Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Returning, First 4 Teams Announced

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament is returning in two weeks. This will be the fourth installment of WWE NXT’s tag team tournament honoring the late American Dream.

This year’s Dusty Classic will feature teams. The winners will be awarded the Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup trophy, which are modeled after Dusty’s signature cowboy wrestling boots.

The first four teams in this year’s tournament include:

• Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish)
• The Forgotten Sons
• Aichner & Barthel
• The Street Profits

The remaining four teams will be announced in the coming weeks.

The finals of the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will be held at NXT Takeover: New York at the Barclays Center during WrestleMania 35 weekend.

Past winners of the Dusty Classic include Finn Balor and Samoa Joe, The Authors of Pain and The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reily).