WWE Reveals Full Bracket and First Round Matches for Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament

WWE
Sep 22, 2026

WWE revealed the full bracket and First Round matches for their upcoming Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2026 tournament.

This tournament features 14 tag teams and officially starts at tonight’s WWE NXT show.

NXT Tag Team Champions The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor) and AAA World Tag Team Champions The Wagner Brothers (Galeno & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) were previously announced to be given a First Round bye in the tournament.

Full First Round matches for WWE Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2026 tournament:

  • BirthRight (Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) vs. Mini Vikingo & Chazz Hall
  • Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) vs. DarkState (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin)
  • Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno vs. Los Americanos (Rayo Americano & Bravo Americano)
  • Tokyo Bad Boys (Kento & Takuma) vs. Sean Legacy & Dorian Van Dux
  • The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) vs. Harley Riggins & Jax Presley
  • Shido Ash & Viktor Zanov vs. Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger)
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