Finn Balor & Samoa Joe Win First Ever Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic Cup

[Kemo]

At Wednesday’s NXT Takeover: Respect special on the WWE Network, the first-ever “Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic” tournament winners were crowned.

The teams of Finn Balor & Samoe Joe, The Mechanics, Baron Corbin & Rhyno and Chad Gable & Jason Jordan advanced to tonight’s WWE Network special, with Balor and Joe eliminating The Mechanics in the opener, and the team of Corbin and Rhyno taking out the team of Gable and Jordan to advance to the finals.

In the finals, which were held in the co-main event spot of the NXT special, Balor and Joe ended up defeating Corbin and Rhyno, who put up a good effort.

Cody Rhodes came out to do the Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic Cup presentation to Balor and Joe. He mentioned that tonight everyone is a “Rhodes” member as “The American Dream” theme music played and the fans echo’d chants of “Thank You Dusty! Thank You Dusty!” to close out the first ever Dusty Classic Tournament and move on to the 30-minute “Ironwoman Match” for the NXT Women’s Champion.

Congratulations @wwebalor and @ SamoaJoe… #TheDustyClassic #NXTTakeOver: Respect @WWENXT @WWE pic.twitter.com/JuOvbKW2ly

— Triple H (@TripleH) October 8, 2015

[the madscotsman]

I don't get the point of having two teams of singles wrestlers in the final of this tournament let alone having one of them win it. Surely it should have been won by a real tag team.

[Kemo]

I don't get the point of having two teams of singles wrestlers in the final of this tournament let alone having one of them win it. Surely it should have been won by a real tag team.

It was just a memorial to Dusty. What better way to put it over than to have to two biggest names on the NXT roster win it?