Bengaluru, January 28: Quarterfinal matchups of the 2021 WWE NXT Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic continued during this week’s episode of NXT on the USA Network as two teams advanced to the semis.
The opener of the night saw MSK (Wes Lee, Nash Carter) defeat Killian Dain and Drake Maverick. They will now face the winners of the Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik) vs. Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde) in the semi-finals.
WWE NXT also brought some incredible action in the quarterfinal match where The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake, Zack Gibson) defeated Leon Ruff and Kushida. The Grizzled Young Vets will now face the winners of The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong) vs. Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa in the semi-finals.
The final two quarterfinal matches for the men’s tournament will also go down on Wednesday’s NXT episode as the lineups currently stand – Lucha House Party vs. Legado Del Fantasma and The Undisputed Era vs. Ciampa and Thatcher.
NEXT WEEK in #DustyClassic Quarterfinals action on @USA_Network!
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 28, 2021
🏆@WWEGranMetalik & @LuchadorLD vs. @RaulMendozaWWE & @joaquinwilde_
🏆@roderickstrong & @AdamColePro vs. @NXTCiampa & Timothy Thatcher#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/l3BwpWSqPM
Kai and Gonzalez will now compete against Team Ninja (Kayden Carter, Kacy Catanzaro), who defeated Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez in a first-round match last Wednesday.
Despite an impressive performance by @JessiKameaWWE & @WWE_Aliyah, @DakotaKai_WWE & @RaquelWWE stand (and sit) tall in the 1st Round of the #DustyClassic! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/1vJq8Ocipi
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2021
Blackheart and Moon vs. Shafir and Stark matchup has not aired yet, but it could happen this Friday night on WWE 205 Live, or on next Wednesday’s NXT.
Speaking of next week, WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship will be defended on the show that will drag us closer to the upcoming NXT TakeOver show.
Curt Stallion vs. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar was scheduled to take place, this week but Legado Del Fantasma attacked Stallion, backstage. So, the match was pulled and WWE then officially announced it for the next episode on the USA Network.
They may have gotten away with it this week, but if something happens to @CurtStallion next week there will be SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES for #LegadoDelFantasma! #WWENXT @EscobarWWE @RaulMendozaWWE @joaquinwilde_ @RealKingRegal pic.twitter.com/zcDmJPQPTE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 28, 2021