Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Spoilers & Updated Brackets

WWE featured an angle for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic at last night’s NXT house show in San Jose, California. Originally, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong were supposed to face TM-61. However, Aries could not perform due to his eye injury he suffered earlier this week.

NXT General Manager William Regal was there, and instead booked Strong vs. Shane Thorne, with the winner having his team advance in the tournament. Thorne ultimately defeated Strong, so TM-61 advanced. Also during the show, the Authors of Pain beat Rich Swann and No Way Jose to advance in the tournament. Here’s an updated look at the tournament brackets:

First Round Matches:

* TM-61 defeated Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss

* Austin Aries and Roderick Strong defeated Otis Bogojevic and Tucker Knight

* RAW Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins and Kota Ibushi defeated Lince Dorado and Mustafa Ali

* Sanity defeated Tye Dillinger and Bobby Roode

* The Authors of Pain defeated The Bollywood Boyz

* No Way Jose and Rich Swann defeated Tony Nese and Drew Gulak

* NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival defeated Cedric Alexander and Andrade “Cien” Almas

* Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano defeated Tian Bin and HoHo Lun
Second Round Matches

* TM-61 defeated Aries and Strong

* Sanity defeated TJ Perkins and Kota Ibushi

* The Authors of Pain defeated No Way Jose and Rich Swann

* Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano over The Revival by forfeit due to injury to Scott Dawson

Semi-final Matches

* Sanity vs. TM-61

* DIY vs. The Authors of Pain

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