Two Dusty Rhodes Classic Tournament Matches Announced for NXT This Week

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament will begin this Wednesday on NXT with these two first round matches:

– NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang)

– Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) vs. The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler)

These are the other two first round matches, which will presumably take place on the following week:

– Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster

– Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Kushida & ???

Here’s how the bracket looks:

THIS WEDNESDAY on @WWENXT: It's a HUGE first round match in the #DustyClassic as the #WWENXT #TagTeamChampions @KORcombat & @theBobbyFish of #UndisputedEra battle the #NXTUK Tag Team Champions @m_coffey90 & @WolfgangYoung of #Gallus.https://t.co/2d9yfhPRfD pic.twitter.com/lhezH2WWM6

— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2020

The 2020 #DustyClassic kicks off this Wednesday when #WWENXT's #ForgottenSons @SteveCutlerWWE & @TheWWEBlake take on #NXTUK's #Imperium @FabianAichner & @Marcel_B_WWE! https://t.co/lBi7v9kivS

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 4, 2020

Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes was also announced for Wednesday’s episode, with the winner getting a future shot at Roderick Strong’s NXT North American Championship.