friday, teaming with Nile to defeat Fallon Henley & Kayla Inlay.

This is the second-ever women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Gonzalez & Kai were the winners of last year’s tournament.

The team that wins the tournament will receive a shot at Toxic Attraction’s NXT Women’s Tag Team titles. Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne retained the titles against Hartwell & Pirotta at NXT Vengeance Day last week.

Also at Vengeance Day, The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) defeated MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) to win the 2022 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The Creed Brothers will be getting a shot at  NXT Tag Team Champions Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner).