Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic returns to WWE NXT next week

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When NXT wasn’t being hilariously sad or forcing you to trip balls this evening, there were some noteworthy news items from the latest two hour episode on the CW. First, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will be returning, and the action kicks off next week: The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is BACK!!! 🙌 WOW!! pic.twitter.com/bKcZLTBgPc — WWE (@WWE) September 16, 2026 NXT General Manager Robert Stone said he was looking to enhance the tag team division in the promotion, and the next step in that process will be to revive the Dusty Classic. It will feature 14 teams from NXT, Evolve, AAA, Raw, and SmackDown. Brackets will be announced later this week, and the matches begin next week. Right on. Later in the show, in the main event, Mason Rook defeated Tony D’Angelo & Saquon Shugars to become the new number one contender to Grayson Waller’s NXT championship: MASON ROOK WINS!!! @MasonRook_wwe We have a NEW No. 1 Contender for the NXT Title!! pic.twitter.com/EtkG2amZOy — WWE (@WWE) September 16, 2026 Shugars was in position to win but Tristan Angels showed up to ensure that didn’t happen. That’s what paved the way for Rook to take out D’Angelo, leaving some obvious question marks surrounding the latter’s future with NXT and WWE more generally. Rook came into the company with some niche appeal — and an endorsement from John Cena’s social media — so now we’ll get to see if he can catch on in any meaningful way opposite Waller. They did not reveal a date for the planned championship match. Excited for any of this?

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"WWE NXT" General Manager Robert Stone made good on a recent promise by announcing the return of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.